Brief Intro / 本書簡介

迷糊老外單槍匹馬獨闖中國；
在這兒人生地不熟，對中文一竅不通；
卻偏偏藝不高人膽大，東遊西逛、四處曆險......
咦？那位指路的好心人為什麼豎起三根手指？這在我的國家可不太禮貌哦。
哎？中國的菜單怎麼把動物的胃、腸子、腳丫子直接譯成英文了？這叫人哪還有胃口啊！？？
想知道這個可愛老外的更多新鮮事嗎？那就翻開本書慢慢品味吧。
The bushy side of my head had been removed and I was not left with "yidianr", but almost nothing!!
I had never seen a squat toilet befor coming to China. Now this could be a problem, I decided, when confronted with my first sighting of a public squat!!


- Table of Contents / 目錄
- Preface / 序言
- Translator´s Preface / 譯者序

Interesting Stories / 書中趣事
Music is language to their ears/音樂——通用語言

Music is language to their ears/音樂——通用語言

Ask any expatriate about the highs and lows of living in China, and there will always be a story starting: ´I had this really amazing experience...´ It happens to us all, and while some experience are more amazing than others, they are usually associated with communication, or more to the point--mis-communication.

A Christmas carol in China/聖誕歡歌

A Christmas carol in China/聖誕歡歌


As a foreigner working in China, the approach of Christmas brings conflicting emotions. Feelings of anticipation are mixed with a longing to be with family members far away. At the same time, there is release from the physical and mental pressures which Christmas often brings.

Getting lost in Beijing and loving it...sort of/愛上找不著北的感覺

Getting lost in Beijing and loving it...sort of/愛上找不著北的感覺


It´s a year since I first arrived in China - a country I originally had no intention of even visiting. But have you ever heard strange "voices" telling you what to do? "This guy´s nuts," I can hear you saying. Give me a chance to explain.

Author / 作者簡介

 Edwin Maher, CCTV-9´s anchor
Edwin教你學英語

Published By / 出版社

Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press / 外語教學與研究出版社
Comments / 書評

"Edwin Maher shares with us not only his experiences in his first year of work in China but also his humour and his unique perspective from the ´down under´."

---- Li Xing, International News Editor of China Daily

“埃德溫·馬厄與我們分享的不只是他在中國第一年的工作經歷，還有他的幽默與澳洲人的獨特視角。”
—— 黎星，《中國日報》國際部主任

"A really interesting and entertaining collection of experiences away from the CCTV-9 news studio."

---- Sheng Yilai, Chief Director of CCTV International

“這是發生在CCTV-9新聞演播室之外的一系列特別有趣的經歷。”
—— 盛亦來，中央電視臺海外節目心主任

"The articles for the China Daily include one of the best that I have seen on the experiences of the foreigner in China."

---- Ken Robertson, Former Associate Dean of UWA Business School, University of Western Australia

“《找不著北》是我看過的外國人描寫自己中國見聞的最好的書之一。 ”
—— 肯·羅伯遜，西澳大利亞大學商學院前副院長

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  • 56 yzx
    I like your smile. Your stories make me happy.
  • 54 the_lion_king
    yes,i bought one in beijing books building,iso far though i haven´t readed it,but it is enogh to intrest me and indicate the book is very intresting.in brief, i am fond of it and i want to make aquaintance of someone who is also reading that book and mingle thoughts from it
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