English Reading Cultural Background Dictionary

Author: Xi Yuhu
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: To deepen students' understanding of English words, sentences, and entire articles, and to improve their English reading comprehension skills, the "English Weekly" Press has specially organized influential scholars and experts to edit and publish this "English Reading: Cultural Background Words and Phrases." It is intended for use by college and high school students as well as English teachers. This dictionary is the second in the "English Reading Four-Function Series Dictionaries." The series dictionaries have the following functions: overcoming reading obstacles, appreciating comparative reading materials, providing linguistic background, and introducing Western culture. Although this dictionary is comprehensive in its four functions, it places greater emphasis on the third function. The dictionary features broad knowledge coverage, detailed and accurate definitions, highly readable articles, and vivid, fluent language. It serves as both a valuable English reading comprehension tool and a ready-made English extensive reading textbook. It is not only a rare collection of English encyclopedic knowledge but also a rich and comprehensive repository of reference information.