Lasting Peace Brochure
(Chinese-Pinyin-English,
iPad-Letter-A4, LN-A)
Last updated 2018-08-13
Link to Related Page
Contents
- Introduction
- Disclaimer
- Translation and Proofreading
- PDF Link Navigation and Annotation
- Downloading and Opening the Files
- Updates and Other Information
- Download Links
Introduction
The iPad-Letter-A4 size material posted below complements the Chinese Lasting Peace brochure by adding Pinyin and English, and is available in both Simplified and Traditional Chinese. When zoomed so that one page fills the entire screen, the material in these files renders at a good, usable size on the iPad and other devices with similarly sized screens. (Corresponding XLP-iPhone-A5 size material that is more suitable for use on smaller mobile devices such as the iPhone, the iPod touch, Android phones, Kindles, etc. is available on the Lasting Peace Brochure (Chinese-Pinyin-English, XLP-iPhone-A5, LN-A) page.)
Files for the 3-line material completed so far for the 2009 edition are now available. Still available are the original files and the files integrating the questions from the Nov. 2005 km and other changes. Also available are files containing an English translation of the article in the Nov. 2005 Hong Kong km about the Lasting Peace brochure, which article contained revised instructions and study questions. These latter files also include all the revised study questions in either Simplified or Traditional Chinese, with added Pinyin and English. (Thanks to Kenny Wang for the file on which the 2005-11 km article files are based.)
Disclaimer
Remember that the material complements the Lasting Peace brochure—it does not replace it. If a Lasting Peace brochure is available, this material should be used along with it, not instead of it. This material is only meant to help those who are learning Chinese to more quickly become more effective in the Chinese field.
Translation and Proofreading
While some other recent 3-line material has been released by others without being proofread (which does have the benefit of allowing the material to be released more quickly), this Lasting Peace brochure material has been carefully translated and proofread. Thus, those who are learning Chinese can reliably use it to help increase their insight into the meanings of the Chinese characters and how they are used in various contexts. Of course, the material may still contain errors. If you find any, please email me to let me know.
PDF Link Navigation and Annotation
The PDF files with “LN-A” (“Link Navigation-Annotation”) in their names have been enriched and fortified with bookmarks, links, and annotation support.
PDF bookmarks and links work like web hyperlinks, immediately taking you to the destination linked to when they are clicked or tapped on. This capability makes the files much easier to navigate around in, especially on mobile devices such as the iPhone, the iPod touch, and the iPad. (See the PDF Link Navigation page for more information, including a video screen recording of the PDF bookmarks and links in action.)
PDF annotation is the ability to add notes or highlighting to PDFs, analogous to how margin notes, underlining, etc. can be added to paper printouts. (See the PDF Annotation (Notes & Highlighting) page for more information.)
Downloading and Opening the Files
To download the files on a PC or a Mac:
- Right-click on the desired link and select Save Link As..., or Save Target As..., or Download Linked File As..., or something similar depending on your browser.
- Save the file to a selected location on your hard drive.
The files are in Portable Document Format (PDF), and can be opened using the Adobe Reader program, version 7 or above, although I recommend that you use the latest version. This program is free to download, and it runs on a variety of platforms, including Macs. (Mac OS X’s Preview program may be used as well.) This button links to the download page for Adobe Reader:
To download the files on an iPad using GoodReader for iPad:
- In Safari on your iPad, tap and hold on the desired link and tap the Copy button that appears.
- Switch to GoodReader for iPad.
- Tap on Web Downloads.
- Tap on Enter URL. The URL (web address) you just copied from Safari should have been automatically entered into the dialogue box that appears. If not, paste it there now. Tap the OK button.
- The file should get downloaded into the My Documents > Downloads folder. If you want to move it to another folder,
- tap on Manage Files,
- tap the file to select it,
- tap the Move button,
- then navigate to your target folder and
- tap the Move 1 item here button on the lower right.
- Tap the Done button to return to the normal mode.
- If you wish, after you launch the file you may use the Crop Margins button to make the content fill out the screen more.
For corresponding files that are more suitable for use on smaller mobile devices such as the iPhone, the iPod touch, Android phones, Kindles, etc., go to the Lasting Peace Brochure (Chinese-Pinyin-English, XLP-iPhone-A5, LN-A) page.
Updates and Other Information
Between email updates, check the Links News blog (news feed, Twitter) for news regarding things listed in the Links file. You may also find it interesting to check out the tiandi.info blog (news feed, Twitter), which is about other things related to the Chinese field. (Email me if you need login information, and include information on who referred you and/or what group/cong. you are in.)
To request e-mail notification of updates to the Links file, or if you have any questions or comments, email me.
Enjoy using the material, and may it help you to serve more effectively and joyfully in the Chinese field.