4 Study "New Practical English": Chew up the text of "New Practical English"

Author: Wu Yuying
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: This series of readers is written by American authors and composed of 3,300 commonly used words. The language is modern, authentic, and standard. It is pure and easy to understand. You can learn English deliciously without flipping through a dictionary while lying in bed. The novels feature people, their daily lives, their joys and sorrows, their complex relationships, as well as their conflicts and harmonies with nature and society. From the perspective of language acquisition, this series of readers achieves the goal of using 3,300 basic words to meticulously describe and explain the details of life and the rich inner world of people. By immersing yourself in an English novel, you are essentially living in an "English world," which is the best way to solve the problem of Chinese learners of English lacking an English-speaking environment. This series selects 50 outstanding works from abroad that are worth reading in your lifetime. Reading these works not only helps you master English but also accumulates Western culture and enhances your personal taste and cultivation. This series truly helps you achieve the goal of making English learning a part of daily life! You can read 20 books in a year and 40 books in two years. By reading 40 books, it is equivalent to living in an English environment for two years, which will definitely enable you to acquire strong English proficiency. Remember, without millions of words of English input, you cannot learn English well. This book is based on the "Basic Requirements for English Teaching in Higher Vocational and Specialized Education (Trial Edition)" and focuses on the text, providing detailed explanations of the sentence structures of Text A, as well as the vocabulary, phrases, verb collocations, and grammar within the sentences. It also offers thorough explanations of difficult sentences, points, vocabulary, and grammar in Text B. This book is designed for the current situation where the English proficiency of students entering higher vocational and specialized education institutions varies greatly. It aims to improve their English sense and communication skills through intensive reading, focusing on the cultivation and training of reading, translation, listening, speaking, and writing skills. The goal is to enhance their ability to read and apply practical writing, such as application letters, to better meet the needs of frontline foreign-related work and communication. This book is divided into four volumes. After mastering the second volume, you can smoothly pass the B-level exam; after mastering the fourth volume, you can pass the A-level exam, and there will be no problem passing the National College English Test (CET-4). Some students passed CET-4 after finishing the third volume. When asked about the reason, they deeply felt, "By thoroughly studying, understanding, and internalizing the text—memorizing it if possible—we can achieve our goal of learning English." The order of explanations in this book is divided into four parts: ① Original Text → ② Translation → ③ Analysis → ④ Explanation. ① Original Text: The sentences of Text A are arranged sequentially, and the difficult sentences and points of Text B are arranged in order from front to back. ② Translation: An accurate understanding and Chinese expression of the original text. ③ Analysis: An analysis of the sentence components of the original text. ④ Explanation: An explanation of the linguistic points and supplementary grammar analysis of the original text.