Collects 1,280 famous sayings into 26 topic chapters. Each chapter, starting with the sayings of Confucius, reflects Chinese society and ways of thinking. Each Chinese proverb, with its origin, is compared to a similar English saying to give the fullest cultural context.
This conversational textbook introduces Mandarin Chinese to beginning students. Based on conversations of two hypothetical American high-school students, each topic-lesson is woven through their daily lives: their thoughts, their interests, their families, and their communities.