College English CET-4 Vocabulary Tai Chi Style Chain Memory

Author: Wang Changxi
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Do you remember how your parents taught you to recognize characters when you were young? Your father would buy a stack of cards from a bookstore, with colorful illustrations on the front showing various fruits, plants, animals, and people. On the back were the corresponding Chinese characters and pinyin. Your mother would always show you the picture first, then teach you the characters. After learning a few words, your mother would point to the text on the back to check if you had memorized them. You would rack your brain, but still couldn’t figure it out. Your mother would flip the card over, revealing a big apple in front of you, giving you a surprise and leaving a deep impression, firmly remembering the word——“apple.” This contrast between the front and back, the bright and the dark, reflects the core idea of the "Taiji Memory" method. In form, it is very simple, but its is very profound! In reality, all words have some inherent connection, making the entire vocabulary system interconnected and a unified whole. Vocabulary systems across different languages are also correspondingly aligned, complementing and contrasting with each other, both distinct yet converging, and mutually enriching. By synthesizing these connections and contrasts between the same and different vocabulary systems—from form to content—a memory concept like "Taiji Memory" is formed. Based on the research and development of the "Taiji Memory" system, "Changxi English" has launched the first three vocabulary series of the "Taiji Memory" method, tailored to the characteristics and requirements of the College English Test Band 4 (CET-4) and Band 6 (CET-6) exams. The "New Syllabus CET-4 Vocabulary Taiji Memory Series" highlights the exam-oriented purpose, starting with test questions. It first allows candidates to self-assess, then extracts key vocabulary from the options for examples and definitions. This book incorporates the strengths of "Serial Memory," linking synonyms of key words together for concentrated memorization to expand the memory scope and overcome the challenge of distinguishing synonyms. The book places great emphasis on word collocations in its word analysis, unifying the definitions, collocations, and translations with numbered sequences for easy reference. Key collocation words are highlighted in color for easy focus. Additionally, the book provides corresponding cyclic practice exercises for key words, allowing candidates to learn and practice simultaneously, integrating learning into practice, and achieving repetitive reinforcement to solidify memory. At the same time, the book has verified all entries according to the newly issued "College English Curriculum Requirements" in 2004, identifying gaps and additions, and then added a "Cognitive Vocabulary List," ensuring that the book covers all Level 4 vocabulary in the new syllabus.