Americans' Daily Words (3) -- Street Slang (with Disc)

Author: David Burke (American) (Xie Furong)
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: This series is specially designed for non-native English speakers as a self-study manual for American slang. Each book comes with one CD for practicing listening and learning correct pronunciation. The CDs are recorded by native English-speaking voice experts, reading out each chapter's "Slang Conversations" and "Vocabulary." Additionally, the slang listed in the "Slang Spotlight" chapters at the end of the book are also included on the CD for readers to benefit further. The content read on the CD is marked with special icons, and track numbers are listed for easy reference when listening. This book collects the most commonly used American street slang in daily life and explains them through vocabulary exercises, illustrations, and word games. Through conversations, vocabulary exercises, and explanations, it introduces common American slang expressions, helping readers deepen their understanding of spoken language. Common slang is categorized by specific themes, including everyday idioms, head rhyme idioms, repetitive words, daily proverbs, and survival words, with detailed explanations to enhance readers' learning interest. Accompanied by a CD that reads out conversations and vocabulary, enabling readers to learn correct pronunciation.