Mathematical studies in management science by arthur veinott

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The divide between civil and military culture is still observable today. The tradition of the warrior is best preserved in Japan where it finds expression in the term bushido (that includes the Chinese character for wŭ). The distinction is also preserved in the Chinese breathing and exercise regime known as qī gōng in which the two modes of breath control are the ‘warrior’s breath’ (wŭ xī) and the ‘scholar’s breath’ (wén xī)—the former forceful, strong and audible; the latter natural, silent and gentle.

Indd 26 21/12/07 10:14:06 AM 6 Can you speak English? Nĭ huì shuō yīng wén ma? Can you speak English? huì [hway] can; know how to; be able/to have learned to (do something) Wŏ bú huì I can’t (do it); it’s beyond me. Nĭ huì ma? Can you (do it)? Note that huì is negated only with bù (never with méi). Huì is commonly used in discussions around future events, for example: tā huì lái he can (will) come; is likely to Wŏ bú huì lái I cannot/will not come; am unlikely to come Depending on the context, bú huì by itself can mean an event is unlikely to occur, or is highly improbable.

Eleven . . twelve . . Counting objects requires another particle (generally called a classifier) that specifies the type of object spoken about. Gè [g + her] is the most commonly used classifier. The sound is unstressed. For example, if you were speaking about the number of people you would say: yí ge rén one person, a person; liăng ge rén two people, etc. While yi is a first tone its actual pronunciation as noted in the text depends on the tone of the following word—rising second tone before a falling fourth tone; a fourth tone before a second or a third.

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