Graded Chinese Reader 2000 Words [+MP3-CD] [Selected, Abridged Chinese Contemporary Short Stories]. ISBN: 9787513807302

Format: Book + MP3-CD
English Title: Graded Chinese Reader 2000 Words - Selected abridged Chinese contemporary short stories
Chinese Title: 汉语分级阅读 2000词
ISBN-10: 7-5138-0730-2, 7513807302
ISBN-13: 978-7-5138-0730-2, 9787513807302
Binding: Softcover
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight: 360g
Size: 144mm x 211mm
Language: simplified Chinese, pinyin, with English annotations
Publisher: Sinolingua 话语教学出版社

Abridged versions of short stories and novella written by contemporary Chinese writers reflecting everyday life of ordinary Chinese people.
2. The book contains around 2000 Chinese words based on the 1033 words of Level A and some of Level B listed in the HSK (The Chinese Proficiency Test) outline.
3. Concise and short sentences with complete structure, commonly used words in high frequency.
4. Pinyin added to the complete text and English notes or sample sentences for difficult words and sentences provided.
5. Guide to reading and About the author in English and Questions in Chinese are provided with each story.
6. With original illustrations for each story and audio files with online download (check our invoice for the download link).

Contents
1. People’s Fish (originally written by Su Tong) describes the changes over twenty years of two ordinary Chinese families through happenings related to fish.
2. What Happened in the Park (originally written by Wang Huaiyu) Depicts the Chinese concept of “face” through the story of a fight between two college students.
3. A Spring Evening (originally written by Qiu Shanshan) reflects the current situations of white-collar women through a public relations dinner.
4. Good Morning Beijing (originally written by Xu Kun) is the story of a Beijinger receiving relatives from the countryside reflecting different life concepts.
5. The Beauty of Ice and Snow (originally written by Mo Yan) tells the story of a girl’s tragedy in a small town of northern China.
6. Love Story (originally written by Yu Hua) is the story of a young couple from the beginning of their strong affection to the domestic feeling of their love.

汉语分级阅读2000词
1、精心选编中国当代作家的中短篇小说，反映中国当代普通人生活；
2、全书汉语词汇量控制在2000个，参照《中国汉语水平考试大纲》中的甲级词1033个和部分乙级词；
3、多用常用词，且常用词复现率高，句子力求简短，结构完整；
4、全文标注拼音，难懂词、句子加英文旁注，附中文例句；
5、每篇故事有英文“阅读指导”、“作者简介”和中文“思考题”。

目录
一、人民的鱼 (原著: 苏童)
二、公园里发生了什么？(原著: 王怀宇)
三、春天的一个夜晚 (原著: 裘山山)
四、早安，北京(原著: 徐坤)
五、冰雪美人(原著: 莫言)
六、爱情故事(原著: 余华)