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外 教 生 活 指 南 Life Guide For Foreign Teachers Contents Chapter 1 A  Brief  Introduction  to Huanggang  Normal  University ……1 Chapter 2 Map around the Living Area………………………………3 Chapter 3 In a Bank ……………………………………………………5 Chapter 4 At the Post Office …………………………………………7 Chapter 5 In a Supermarket ……………………………………………8 Chapter 6 Telecommunication Service …………………………………9 Chapter 7 Transportation and Traveling ………………………………11 Chapter 8 Making Repairs ……………………………………………14 Chapter 9 Seeing a Doctor and In a pharmacy ………………15 Chapter 10 Gas and Drinking Water…………………………………16 Chapter 11 Timetable and School bus…………………………… 17 Chapter 12 Tel and Address ……………………………………… 20 cHAPTER 1 A  Brief  Introduction  to Huanggang  Normal  University Huanggang  Normal  University   (HNU)  ,  the  regular ,  full-time  local  normal  university directly under the Educational  Administration   of  Hubei  Province  ,   gives  priority   to   undergraduate   education   while   doing professional training and to normal specialities while doing non-normal subjects. The predecessor  of HNU was Huangzhou Normal School founded in 1905 and renamed Huanggang Country Teachers  school  of Hubei  Province in 1937,  then ,Huanggang  Teachers  school of Hubei Province in March , 1950. HNU was approved  by the State Council  under the name of  Huanggang Teachers Professional Training School  in 1978 and was  elected  the first  National  Advanced Teachers College in 1988. In March 1999, it was formally renamed Huanggang Normal University by the Ministry of Education.     HNU  is  located in  the historic and cultural  city on  the bank  of the Yangtze  River—Huangzhou.  Huanggang district  possesses  profound cultural  foundation and  glorious  revolutionary  tradition  and  is abundant in giants from  ancient  times  to  the  present , such as  Bi Sheng ,  Li Shizhen ,  Wang Yanan , Xiong shili , Wen Yiduo, Li Siguang ,  Dong Biwu ,  Chen Tanqiu ,  Li Xiannian ,  Wang Shusheng ,  Lin Yuying and  so  on.   The well-known “General     county ”  、 “ Professor   County ”  、 “  Newspaperman    County ” 、 “ Doctor Street”  make up the splendid humanism  and  historic  background  of  Huanggang  district. HNU is the cradle of teachers in the East of Hubei Province .    HNU  consists  of  three  campuses—Zhuming  Mount  ain （new campus ）,  Yinpan  Mountain (old campus)  and South Lake ( Nanhu campus),covering over 1252.68  mu  with  school  house  of  329000   square  meter and the fixed capital of 342 million . The number of fulltime  students  in  HNU amounts to 12407 and that  of  students  in adult education college to 1567. There are 585 teachers on the payroll   including  42 professors, 123  associate  professors,  115  teachers  with  doctor’s  or master’s degree and  18 foreign teachers . HNU sets up a large group of foundational labs ,professional labs , Visual-audio  labs  and  multi–media  classrooms  possessing  7,708   sets/pieces  of   teaching  and research instrument   and  equipment ,  the  total   value  of   which   amounts  to  46.529  million .  Besides , there are 137 practicing  bases  out  of   campus. Its  library  has a  collection of 741,700 books, 1,605 periodicals in Chinese  and foreign languages and nearly 11,000 periodicals of  electronic editions, which are sufficient for the students’ study and the teachers’ teaching and scientific research .    