2007 Graduate Entrance Exam English Vocabulary: Root + Association Memory Method

Author: Yu Minhong (Compiler)
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Publishing Date: July 1, 2005
Features: Every year, tens of thousands of postgraduate entrance exam candidates from all over the country enter New Oriental classrooms. Although they come from different life backgrounds and life experiences, their expressions are the same—full of despair and confusion, yet also filled with hope and longing for the future. Through their own efforts, they strive to change their destinies and achieve a lifetime of success. This is almost a shared belief among all postgraduate entrance exam students. Faced with these young people who trade their youth and hard work for a better future, I always hope to be of some help to them—even a small encouragement could become the last spiritual strength they need to overcome life's challenges. Therefore, I have traveled to many cities and given many speeches. In each city, I share my own story, the pain and sorrow, struggles and efforts, perseverance and determination, and growth and joy from my life's journey. I tell them that failure and success are equally close to us—if we stand still, we will fail, but if we take a step forward, we will succeed. Failure is like a hazy veil before our eyes, seemingly endless, but as long as we bravely tear it open, behind it lies the blue sky and vast seas of our lives. While giving speeches to the students, I have also strived to do practical things that help their studies and exams. Therefore, in my busy schedule, I worked with my colleagues to compile some English books to assist the students in their studies. The postgraduate entrance exam vocabulary book now presented before you is one of the fruits of our efforts. In English teaching, I have always favored etymology. Many years ago, I wrote a book titled Selected GRE Vocabulary, which introduced the "root + association" word memorization method. This method was well-received by many students, and the book was affectionately called the "Red Treasure Book" by many classmates. The word memorization method used in the book has been referenced by many other books and has played a certain role in helping students memorize words quickly. Now, I am introducing this proven effective memorization method again in the Postgraduate Entrance Exam Vocabulary book, enabling you to overcome the major hurdle on your path to success—the vocabulary barrier in the shortest possible time. This book starts from a practical perspective, not only helping you memorize words quickly through effective memorization methods but also emphasizing the meaning and usage of words in the postgraduate entrance exam, complemented by engaging illustrations to enhance memory effectiveness. This book has removed words like "apple, news, university" that you have already mastered in high school, focusing on the more than 3,500 core words that appear in the postgraduate entrance exam. It provides in-depth analysis of the common usage and collocations of these words. Through computer statistics, some rarely used meanings that appear in the syllabus but never in exams have been simplified, improving the quality and efficiency of memorization. At the same time, we have identified nearly 500 "out-of-syllabus" words that frequently appear in the past ten years' exams but are not listed in the syllabus. These words have been categorized and organized, including vocabulary that appears in reading comprehension and the notoriously difficult "homophones" in cloze tests, to help you achieve high scores. The postgraduate entrance exam is not only a competition of knowledge and skills but also a test of psychological resilience and endurance. Only those who can endure solitude and make good use of their time can ultimately succeed. When you have endured those sleepless nights and overcome the constant temptation to give up, and finally achieve success, what you gain is not just a graduate school admission notice but also confidence in yourself and firmer steps forward in your future life. The completion of this book is especially thanks to the editors of Century Friendship. Jin Li, Yingwei, Wang Minxian, and Huang Bingqi have done a lot of research and proofreading work. The layout staff, Wang Ke, Liu Xiaoguang, and Zhan Ping, have also put in a great deal of effort. My heartfelt gratitude goes to all of them.