Chinese Breeze
Level 1
Secrets of a Computer Company
Secrets of a Computer Company
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✔️ mp3s available for download
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✔️ available as paperback or Kindle book
✔️ exercises for the reader
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❌ no English translation
❌ no traditional character version
Description
Fang Xin was the developer of a popular software program. But he did not anticipate that the software was soon pirated for sale in large volumes. He had been searching for the pirates for a long time, but did not find them. One day, his wife Xiaoyue overheard a phone conversation in a store. She followed the caller and discovered the pirates. Nevertheless, Xiaoyue didn't think that she was already on the brink of death…
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Level 2: 500 Words
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470 unique characters
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801 unique words
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76 pages / 10,000 total characters
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Description
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.
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Beauty and Grace (Chinese Breeze)
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Level 4: 1100 Words
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773 unique characters
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1,315 unique words
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110 pages / 16,600 total characters
Great Expectations: Part 1 (Mandarin Companion)
Features
✔️ Simplified and Traditional versions
✔️ special listings of words not included in most common text books
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Description
"...Great Expectations is hailed as Charles Dickens' masterpiece. A gripping tale of love and loss, aspiration and moral redemption, the story follows the young orphan Xiaomao (Pip) from poverty to a life of unexpected opportunity and wealth..."
Content
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Level 2: 450 Characters
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428 unique characters
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869 unique words
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12,400 total characters
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