"Chenyu came to Shanghai in pursuit of her dream. She bears the burden of single motherhood at such a young age, and yet her smile never falters. Chunyan came searching for her roots, after growing up in America with adopted parents. I wanted to help them both, so off we went; first in Shanghai, then later to Chenyu's home in the mountains. It would all be much simpler if I hadn't fallen in love with them, and they with me. A bit convoluted, perhaps, but interesting stories and worthwhile relationships often are."--Page 4 of cover
A wealthy father, whose son wants to take over his company, sends his son to Beijing to learn from a fellow college student whose father is even wealthier than he is.
June 8. Beijing. A pretty girl lies dead on the floor of her luxury home. A slip of paper found on her body reads, "I'm tired. Let me leave..." At the bottom of the slip is a signature: Lin Shuangshuang. Shuangshuang has a twin sister called Duidui. The two girls look so similar that others can hardly tell who's who. Is the one who died really Shuangshuang? Then where is Duidui? If the one who died is Duidui as someone claimed, then why is the signature on the slip Lin Shuangshuang?
"A teenage boy runs away from home, leaving his mother devastated. She never leaves home, never goes out with friends, eats out, or travels. Years pass, and then one day, the son returns to find his mother gone ..."--Publisher's website
Paperback. Pub Date :2013-03-01 Pages: 76 Language: Chinese Publisher: Peking University Press. learn a language . just by a set of textbooks and classroom time alone is not enough. Because memories are constantly subjected to the erosion of time . learned that constantly forgotten. Who learn a foreign language . not often upset because you can not remember the words ? A word learned . and soon forget. the next encounter . and had to check the dictionary . then you know already learned . But soon . you have encountered this word . as if it is the first meeting . you had to re- check dictionary . Checked . you will blame yourself: how the brain is so bad . can not remember how old the word ! In fact. not your brain is poor. but 've learned a long time. in your mind into a deep sleep in memory . in order to forget. often need to awaken it . activate it. Chinese Style graded re...
Chinese Breeze is a large and innovative Chinese graded reader series that will offer over 60 titles of enjoyable stories at eight language levels. It is designed for college and secondary school Chinese language learners from beginning to advanced levels (including AP Chinese students), offering them a new opportunity to read for pleasure and simultaneously developing real fluency, building confidence, and increasing motivation for Chinese learning. Each title comes with an audio CD containing recordings of the text. In simplified characters, with pinyin and English in vocabulary lists. There are also short exercises and answer keys at the end of each book. CONTENT OF THIS June 8. Beijing. A pretty girl lies dead on the floor of her luxury home. A slip of paper found on her body reads, ""I am tired. Let me leave..."" At the bottom of the slip is a Lin Shuang-shuang. Shuang-shuang has a twin-sister called Dui-dui. The two girls look so similar that others can hardly tell who's who. Is the one who died really Shuang-shuang? Then where is Dui-dui? If the one who died is Dui-dui as someone claimed, then why is the signature on the slip Lin Shuang-shuang?
One winter night, a teacher was on her way home. Suddenly she fell down from her bicycle in front of a car. The driver stopped his car right away and brought the teacher to a hospital nearby. "The patient's name, please?" "What's the problem?" "Are you her relative?" ... The nurse asked quite a few questions. But the driver answered nothing. He then quickly disappeared. ... In the end, however, the teacher still saw the driver--Résumé de l'éditeur.