HNU has now 13 teaching colleges/departments, namely, Literature College , Foreign Language College , Art College , Department  of political  science and  law, Teaching  University  English  Department ,  Department  of trade and economy,  Mathematics  Department , Department  of  physics  and  electric  technology ,   Chemistry Department ,  Biology  Department ,  Department  of  physical  education ,  educational technology Department , and Computer Science  Department ,consisting  of  35  specialities (25 for undergraduate and 10 for graduate ) including Chinese Language and Literature ,      Broadcast and TV News , English , Japanese, Arts , Art design- ing ,  Musicology , Musical  Performance , Ideological and Political Education , Political and Executive Science , Science of Law , International  Economy  and  Trade ,  Mathematics  and Applied Mathematics , Information and Counting  Science,  Physics , Electronic  Information  Science and Technology, Electronic Information Engineer-ing, Chemistry,  Pharmaceutical  Engineering,  Biological  Science ,  Food Science  and  Engineering, Physical Education , Pedagogical Technology, Broadcast and TV Directing, Computer Science and Technology, and so on. Some  specialities  are  distinct  in  subjects. The  arts  and  musicology  are the experimental specialities of ministry of  Education, the Chinese  language  and literature is the famous speicality in colleges and universities of Hubei province. The study of Chinese ancient literature is one of the key studies in Hubei Province. There are a group of advanced teaching and research sections and excellent courses of  provincial level.        HNU  attaches  great  importance  to  teaching  and  academic  research  and  sets  up ten kinds of funds to finance it---the  fund  for  modernized  teaching  reform,  the  fund for the  writing of teaching material, the fund for achieve- ments in teaching research,  the  fund  for  achievements in academic research , the found for nurturing talents  of  the  New  Century,  the  fund  for  international  communications,  the  fund  for  rewarding  outstanding students, the  fund  for  instructions  of  professors or experts,  the  fund  for  winning  honor  for our university and the  fund  for  students’  activities .  From  2001  to  2003 ,  HNU  has  been  undertaking  182   research projects including five  provincial  ones and  91 ones of Bureau lever , winning 17 awards for  research  achievements  of provincial level.  In  addition, 76  academic   monographs   and   text   books  and 2480 academic treatises have been  published , of  which 24  were  indexed  by the  major  international  indexing  systems of  Science Citation Index (SCI)  and  Engineering  Index (EI) , 432 articles  of  drawing or creative works  also  has  been  published. The research of  Chinese  ancient  literature, the research of revolution history  of the east of Hubei province and the research of English long-distance educa- tion are influential amongst the equivalent colleges and universities nationwide.     HNU actively  carries out a  wide range of international educational and cultural exchanges. It has established intercommunion  and  cooperation with  some  universities, colleges  and  educational  or  research  institutes  in America,  Britain,  Australia,  France,  Japan  and  so on.  More than 80 foreign experts and teachers have been invited  to  teach or give  lectures at HNU and over 10 foreign teachers works at teaching post all the year round. Many  faculty  members  have  been sent  abroad for training, visit or doing research in the USA, Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Germany , Japan, Norway, Hongkong, Macao and so on. Moreover, there has been substantial  progress  in the following aspects: running university jointly with overseas universities and sent out scholars and students mutually.     HNU   lays  stress  on  innovation  education  and  quality  education  endeavoring  to educate comprehensive students  to meet the need of society . HNU  has  gained considerable results in variety of national competitions, such  as  the  National  Undergraduate  Competition  of  Mathematical  modeling ,  Electronic designing, English Teaching,  the  Speech  Contest ,  the  Singing  Contest,  the  Sports  Meeting and the like. The achievements of students  in  scientific  research  and  creative  works  are  abundant, there have been published more than 2000 pieces  of  writings  or  works.  