Friday, June 19, 2020

Teach Us Bk. Pīnyīn Plus Web Material Revised to Match the 2020-05 Official Mandarin Version on the WOL

The official Mandarin version of the Teach Us (bhs) book on the Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY (WOL) is dated 2020-05. The Pīnyīn Plus web material resource for the Teach Us book has been revised to match this version:

  • Teach Us Bk.
    (Pīnyīn Plus, Scriptures, Web)

    (rich information about Mandarin speech
    for discussing important Bible teachings,
    as represented by the text of the
    Mandarin Teach Us book,
    2020-05 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
    Can be used offline in supporting browsers,
    “flashcards” integrated with the text
    (tap/click on a Pīnyīn word to reveal its “flashcard”,
    tap/click on a “flashcard” to hide it),
    Pīnyīn (Pinyin) used as the default writing system,
    carefully done human-translated
    context-appropriate English translations
    with literal & effective meanings,
    Simplified & Traditional characters,
    📖 Reveal All, 📄 Reveal Advanced, and
    📘 Reveal None controls
    for all the “flashcards” in a
    chapter, paragraph, etc.,
    links for getting around,
    picture thumbnails & links, audio links,
    Night Theme that can be turned on or off
    using the ☀️/🌙 button at the top right,
    adjustable text size)
    (Info re offline viewing and printing)
  • Short Links:
    Links > Publications > Books >
    Teach Us Book Links (tiandi.info/bhs)

In the above resource, the following web material is now available for the Mandarin Teach Us book:

Proofread Pīnyīn Plus material:

  • Beginning to the end of Ch. 1, Par. 10

Partially proofread Pīnyīn and Pīnyīn Plus material:

  • Ch. 1, Par. 11 to the end of Ch. 13, Par. 2
  • Material with a grey background has been partially proofread. Pīnyīn material with a golden-hued background has been proofread, but not all of its “flashcards” have been added and proofread.

Production of partially proofread Pīnyīn and Pīnyīn Plus material or more has been staying ahead of the Mandarin Congregation Bible Study schedule. Additional work such as adding more Pīnyīn Plus inline flashcards and additional proofreading will be done as time allows.


Note that like most of the other Pīnyīn Plus web material resources, the above resource can be used offline in supporting browsers.


(NOTE: While the organization expresses valid general concerns here about posting copies of official publications to the Internet, there are good legal and spiritual reasons for concluding that those concerns do not apply to this particular material, since such material should NOT be considered to be infringing on copyright, and since such material is specifically designed to be, NOT SPIRITUAL FOOD, but rather, material FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING. See this disclaimer for more information.)