New Target English Text with English-Chinese Translation and Notes Grade 9 Combined Edition

Author: Hao Chunzhen, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Most middle school students start learning English by studying textbooks, but few truly master and excel in them. Everyone focuses their main efforts on memorizing vocabulary, analyzing key and difficult points, and doing a large amount of exercises and test questions, while neglecting to learn the English language itself through reading the text. This is a misguided approach—ultimately, practical English application skills fall short of expectations, and students generally struggle with listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. This is a common misconception in English learning. English textbooks are systematically and comprehensively written, making them the best material for middle school students to learn English. Experience has proven that reading the text thoroughly, earnestly, and repeatedly is an effective method for learning English. However, it is essential to truly understand the pronunciation, meaning, and sentence structure of every word and sentence in the text, firmly grasp them, accurately comprehend the entire passage, and then repeatedly read it until it becomes second nature, forming a sense of language. In this way, practical English skills such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing will naturally improve, and even difficult problems encountered in exams will be easily solved. Moreover, memorizing words and understanding grammar within the overall linguistic context of the text is far more effective than learning them in isolation from context. Therefore, middle school students urgently need a book that provides detailed and comprehensive annotations, translations, and explanations for English textbooks.
To address this situation, we have organized experienced teachers to follow the requirements of the new curriculum standards, closely focusing on the People's Education Press English textbook for compulsory education curriculum experiment, and providing annotations, translations, and explanations for most words in the text, as well as the translations of sentences and phrases of some sentences, with direct references. Additionally, reference answers to exercises in the textbook are included. With this book, students can overcome learning obstacles, save time and effort by avoiding the need to consult dictionaries or grammar books, and make the process of reading the text enjoyable and effortless. Over time, they will master the textbook, build a solid foundation, and improve their English skills. The effect is particularly significant for middle school students in the foundational stage.