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Mon 07 Jul 2008LOST IN TRANSLATION
Have no fear, you can get to grips with Mandarin for free on the pioneering ChinesePod website, just in time for the Olympics, writes Clifford Coonan.
YOU'RE NOT likely to catch any exotic diseases if you head to Beijing for the Olympics in August, although doctors say you need to watch out for bronchitis and try not to get bitten by any rabies-diseased dogs.
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