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It's simple: follow the illustrated prompts and read the Englishwords out loud, and soon you'll be speaking Chinese. This handy,easy-to-read language guide is easy to carry and gives the basicphrases you need while traveling, asking directions, or orderingfood at a restaurant. It also includes phrases for medical or legalemergencies, as well as terminology for hotels, airports, and soon. But most of all, it's just plain fun!
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms is a concise guide to the understanding and use of synonyms. It is intended for people who wish to appreciate the shades of difference that exist among English words having the same or nearly the same meaning and who wish to be able to choose the precisely suitable word for a particular purpose.
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Have you ever wondered what phrases such as 'square meal', 'load of old codswallop', 'egg on your face' or 'in the limelight' mean? Where do they come from? Have you ever taken a moment to wonder what we say actually means? The origins of hundreds of common phrases are explained in this irreverent journey through the most fascinating and richest regions of the English language. In a book that takes you all over the world, from nautical origins to food and drink terms, once you have learnt one phrase, you will be eager to learn them all! From the drop of a hat to the bitter end - you'll be surprised and intrigued and you'll never speak English in the same way again. 作者简介: Albert Jack is a writer and researcher in pop culture whose favourite phrase is 'doolally'. He is 39 years old and has two children.
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Looking for the perfect tool for improving your oral chinese language skills?Mandarin from Scratch is it。This easy-to-use book introduces basic structures,Pressing the most essential and practical Chinese phrases and sentences used in daily life。Includes over 400 basic conversational sentences and useful expressions。enabling readers to effortlessly carry on simple conversations with native Chinese speakers after only a short period of study。CD included。Fully Touch &Talk enabled。making listening and repetition easy。
This book will build your child's vocabulary and teach him how to talk about all the things he does.Have fun pointing to the pictures and saying the words.Can you act out some of the verbs?
Chinese herbal medicine offers an ancient, radical approach todisease by eliminating the root cause. This book is designed toenable lay readers to diagnose and treat their own ailments, frominfluenza and general malaise to more serious problems such asrheumatism, infertility and even AIDS.
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Illustrated by thousands ofexamples from the Bank of English, the Collins COBUILD ActiveGrammar contains easy-to-understand explanations of the importantpoints of English grammar. Warning notes occur throughout the text,giving learners invaluable help with potential problems in English.Supplements to the text include irregular verb tables, and adetailed glossary of grammatical terms. Ideal for the intermediatelearner of English as a handy reference work, the Collins COBUILDActive Grammar offers in-depth guidance on the key areas of Englishgrammar.
When Ernest Gellner was his early thirties, he took it upon himself to challenge the prevailing philosophical orthodoxy of the day, Linguistic Philosophy. Finding a powerful ally in Bertrand Russell, who provided the foreword for this book, Gellner embarked on the project that was to put him on the intellectual map. Words and Things was the first determined attempt to state the premises and operational rules of the movement. The basic charge was that Linguistic Philosophy was an aberrant, trivializing perversion of good philosophical practice, substituting, in place of honest theorizing and argument, pedantic scrutiny of intrinsically uninteresting detail. When this now-famous critique originally appeared in 1959, it created a scandal, causing a flurry of correspondence in the Times. Words and Things remains the most devastating attack on a conventional wisdom in philosophy to this day.
The ladybird spanish for school book uses familiar topics to hepl children learn the basics of the spanish language in an interesting and enjoyable way.
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One of the greatest challenges in learning a language is mastering verb conjugations. English Verb Drills makes it easier than ever for you to meet that challenge. It allows you to focus exclusively on building your mastery of verbs without being distracted by other elements of grammar. Combining the features of a workbook and reference manual, this book clearly and systematically explains how the verb system works while providing more than 150 drills for practice. Using this unique title, you will build the confidence you need to use verbs correctly and to be comfortable expressing yourself in speech and writing.
Raise Test Scores! Be sure kids test their best on standardized tests in reading by familiarizing them with the skills, formats, and language they need to succeed. These practice tests, collected from the reading skills practice tests offered twice a year to Scholastic News Edition 1 subscribers, are designed to look and feel like state and national tests including the Terra Nova, ITBS, CTBS, and MAT. The 11 ready -to-take practice tests are a great way to boost confidence and make test prep easy for you. Also includes bubble-style answer sheets and tips for administering the tests.
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More kick than kung fu, more bite than dim sum, more astounding than a Hong Kong skyscraper- Cantonese is the trademark of success for your travels in southern China. Get talking and put your best face forward with this phrasebook in your hand.
Reading and Writing Chinese has been the standardtext for foreign students and teachers of the Chinese WritingSystem since Tuttle first published it over 20 years ago. This new,completely revised edition offers students a more convenient,efficient, and up-to-date introduction to the writing system.