Five Words to Explain Life

Author: Wang Jieqiong Ding Zhaocheng
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The "English Flying Dragon 5" series of books invariably teach a brand-new, three-dimensional interactive teaching model—sight, sound, and action. It aims to break through the bottleneck of traditional English teaching, enabling you to quickly and conveniently achieve a perfect English level where you can see, speak, and listen. The secret to conquering English in this series is akin to the essence of superior martial arts—precision, speed, accuracy, and decisiveness.
Precision—Eliminate unnecessary complexity, adhering to the principles of practicality and common usage.
Speed—Key points are interconnected in a unique way, with learning methods that deliver immediate results.
Accuracy—Pinpoint the core issues, prescribe the right solution, use concise language, and get straight to the point.
Decisiveness—Combine multiple methods to tackle learning challenges comprehensively.
Just as English and Chinese evolve with the times, new vocabulary emerges and gains popularity. Some words and phrases we learned in class may have taken on new meanings. Meanwhile, many words and expressions that are currently popular in the UK and the US, frequently used by everyday people, appear in TV and newspapers, yet we are often unfamiliar with them. When foreigners use them spontaneously, we can only stand there speechless. The diverse daily conversations in this book are designed to address this gap.
The basic unit of conversation is a sentence. Incomplete fragments of speech cannot convey complete meaning. Sentences, in terms of scale, are divided into short sentences, long sentences, and medium-length sentences that fall between the two. The final chapter of this book compiles nearly a thousand commonly used daily conversation sentences, allowing readers to selectively learn and use them. When studying these sentences, follow three steps—progressing from simple to complex—to gradually improve your conversational skills and achieve "step-by-step progress."