Ⅰ.Fifteen Ps

To be a qualified Guide， he or she must try hard to remember the following fifteen words， with P as their initial letters， which embody some necessary but important and concrete requirements for a Guide.

1.Politics

In dealing with foreign affairs， a Guide must have a strong sense of national self-respect and integrity. He or she must stick to the Party's four cardinal principles-Communist Party Leadership， Socialist Road， People's Democratic Dictatorship and Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought and in work he or she must have a high sense of political responsibility as his or her job has profound political significance. A Guide must always remember that he or she represents the Chinese people， doing interpreting and introducing our country to foreign visitors.

2.Practice

a qualified Guide is not born but made， so a Guide should try to remember the following proverbs and put them into practice. “For good work， you need sharp tools”，“Practice makes perfect”，“use makes perfect”，and “Fluency comes from practice”。 A greenhorn Guide should be bold in practice and learn from the old and experienced Guides and try to soak up their experiences like a sponge in order to improve his or her own interpreting work.

3.Preparation

A Guide should always remember that preparedness averts， while appeasement abets peril and “walk softly and carry a big stick”。 Wherever a Guide travels with foreign tourists or whoever a Guide accompanies， he or she has to ask himself or herself whether he or she has got everything ready for the trip and all the activities. Careful and meticulous preparation， both academically and materially， is always appreciated by the Travel Agency and foreign visitors.