Publisher's Synopsis
This volume, along with its companion, teaches the language of contemporary Chinese technical literature. The subject matter is Chinese medicine, making these texts ideal for those who wish to learn Chinese from real-world sources. All 128 of the texts chosen are excerpted from an introduction to Chinese medicine written by Qin Bowei, one of the founders of modern Chinese medicine and a medical writer known for producing the best contemporary technical expression. This volume teaches analysis of Chinese texts by showing how to identify the basic statement of a sentence and the adjunct statements that complete its meaning.
