{"product_id":"selection-of-chinese-fables-translated-into-english-bilingual-edition-100-classic-tales-with-their-lessons","title":"Selection of Chinese Fables Translated into English (Bilingual Edition): 100 Classic Tales with Their Lessons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/efca275103d3de09d4b87ae3a2f4936eafde3d87b90ad79e5e12fad966af7c15.jpg?v=1793437952\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eHave you ever been in a conversation with a Chinese person who said “the old man lost his horse” and you nodded along—but had no idea what they actually meant? That's the culture gap. This book closes it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA Selection of Chinese Fables Translated into English is compiled by Liu Meng, Associate Professor at the School of International Studies, Yangzhou University, and Huo Hong. Liu holds a PhD in Translation Studies from Shanghai International Studies University and was a visiting scholar at the University of Hawaii through a China Scholarship Council fellowship\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. Published by Ocean University of China Press in 2024.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_5f9bba8\" data-citation-group=\"4\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/search.megbook.com.hk\/mall\/detail.jsp?proID=4088676#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"30\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe book gathers around 100 classic fables drawn from foundational Chinese texts including Zhuangzi, Mencius, Liezi, and the Annals of Lü Buwei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. Every story appears in Chinese-English parallel text, with a one-line moral at the end. The translators drew on the style of Aesop's Fables, so the English reads naturally rather than like a stiff translation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat this book does for you:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eInternational readers:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNo Chinese required. Understand classic Chinese stories and finally grasp what people mean when they quote a chengyu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEnglish learners:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eParallel text plus clear morals—both a reading resource and a cultural one\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eChinese language teachers:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eReady-made classroom material. Short stories, clear morals, bilingual text\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAnyone curious about China:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e100 stories that build a working framework for understanding how Chinese people think\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/792a73dfd3d181247fc62e977f47324d41f900ad5c64221514131b5e5756c9c6.jpg?v=1793437957\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/57d362b5a0207c6b85121a3ffa15533b5f85922bc874c5f9bac60f872de2415d.jpg?v=1793437962\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/cc6410d2814e204d7e18f580de5f72656df3509b141e5e0469833e00cb46d79c.jpg?v=1793437965\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462404137294,"sku":"978-7-5670-3902-5-1712041-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":26.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/c6cc877dca24d489b1c42b3eb79661dd0c53aeea21b11814f0d8c64c29171143.jpg?v=1793416658","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/selection-of-chinese-fables-translated-into-english-bilingual-edition-100-classic-tales-with-their-lessons","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}