Typical Sentence Usage Explained

Author: Shen Yilong
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is designed for self-study and primarily targets a broad audience of English enthusiasts with intermediate to advanced proficiency, especially non-native English speakers who use English as a tool. Its purpose is to provide explanations for common issues encountered in daily English learning, helping them grasp and apply English effectively. The book focuses on grammar and vocabulary issues, encompassing spoken English, idioms, colloquialisms, slang, as well as telegrams and advertisements. The content covered in the book is based on problems discovered and materials accumulated by the author during teaching practice and related work. Some of these issues are common pitfalls that students often fall into when learning English. During the writing process, the author analyzed various difficult and confusing aspects from the perspective of improving students' learning outcomes and arranged the content of the book in a logical manner. The book consists of twelve chapters. The first five chapters focus on grammar and vocabulary issues, using examples to explain basic grammar concepts in a step-by-step manner, making them easier to understand and master. Useful phrases and their usage are integrated throughout the explanations. While emphasizing written learning, the author noticed that some spoken expressions were not appropriate or aligned with the conversational habits of the target language, sometimes even causing misunderstandings and failing to achieve the intended communicative purpose. Therefore, in Chapters 6 and 7, the author explains the usage of common spoken expressions and provides contextual scenarios. To help you communicate more smoothly in English, the author provides detailed explanations of English idioms, colloquialisms, and slang in other chapters. Additionally, the author lists common phrases used in telegrams and advertisements, offering highly practical references for English learners working in related fields.