This book offers a selection of day to day expressions used by foreigners who are living studying or working in China.The book covers more than two dozen topics concerning everyday life work and study with detailed headings multitudes of sentence patterns and relevant content. Topics in the book include greetings social etiquette transportation shopping dining and many others.Readers can use the book to learn colorful and handy expressions while building up their vocabulary at the same time.Notes and background information are attached to the more difficult words and expressions to facilitate the readers' understanding of both the language and culture of China.