College English Test Band 4 Vocabulary - Hu Min Learning Words by Reading Stories (CD-ROM Version)

Author: Hu Min
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: The process of "Hu Min Reads Stories to Memorize Vocabulary: College English Test Band 4 Vocabulary" is like a journey filled with surprises. It reminds us of Columbus's story of conquering the world: cracking an egg and standing it on a table. Originally, there are no insurmountable difficulties in the world; the key lies in whether we can find the right tool to overcome them. Reading stories to memorize vocabulary is just such a key prepared for everyone. The idea of "reading stories to memorize vocabulary" is like breaking through a piece of paper with a punch, showing all those who suffer from vocabulary memorization a beautiful new world. There are five surprises in this series:
Surprise One: "To see a thousand miles, climb one more story; beyond the story, there are more stories, and even higher levels. From primary school English vocabulary to TOEFL English vocabulary, and even to the top-level GRE vocabulary, plus 2 books on phrases, 11 books encompass eight levels of vocabulary memorization, like a series of steps leading people to the peak of English learning. No matter how much vocabulary a learner has, they can always find the right level for themselves based on their foundation and goals."
Surprise Two: "Performing in a nut shell, memorizing vocabulary in context. Everyone loves to listen to stories, but not everyone loves to memorize vocabulary. Combining the love for stories with the aversion to memorizing vocabulary is another major feature and advantage of this series. The editors take each word and tie it into the storyline, making it an integral part of a joke, an experience, or a scene, linking memory with visual thinking. When you finish the story with a smile, you'll find these words are not repulsive at all; they are actually friends with blood, life, and warmth."
Surprise Three: "Ingeniously arranged vocabulary, a bright turn in the plot. All vocabulary in the series is arranged in the order of a standard vocabulary list within the stories. With such a book, you don't need any additional vocabulary list when memorizing words. As you navigate through each scene, it's like picking wildflowers by the roadside and putting them in a basket. When you get home, you insert the flowers into a vase, and they naturally form beautiful patterns. These patterns are sketched by wisdom and experience, everything so natural and not forced at all."
Surprise Four: "Handling heavy things lightly shows skill, words and phrases naturally interwoven. A good story is lively and never lets the reader guess the ending; a good vocabulary list is rigid, and we always know the next word. The storytellers must ensure that words appear in order while also telling a good story, after all, "you can't have your cake and eat it too," but they managed to perfectly combine the liveliness of the story with the rigidity of the vocabulary list. The vocabulary difficulty and depth increase in steps across the 11 books, and the story content is different, but the words are cleverly embedded, as if they were naturally part of the text. In short, the process of reading stories to memorize vocabulary is like a journey filled with surprises. It reminds us of Columbus's story of conquering the world: cracking an egg and standing it on a table. Originally, there are no insurmountable difficulties in the world; the key lies in whether we can find the right tool to overcome them. Reading stories to memorize vocabulary is just such a key prepared for everyone."