(2006) Graduate Entrance Examination English Vocabulary Handbook

Author: Wang Maimei
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Includes all vocabulary from the new syllabus, featuring 483 newly added words from the updated syllabus. Many people complain about their poor memory but none about their poor judgment. The Wang Maimei book brand dates back to the 1980s. In 1987, a book titled The Spy Catcher by a former British MI5 intelligence officer caused a sensation in Western society, and China Central Television (CCTV) reported on it in the News Broadcast. As a result, the domestic publishing industry was stirred into action. Scholars and translators racked their brains, searching for publishing information, while relevant publishers did their utmost to seize publishing opportunities. However, it was the unknown Wang Maimei who emerged from the crowd, signing a contract with Changjiang Literature and Art Press. Making his debut, he achieved a resounding success with the translation of The Spy Catcher, selling nearly 100,000 copies in the first printing. The victory set the stage for further success, and in the following years, Wang Maimei's translations of works such as Royal Sisters, Midnight Thoughts, Nancy Reagan's Memoirs, and The Unpublished Works of Mark Twain were published, each becoming bestsellers.
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The eight key features of this book are:
· Includes all vocabulary in line with the syllabus spirit.
· Provides English-Chinese bilingual definitions to meet practical needs.
· Avoids monotonous memorization, emphasizing memory techniques.
· Focuses on core vocabulary while associating common word groups.
· Centers on key vocabulary to predict typical exam questions.
· Explores answer techniques and introduces the author's recommendations.
· Conducts word meaning differentiation for difficult vocabulary.
· Analyzes postgraduate exam question types with detailed solutions.