A Complete Collection of Essay Genres for Chinese Middle School Students

Author: Chen Gang (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2000-03-01
Features: Since the publication of China Primary School Students' Composition Anthology and China Middle School Students' Composition Anthology, they have been warmly welcomed by readers. They have been reprinted numerous times, and even the sequels and second sequels have still failed to meet the readers' needs. Recently, we have received many letters from readers. They share a common request: they hope that the two sets of Composition Anthologies can include outstanding essays with distinctive contemporary characteristics from the past few years, so that they can enter the 21st century with a fresh look. The readers' wishes are the compilers' goals. This time, based on the readers' requests, we have made significant revisions to this book: the students' essays have been largely updated; each selected essay has been provided with insightful commentary; writing guidance articles tailored to specific needs have been arranged at the beginning of the book; and innovative and practical writing exercises have been designed at the end. It can be said that compared to the first edition, the revised edition has made a qualitative leap.
When China Primary School Students' Composition Anthology was first published on January 1, 1991, we told the readers a story in the Preface. Here, we will repeat the story again: In front of the monkey hill in the zoo, a young mother was holding her child, watching the playful monkeys jumping and playing on the rocks. The mother said, "Humans evolved from monkeys." The child asked, "Then why haven't these monkeys turned into humans?" The mother replied, "Because they don't like to work, don't want to walk on their own, and always need their mother to hold them." Dear readers, what inspiration does this story give us when reading this book?