New Horizon College English Learning Guide Reading and Writing Tutorial 2

Author: Wang Maimei
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Wang Maimei Book Brand, established in 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 during the News Broadcast. As a result, the domestic publishing industry was galvanized, scholars and translators worked tirelessly to search for publishing information, and relevant publishers went to great lengths to seize publishing opportunities. However, it was the unknown Wang Maimei who emerged victorious 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 momentum quickly built, and in the following years, his translations of works such as Royal Sisters, Midnight Thoughts, Nancy Reagan’s Memoirs, and The Unpublished Works of Mark Twain followed one after another, each becoming a bestseller.
After 1990, due to teaching commitments, Wang Maimei began to compile college English textbooks and teaching materials for the CET-4 and CET-6 exams. From then on, bookstores near universities across the country continuously introduced best-selling Wang Maimei English titles. In the blink of an eye, Wang Maimei English became nearly the sole dominant force in the domestic college English teaching materials market, leading the field for over a decade. Today, the Wang Maimei English series has expanded to hundreds of titles, covering a wide range of subjects from middle school to college and postgraduate entrance exams. Its brand has gained increasing popularity among readers due to its exceptionally clear explanations of textbook difficulties and its precise grasp of exam trends. Surveys show that many college and high school students across the country own Wang Maimei brand books, with almost every student having at least one copy, a testament to their immense popularity.
We pioneered a comparative arrangement of the text, translation, and detailed explanations of difficult points, making it particularly convenient for students to keep pace with classroom instruction and teachers’ lectures. For difficult and key points in the text, students can simultaneously refer to the text and translation in the left column or compare and consult the detailed explanations in the right column, thereby saving valuable time and boosting learning efficiency. We explain all the difficulties in the text, leaving no important phrase unexplained and no key sentence pattern overlooked—whether it’s linguistic and grammatical phenomena or cultural background knowledge, we cover it all. We meticulously explain each key word, providing classic examples, memory techniques, typical exam questions, and detailed solutions.
As English learning progresses, we encounter more and more synonymous words, and it is precisely these synonyms that add complexity to our studies, leading to frequent mistakes in various communication contexts and in the CET-4 and CET-6 exams. Therefore, we have specially created a Comparative Analysis of Easily Confused Words section to analyze and compare these words, helping students understand their true meanings in different linguistic contexts.
To closely integrate college English learning with the CET-4 and CET-6 exams, we incorporate the latest information and spirit of the exams throughout the entire series, frequently featuring typical examples from the latest exam papers in each volume. Adhering to the brand leadership strategy and always providing the latest and most authoritative information is the fundamental reason why the Wang Maimei English series has remained a bestseller across the country, leading its peers and standing head and shoulders above the competition for over a decade.
We are determined to keep striving for excellence and to better serve our students.