Study "New Practical English" (Comprehensive Course)

Author: Wu Yuying, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This series of readers is written by American authors and composed of 3,300 of the most 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 eating, drinking, sleeping, and daily activities, as well as their emotions, desires, complex relationships between individuals, and 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 literary 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 improves your personal taste and cultivation. This series truly helps you achieve the goal of making English learning a part of your 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)" and focuses on the text, providing detailed explanations of the sentence structures of the A section, as well as the vocabulary, phrases, verb collocations, and grammar. It also offers thorough explanations of difficult sentences, points, vocabulary, and grammar in the B section. This book is designed for the current situation of varying English proficiency levels among vocational and technical college students. It aims to further 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 even the National College English Test (CET-4). Some students passed the CET-4 after completing the third volume. When asked about the reason, they deeply felt, "By thoroughly studying, understanding, and internalizing the text—memorizing it if possible—you 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 A section is arranged sentence by sentence, and the difficult sentences and points of the B section are arranged in order from front to back. ② Translation: Accurate understanding and Chinese expression of the original text. ③ Analysis: Analysis of the sentence components of the original text. ④ Explanation: Explanation of the linguistic points and supplementary grammar analysis of the original text.