The graduates of HNU received warm welcome by the employment units for solid knowledge , outstanding  specialty ,pragmatic  spirit  and innovative ability . Among the graduates of all previous years some became deputies to the National People’s  Congress, committee members to Political Consultative Conference,  National  Model  Workers ,  National  Excellent  Teachers , famous scholars, celebrated experts or successful  enterprisers ,  some  were  admitted  as  postgraduates  or  even  doctors  and  the  majority of them became the backbones of fundamental teaching in the countryside.     Review  the  developing  progress  of  HNU  ,  the   basic  experience  can  be summarized as follows: Firstly, keeping the normal education as the main body, actively educating teaching staffs with solid knowledge, general quality  and  innovation  spirit for fundamental education ;  Secondly, adapting to the new circumstance under the innovation  of  higher  education , Seeking  the opportunities of development,  persist enterprising and exploring, developing   both  internal  and  external  area，coping  with  the  relationship  of  innovation ,  development  and stability;  Thirdly ,  insisting  on  being  practical  and  critical ,  putting  everything  on  the basis of reality, trying to achieve  sustained  and  healthy  development  of  all  the  aspects;  Fourthly,  maintaining  teaching  as the main body ,   making   sure   the    lity   of   educating .  In  addition,  HNU   insists  on  developing   through  innovating, strengthens   party-organizing   and   ideological   and   political  affairs,  conducts  adjustment  of  organizational structure ,  reformation   of   arrangements  of  personnel  and  distribution ,  improvement   of   management   of  teaching   and   scientific  research, innovation  of    the  socialization  of  rear  service  and  gives impetus to the development of all the causes. Over the recent five year, HNU has been awarded a variety of  honorable  titles.    Since  1998,   the   leaders  of   the  party  and  nation ,  for  instance, Song Jian, Zhang Siqing, Chen Zhili and Minister of  Education-Zhou  Ji  inspected HNU successively, gave important instruction in the constructions and development   of  our  university ,  fully  affirmed our various tasks. The leaders of Hubei Proviue and Huanggang city ca-me personally for many times to give directions in fundamental building, teaching affairs, talent-educating and so on. At present, the teaching staff and  students are under the guidance of the “Three representatives” making use of  the  appraisal  of  the  qualified  undergraduate  teaching  work by the state Ministry of Education, insisting on improving the  reformation, the  construction  and management by means of appraisal ,continuing deepening the education  innovation  and  quickening  construction  and  development  of our college, doing all we can to make greater progress in undergraduate teaching work. cHAPTER 2 Map around the Living Area of New Campus 1. Market 2. No 6 bus station (to old campus)3. No 6 bus station (to new campus) 4. Living Area 5. Gas Shop 6. Photo Shop 7. Supermarket 8. Post Office 9. China Telecom 10. China Mobile 11. Huanggang Normal University(New Campus) 12. No 15 bus station (to Hanggang Bus Station) 13. No 6 bus station (to old campus) Map around Old Campus 1. Huanggang No 1 Hospital 2. China Telecom 3. Post Office 4. Walk Street 5. Qiyi Supermarket 6. Agricultural Bank 7. Industrial and Commercial Bank 8. Huanggang Normal University (Old Campus) 9. No 6 bus station (to new campus) No 1 bus station (to Huanggang Bus Station) 10. No 6 bus station (to new campus) 11. Huangzhou Middle School cHAPTER 3 In a Bank There is a Bank of China in the administrative building of HNC(Business Hours：8 am------17 pm). There are also many branches of Bank of China downtown. Your wages will go into this bank on 15th of each month, and can be drawn on that day. The International Office will set up your account for you with Bank of China and issue you with a passbook. Depositing or withdrawing money into your account is a relatively easy process as there are no forms to fill out to withdraw or deposit money.Simply hand the teller the money you wish to deposit or write the amount to withdraw on a piece of paper.Here are some English expressions with Chinese translations to help you communicate with the teller. Change the Secret Code (修改密码) Please enter your original secret code. 