College English Phrases - Full Contact

Author: Li Xiaoru
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Phrases are the gems of English learning. They hold a dominant position in the "half sky" of English, and mastering them means grasping half of the realm of English, allowing you to roam freely. Conversely, without an understanding of phrases, using English will leave you lost and bumping into walls in all directions. Therefore, the importance of phrases in English learning is steadily increasing. The newly issued College English Teaching Syllabus by the Ministry of Education has raised the requirement for phrases from 800 to 1600. This book, College English Phrasebook: Full Contact, selects over 700 commonly used, relatively difficult to use, easily misused, and frequently tested phrases from the vocabulary list of the Syllabus. It provides comprehensive and detailed explanations of their meanings and usage, serving as a learning reference for students preparing for the College English Test Band 4 and Band 6 (CET-4 and CET-6) and general readers with intermediate English proficiency. The features of this book are as follows:
1. Complete definitions. Comprehensive and bilingual definitions.
2. Clear language. Each definition provides concise and clear usage hints in the form of sentence patterns, such as transitive or intransitive, separable or inseparable. Readers can use these hints to construct sentences accurately.
3. Vivid examples. The examples are simple, natural, and lively. Some are taken from commonly used textbooks, making them feel familiar.
4. Sufficient notes. The "Notes" section also provides brief tips on other usage aspects that should be paid attention to when using the phrase, such as collocations, tenses, voice, and contexts.
5. Clear distinctions. The "Differences" section concisely analyzes the differences in meaning and usage between synonymous phrases, helping readers avoid the "traps" of confusion or misuse.
6. Synonym expansion. Most phrases are provided with synonyms, which can help readers enrich their expressive means and make their language more varied.