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Mandarin-English Dialogue #16 – Street Prostitution

Briefing This is an interview between Senior Constable O’Reilly and Miss Zhang, a Chinese-speaking woman at St Kilda Police Station. Zhang has been arrested and charged with street prostitution.   Listen to Dialogue Mandarin-English Dialogue #16 – Street Prostitution

Mandarin-English Dialogue #1 – Bank Robbery

This is the first dialogue that Michael, Leigh and I have created for Chinese interpreting students around the world. Not only can you listen to an mp3 recording to practice your interpreting and notetaking skills, but you can also refer to the transcript at the end of the exercise to check any new words. Enjoy! […]

12 Illicit Drugs in English and Chinese

The following is a list I’ve collected of the most common illicit drugs in the West, including both the English names, and Chinese translations and pinyin. This collection should be useful for translating and interpreting students practicing in legal, police and medical contexts. I would recommend you learn all of this vocabulary if you want […]