Chinese Title: 彬彬有礼--实用中文交际指南
English Title: Manners Matter - A Practical Guide to Socialzing with Chinese
ISBN-10: 7-5138-1577-1, 7513815771
ISBN-13: 978-7-5138-1577-2, 9787513815772
Author/Editor: Yu Chenggong (余成功)
Pages: 143
Binding: softcover
Shipping Weight: 240g
Size: 120mm x 180mm
Language: simplified Chinese, pinyin, English
Year of Publication: 2018
Publisher: Sinolingua
Manners Matter - A Practical Guide to Socialzing with Chinese.
This bilingual book in Chinese and English is a practical guide to appropriate behaviour in and seeks to address and assist learners with the language and behaviour for appropriate conduct in ordinary social intercourse from table manners to gift.giving to funeral condolences
This book is designed to introduce the practical principles of Chinese etiquette to readers. Through useful explanations and the inclusion of relevant Chinese expressions, foreign readers of this book can develop their socializing skills so that they can interact with Chinese people at ease. This book has real-life social situations. It provides standard and idiomatic Chinese expressions suitable for use in various social situations ranked on an index from casual to formal. Threre is an audio download available, you can find the URL on your invoice.
彬彬有礼--实用中文交际指南
该书精选了中国人生活中最常用的社交场景，如请客吃饭、过生日、出席婚礼、问候病人，简要阐释了其中所蕴含的礼仪文化内涵，并配备了最实用的相关表达法。
为最大限度地帮助学习者充分理解这些表达法的适用语境，该书还为每句汉语表达加注了从随意到正式的礼仪指数（星级区分标准），设计了不同年龄、身份的人物，并与汉语程度及语体类别相联系；
该书不仅注重得体的语言表达，还专门介绍了常见场合下的得体行为，比如筷子的使用、数字的使用，并为其加上了有趣的俗语，以帮助学习者更深地理解行为背后的文化内涵；
总之，该书融语言与文化、传统与现代、随意与正式、口语与书面语于一体，力求帮助学习者不但知其然，而且知其所以然，从而从容应对中国人现实生活中的各种常用场景。
厦门大学汉语国际推广南方基地副主任耿虎教授推荐此书为“针对海外汉语和中华文化学习需求而编写的一本新颖实用的教材。”
