Essential American English Speaking Dictionary (Includes MP3)

Author: Jin Li, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: This book focuses on "Modern American English Spoken Language," selecting various practical and popular authentic American English expressions or short phrases. All sentences are simple yet idiomatic, covering almost all basic vocabulary needed for daily life scenarios such as clothing, food, housing, and transportation. Readers can easily find the desired scenarios as needed. The book has the following characteristics:
Rich content, logical categorization. The book is divided into four parts: Daily Life, Interpersonal Communication, Emotional Expression, and Practical Short Phrases, covering almost all basic vocabulary needed for daily life scenarios. Readers can find the required scenarios at any time. The sentences or dialogues provided in each scenario are arranged in chronological order, and all sentences are synchronized in Chinese and English for better understanding and memorization.
American English, practical and idiomatic. The book focuses on "Modern American English Spoken Language," selecting various practical and popular authentic American English expressions or short phrases, all of which are simple yet idiomatic.
Chinese and English expressions, seamless switching. The first three parts of the book consist of 57 topics entirely based on the habitual expressions of native English speakers, listing the commonly used sentences of Americans. The fourth part selects frequently used short phrases in daily Chinese conversations and provides alternative authentic American expressions.
Learn by analogy, apply flexibly. Many short phrases (or expressions) in the book are followed by one to four similar short phrases (or expressions) or short dialogues to help readers learn by analogy and apply flexibly, avoiding monotonous conversations and adding strength to their expressions.
Information channel, knowledge reserve. The book designs an "Information Channel" section for most topics, providing vocabulary, phrases, and expressions related to specific topics, which not only enhances the readability and practicality of the book but also provides readers with ample spoken language knowledge reserves.