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GRAPHIC FLASH: 我肚子饿了，你有什么好的推荐吗？ 肚子 fourth tone means stomach, 饿了 fourth tone means hungry, 好的 third tone, 好means good, here is combined with 的to suggest something good, 推荐 first tone and fourth tone means recommend, suggest, when Chinese people feel hungry, they often include in their sentence stomach wher hunger manifests itself, the whole sentence, 我肚子饿了，你有什么好的推荐吗？I’m hungry. Can you recommend something good?

Dominic: Ok, now let’s ask locals what they recommend doing in their hometown.(Dominic approaches a pedestrian and asks directions.)

(Dominic by the Bund with Oriental Pearl in background)Dominic: Hello and welcome to Living Chinese. Today we’re going to take you through the paces of booking a hotel room in China and what better place to do this than Shanghai. Shanghai has always been a showcase city for China. The world famous financial center has helped Shanghai develop into a global centre for business with some highly impressive architectural sites.