Modern American Slang Dictionary

Author: Song Jianrong
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Publishing Date: 2006-10-01
Features: This book is published by World Book Publishing Company and is the largest systematic American spoken language corpus available in China to date. It is not just a few thousand English sentences, but is organized into a total of 760 topics, with each topic further divided into approximately ten basic sentence patterns for informal and formal expressions. After several related topics, there are several summary practical dialogues, over ten complex expressions, and additional lists of key vocabulary and phrases. This arrangement reflects the meticulous effort of the American author, greatly facilitating the reader's learning and search. This sentence classic covers a vast range of topics, almost encompassing every aspect of daily American life. In other words, it includes more than just simple survival English (Survival Oral English); its content is sufficient to constitute a rich and colorful life: from daily necessities and transportation to work and entertainment, as well as love and family, it is imbued with a strong sense of American life and charm. Throughout the book, the emerging trends in contemporary American spoken language are clearly visible. This book has been fully supported in writing by Sue Lueng, a Chinese-American engaged in TESOL teaching systems, and reviewed and edited by Tan Weimin, a Ph.D. from South China Normal University. The language has been made as complete and natural as possible, making it particularly suitable for beginners and intermediate readers who wish to learn American spoken language. This book is published by World Book Publishing Company and is the largest systematic American spoken language corpus available in China to date. It is not just a few thousand English sentences, but is organized into a total of 760 topics, with each topic further divided into approximately ten basic sentence patterns for informal and formal expressions. After several related topics, there are several summary practical dialogues, over ten complex expressions, and additional lists of key vocabulary and phrases. This arrangement reflects the meticulous effort of the American author, greatly facilitating the reader's learning and search. This sentence classic covers a vast range of topics, almost encompassing every aspect of daily American life. In other words, it includes more than just simple survival English (Survival Oral English); its content is sufficient to constitute a rich and colorful life: from daily necessities and transportation to work and entertainment, as well as love and family, it is imbued with a strong sense of American life and charm. Throughout the book, the emerging trends in contemporary American spoken language are clearly visible. This book has been fully supported in writing by Sue Lueng, a Chinese-American engaged in TESOL teaching systems, and reviewed and edited by Tan Weimin, a Ph.D. from South China Normal University. The language has been made as complete and natural as possible, making it particularly suitable for beginners and intermediate readers who wish to learn American spoken language.