Chinese stories for language learners : a treasury of proverbs and folktales in Chinese and English / Vivian Ling, Wang Peng.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ling, Vivian, author.

Peng, Wang, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese language--Readers--Proverbs, Chinese.

Chinese language.

China.

Genre:

Chi language materials.

short stories.

readers.

exercise books.

Problems and exercises.

Readers (Publications)

Short stories.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 pages)

Place of Publication:

Tokyo, Japan : Tuttle Publishing, [2020]

Language Note:

In English and Chinese.

Summary:

This book presents 22 classic Chinese proverbs and the traditional tales behind them. The stories are bilingual, with the Chinese and English versions presented on facing pages. Each includes an explanation of how the proverb is used today, cultural notes, vocabulary and discussion questions. Audio recordings of the tales by native Mandarin speakers are included, giving students a chance to improve their pronunciation and comprehension.

Contents:

Why we wrote this book

The literary origins of the stories in this book

An alphabetical list of the Chinese sayings

Marking a boat to locate a lost sword / Modern wives and traditional husbands

Learning the Handan Walk / China opens to the world

Like a frog at the bottom of a well / A country boy becomes a scholar

The bamboo painter with real bamboo in his heart / Why risk failure?

Painting the eyes on a dragon / The importance of book titles

The great teacher who provided equal opportunities for his students / Need-blind college admissions

The fox who uses the tiger's prowess / Madame Mao: a paper tiger

Trust old horses to know the way / China calls back an "old horse who knows the way" for US-China trade talks

Waiting for rabbits by a tree stump / Waiting at Starbucks for a mate

When the city gate burns, fish in the moat suffer disaster / The collateral damage of a divorce

The old frontiersman who lost his horse / Missing an ill-fated flight

Pure water has no fish; Scrupulous people have no friends / Learning to be a friend of "perfect" people

Bo Le recognizes a superb horse / Recruiting superb language teachers

Planning lies with man, but success lies with Heaven / Chasing your dreams

Azure blue is from indigo but surpasses indigo / Leonardo Da Vinci and Maya Lin

Choosing between fish and bear paws / Juggling career and family life

An imposter in the orchestra / A college admission scandal

People cannot be judged by their appearance; Oceans cannot be measured with a bucket

Uprooting sprouts to help them grow / Cultivating musical talent

Keep the mountain green so you'll have firewood to burn / Arising from the ashes of war

Covering one's ears to steal a bell / The massacre at Wounded Knee

The underdog who changed history / A life transformed by education.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781462922277

1462922279