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Joining the Chamber of Commerce

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ID: 0367 Intermediate
ChinesePod wants you out in the community--spreading the good word about us, he he. Getting involved with your local Chamber of Commerce (while still spreading our word, of course) is one way. So good, in fact, that we even made a lesson on the benefits. Listen to this podcast to learn about making connections, in Mandarin Chinese.
Fri Dec 15 2006 | Jenny, John
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机会 jīhuì opportunity
影响力 yǐngxiǎnglì influence
好处 hǎochu benefit
支持 zhīchí to support
你来中国多久了？喜欢这里吗？
nǐ lái Zhōngguó duōjiǔ le ？xǐhuan zhèlǐ ma ？
How long have you been in China? Do you like it here?
几个月了。这里机会很多，对我们商人来说，真是个好地方！哎，这里的外国商会多吗？
jǐgeyuè le 。zhèlǐ jīhuì hěnduō ，duì wǒmen shāngrén láishuō ，zhēnshì ge hǎodìfang ！āi ，zhèlǐ de wàiguó shānghuì duō ma ？
A few months now. There are a lot of opportunities here. From a businessman’s point of view, it is a really good place. Hey, are there a lot of foreign chambers of commerce here?
很多啊！世界上的一些主要国家在大城市都有自己的商会，比如美国商会、欧洲商会、还有澳大利亚商会等，都很有影响力。
hěnduō a ！shìjièshang de yīxiē zhǔyào guójiā zài dàchéngshì dōu yǒu zìjǐde shānghuì ，bǐrú Měiguóshānghuì 、Ōuzhōushānghuì 、hái yǒu Àodàlìyàshānghuì děng ，dōu hěnyǒu yǐngxiǎnglì 。
There sure are! In the bigger cities, the major countries of the world all have their own chambers of commerce, for example: the American Chamber of Commerce, the European Chamber of Commerce, the Australian Chamber of Commerce, etc. They all have a lot of impact.
那么参加商会有什么好处呢？
nàme cānjiā shānghuì yǒu shénme hǎochu ne ？
So, what benefits are there to join a Chamber of Commerce?
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