请输入您的原始密码。 Please enter your new secret code. 请输入您的新密码。 Please enter your new secret code again. 请再次输入您的新密码。 Your new secret code is ok now. 您的新密码已经设定。 Do you want to change the secret code of the bank card? 需要修改银行卡密码吗？ Please press the “Enter”. 请按“确认“键。 Secret Code 密码 Passbook 存折 Bank card 银行卡 Automatic Taking-money machine (ATM) 自动取款机 Open a new account 开一个新帐户 Check the money in the bank book （查询余额） I want to check the money in my bank book. 我想查询我的余额。 Please show me your passport. 请出示您的护照。 You can use the ATM outside. 你可以用外面的自动取款机 Deposit Money ( 存款) I want to deposit the money into my account. 我想把这些钱存到我的帐户里 Please write down your name here. 请在这儿写下你的姓名 Would you fill out this form? 请填写好这张表好吗？ Draw Money ( 取款) I want to draw some money from my account. 我想取点钱。 How much do you want to draw and please write down the amount. 请写下您要取款的数额。 Please write down your name here. 请在这儿写下你的姓名 Small Money and Foreign Exchange (换钱) If you want to change some money, you should take your passport ,the copy of passport ,the tax receipt of salary and the certificate written by the international Exchange and Cooperation Office. It will take you about 8 yuan to get the Bank of China in Xihu 2 Road by taxi. Can you break this money into small money? 您能吧这些钱换成零钱吗？ How do you like it and please write them down. 您想怎么换，请写下来。 Can you change RMB into American dollars (pound , Euro)? 我想把这些人民币兑换成美元（英镑，欧元）。 Can you change American dollars (pound , Euro) into RMB? 我想把这些美元（英镑，欧元）兑换成人民币。 You can change foreign money in Bank of China in Xihu 2 Road .你可以在西湖二路的中国银行兑换外币。 I want to go to the Bank of China in Xihu 2 Road. 我想去西湖二路的中国银行。 Passport 护照 Copy of passport 护照复印件 Tax receipt of salary 工资的税务发票 Certificate 证明 Send money abroad (汇款国外) Frist you have to change RMB into American Dallar with your passport, then you can deliver the money to other countries. Do remember to take the passport and bank card with you. You can draw money only in Huanggang with the account book, but you can draw money with the bank card in anyplace. The address is “Guangba Road in Wuhan City of Hubei Provine” and it is not far from the Fujiapo Bus Station. 中国农业银行江南支行（广八路口，华中师范大学正门往鲁巷方向走） Tel: 027-87866187` Words and Expressions (单词和表达) Secret Code 密码 Passbook 存折 Bank card 银行卡 ATM 自动取款机 Passport 护照 Copy of passport 护照复印件 Tax receipt of salary 工资的税务发票 Certificate 证明 Name 姓名 Enter 确认 Draw money 取款 Deposit money 存款 Cash 现金 check 支票 Exchange 汇兑 cHAPTER 4 At the Post Office There is a post office near the Sanneng Supermarket.Mail can be posted from the post office. If you want to post something abroad, you have to go to the post office near the old campus (map on page 6 ). Mail will be delivered to the International Office. The International Office will call you if their holding your mail. Your address at the university is: International Exchange and Cooperation Office of Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang City 438000, Hubei Province , P.R.China. I want to send a parcel to Australia (England, America ,NewZealand, Canada). 我想寄一个包裹到澳大利亚（英国，美国，新西兰，加拿大） What is the postage and would you please write it down? 邮资是多少？请写下来。 I want to buy a post card. 我想买一张明信片。 Send a letter 邮寄信件 Send a parcel 邮包裹 Do you want to send them express? 你想要寄快递吗？ Get a mail 取信 Regular mail 平信 Registered mail 挂号信 EMS 特快专递 Envelop 信封 Stamp 邮票 Zip Code 邮编 Post card 明信片 chapter 5 In a supermarket There are a number of small convenient shops on both sides of the Road from living area to the new campus. It’s best to go exploring to find what shops are located close to your apartment, and what they sell. For major items such as clothing and footwear you will have to look further a field. In these shops it is common practice to bargain for the best price. There is a large shopping center called Sanneng Supermarket at the crossing of the living area of new campus. Here you can buy most of the things you will need for yourself and your apartment. It is about a 15 minute walk from the foreign expert residence. There are other large and modern shopping centers around the old campus, such as Qiyi Supermarket ,Zhongshang Department Store, Huangshang Supermarket and Hualian Supermarket. Walking Street and Kaopeng Street are usually crowded with shoppers on the weekend，but they are good places to spend a sunny afternoon shopping. Where to pay the money? 在哪儿付账？ Do you have some on sale today? 你们今天有削价处理的吗？ How much are they ? 这些多少钱？ Fruit and vegetable section 水果蔬菜区 Dairy section奶制品区 Meat section 肉制品区 Seafood section 海产品区 Beer and wine section 酒品区 Grocery section 日杂品区 Baker 面包房 Cash register 收银台 Bug spray 杀虫剂 Stationery 文具 Shampoo 洗发水 Kitchen Supplies 厨房用品 Detergent 洗涤剂 Washing –powder 洗衣粉 Carpet 地毯 Towel 毛巾 cHAPTER 6 Telecommunication Service Buy a mobile phone 购买手机 I want to buy a mobile phone. 我想买个手机 How much is it ? 多少钱？ Can you come down a little bit? 能再便宜一点吗？ What about a discount ? 可以打折吗？ 10% off the price. 可以打九折 20% off the price. 可以打八折 Buy a sim card 购买手机卡 I want to buy a sim card. 我想买张SIM卡。 I want to deposit some money into my sim card. 我想为我的手机卡充值 Phone call service local  calls : 市话 ＿yuan/min ＿元/分钟 Long distance calls（China mainland） 长途通话（大陆） ＿yuan/min ＿元/分钟 international call 国际长途 ＿yuan/min ＿元/分钟 Receiving calls is free of charge 接听免费 Yes 免费 No 不免费 ＿yuan/min ＿元/分钟 Basic service 月租费 ＿yuan/month ＿元/月 Roam 漫游 Yes 可以 No 不能 Message service Short Message Service 短信服务 ＿yuan/one message to China mobile ＿元/发给移动一条 ＿yuan/one message to China Unicom ＿元/发给联通一条 Showing the caller’s number 来电显示费 ＿yuan/month ＿元/月 ①Why can't I make calls from my mobile? Generally, the nearer to a transmitter you are, the better the signal. However, coverage can be affected by a number of factors such as surrounding buildings, terrain, network faults or even the weather. This can sometimes be resolved by switching your phone off and back on. Sometimes it is because that your mobile phone is short of money. You should deposit money for you mobile phone. ②How to pay for my mobile phone? You should deposit some money into your sim card in advance, then you can make calls with your mobile phone. You can do this at any branches of China Mobile. There is a bussiness spot of China Mobile on the way to new campus. How to pay for the fixed phone? 为固定电话交费 The bill of fixed phone usually comes out the next month. You should pay for your home phone before 10th of every month., or the China Telcom will cut off the connection. The nearest bussiness spot of China Telcom is near the Sanneng Supermarket ( Map on page 5 ). I want to pay for my home phone. 我想为我的固定电话交费。 My home phone number is ＿＿＿＿＿. 我的电话号码是＿＿＿＿＿。 How much should I pay ? ＿＿＿＿＿ yuan 我的电话费是＿＿＿＿＿元。 cHAPTER 7 Transportation and Travelling In Huanggang TAXIS This is the most comfortable, but most expensive way to travel. All cabs have meters, so you have little worry about being cheated and drivers usually take the shortest way to your destination. When you wish to travel by cab, it is best to have someone write your destination in Chinese on a piece of paper that you can give to the cab driver. One of the first things you need to do is to remember the name of the university HUANGGANG NROMAL UNIVERSITY. You tell the driver this along with mentioning “shi yuan”, he will usually know where to go and you will always be able to get home. BUSES The cheapest way to travel is by bus. Bus fares in Huanggang is 1 Yuan. The difficulty is what bus to take and when to get off. Thus remember where you got off the bus, and when you want to return simply get on the same number bus on the opposite side of the street. Here is the detail about the routine of the bus. NO 5: