"Master of Nonsensical Jargon (Volumes 1 and 2)"

Author: Norman Loy (Canada)
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: "The Ultimate Guide to American English" is tailor-made to help Chinese learners master useful modern American English. The content of each book is written and verified by English experts from the United States and Canada. Except for some specially marked exceptions, the vocabulary, proper nouns, expressions, and examples introduced in this book are currently used by people in these two countries. The main content of the book is based on 10 major headings. Each topic is divided into several sub-topics. Each book contains 50 units, with each unit including 10 main sentences (or expressions or phrases), as well as related supplementary content. To make the learning process more effective and enjoyable, "The Ultimate Guide to American English" unfolds around the storyline of a story and the daily lives of a group of protagonists. Each unit is naturally and credibly connected to the next, while the portrayal of character personalities explains how people use these everyday expressions in daily life. Each unit is divided into four parts: Introduction, Usage, Key Points, and Pronunciation. On the following page, we will briefly introduce the content of each part and its connection to the company's other services, as well as some supplementary materials.
Unit Introduction
This is the starting part of each unit, taking up an entire page. At the top, you will see the unit number, the unit title, and an icon representing the unit's theme. Below the icon, in the box, is information about how the unit's content relates to you and what you can learn from it. The "LOOK" box will tell you the importance and practicality of the unit's content. Additionally, it includes the names of the characters involved in the Usage section. The main part of the page is usually divided into two sections: illustrations with subtitles and a general comment. These two sections are closely related to the unit's content. At the end, the Culture Differences section includes some cultural knowledge. These cultural insights may apply to the United States and Canada, other Western countries, or any region or person.
Practical Application
This section consists of two pages. The first page is entirely in English, and the second page is the corresponding Chinese translation. At the top of both pages are the 5 Ws: What, Who, When, Where, and Why. These will give you a general idea of what the 10 sentences in the unit are about, who can use these sentences, when, where, and why they should be used. Next is the background information, also based on the main storyline of the story. The background scroll helps you appropriately connect the dialogue and real-life situations. Each dialogue is designed to be natural and smooth, and as much as possible, it includes the correct usage of the 10 sentences. The italicized text in the dialogue is similar to a voice-over in a movie, further helping you understand what is happening in the dialogue and showing how the characters react in this situation.
Unit Key Points
This section is also made up of two pages. The first page includes the first five sentences, and the second page includes the last five sentences. Each page has a sentence column and an explanation box. Each sentence in the sentence column is accompanied by a Chinese translation. Below the sentence column is the explanation box, which provides detailed Chinese explanations of the exact meaning of each sentence. Additionally, to further expand your knowledge, this section includes one or more of the following: more examples, cultural background information about Western countries, a discussion of reasonable grammar or sentence structure, emphasis or explanation of key terms, different meanings of sentences in different situations, humorous uses of sentences, or corresponding Chinese phrases or expressions.
Unit Pronunciation
This is the last part of each unit, consisting of one page. The main purpose of this page is to show you the modern, standard North American pronunciation of these 10 sentences. Each sentence is followed by its phonetic transcription. For more details on pronunciation features and specific introductions to usage, you can refer to the Pronunciation Guide.
"The Ultimate Guide to American English" is tailor-made to help Chinese learners master useful modern American English. The content of each book is written and verified by English experts from the United States and Canada. Except for some specially marked exceptions, the vocabulary, proper nouns, expressions, and examples introduced in this book are currently used by people in these two countries. The main content of the book is based on 10 major headings. Each topic is divided into several sub-topics. Each book contains 50 units, with each unit including 10 main sentences (or expressions or phrases), as well as related supplementary content. To make the learning process more effective and enjoyable, "The Ultimate Guide to American English" unfolds around the storyline of a story and the daily lives of a group of protagonists. Each unit is naturally and credibly connected to the next, while the portrayal of character personalities explains how people use these everyday expressions in daily life. Each unit is divided into four parts: Introduction, Usage, Key Points, and Pronunciation. On the following page, we will briefly introduce the content of each part and its connection to the company's other services, as well as some supplementary materials.
Unit Introduction
This is the starting part of each unit, taking up an entire page. At the top, you will see the unit number, the unit title, and an icon representing the unit's theme. Below the icon, in the box, is information about how the unit's content relates to you and what you can learn from it. The "LOOK" box will tell you the importance and practicality of the unit's content. Additionally, it includes the names of the characters involved in the Usage section. The main part of the page is usually divided into two sections: illustrations with subtitles and a general comment. These two sections are closely related to the unit's content. At the end, the Culture Differences section includes some cultural knowledge. These cultural insights may apply to the United States and Canada, other Western countries, or any region or person.