2008-English Grammar for Postgraduate Entrance Examination New Thinking

Author: Zhang Mansheng
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Publish Date: 2007-02-01
Features: This book provides a detailed summary and induction of similar breakthrough points and problem-solving techniques. Most of the examples in the book are selected from postgraduate entrance examination (PGE) test papers from 1991 to 2007, with the purpose of helping candidates summarize the key points of past years. Additionally, the book nearly exhausts all difficult sentences in PGE English, accompanied by insightful explanations of problem-solving approaches and premium translations, offering numerous conveniences for candidates. Below, the specific features of the book are elaborated in detail:
1. Summarize past test paper key points and provide insightful explanations of problem-solving approaches
For candidates, the purpose of studying and practicing past test papers is to summarize knowledge points, grasp the trends of PGE, discern the patterns of question-setting, and ultimately improve their exam-taking skills. This is also the original intention of this book. Therefore, the book is organized around key points, integrating past test papers, allowing candidates to clearly see the appearance of the same key points in past exams. For example, the sentence patterns "no more...than" or "not...any more than" appear frequently in PGE English, commonly found in old grammar selection questions, but also in recent reading comprehension (e.g., the fourth passage in the 2005 reading section) and English-Chinese translation (e.g., question 49 in the 2006 translation section). Through such horizontal comparisons, candidates can quickly understand and master relevant key points, thus preparing for next year's exam. For content with concentrated key points, the book also summarizes and explains them in the form of "topics," such as the specially designed "That Topic," "As Topic," and "Than Topic." Additionally, while summarizing key points, the book provides problem-solving approaches for each key point. For example, in the above case, it clearly tells candidates "to understand which noun the relative pronoun 'which' refers to in a non-restrictive relative clause," indicating that the key to correctly translating a relative clause lies in identifying the antecedent.
2. Exhaust all difficult sentences in PGE and analyze complex structures in detail
The analysis of difficult sentences is of great significance for PGE English. To some extent, PGE is a process of analyzing and translating long and complex sentences, as they are abundant in fill-in-the-blank, reading comprehension, and English-Chinese translation sections. Therefore, a candidate's ability to analyze and understand difficult sentences directly affects their exam performance. However, despite the seemingly complex and varied English difficult sentences, their structures follow certain patterns. Chapter 11 of this book provides a detailed analysis of the patterns of difficult sentences: First, it explores the common techniques used in complex English sentences, primarily employing conjunctions, prepositions, and participles to form sentences. Then, it lists practical techniques for analyzing difficult sentences, such as "recognizing parallel structures within sentences" and "paying attention to the reference of pronouns in sentences." Finally, it summarizes various difficult sentence structures, such as three types of "object-postponed" difficult sentence structures, the order of multiple postpositive adjectives in English, and the ellipsis and inversion structures in English, and so on.
3. Premium translations for your appreciation, helping you conquer "English-Chinese translation"
Most examples in the book are selected from PGE test papers, with sentence structures similar to those in PGE English-Chinese translation. Almost every difficult sentence provides translation techniques in the "Insightful Explanations," such as the above example, which clearly tells readers to use "this viewpoint" to correspond to the relative pronoun "which." Then, the "Premium Translations" provide the translated versions, all of which are carefully organized and meticulously polished, authoritative, and. Here, I suggest readers first attempt to translate each example sentence on their own, then compare their translations with the provided versions to identify their shortcomings. This will undoubtedly help them learn more translation techniques, thus laying a stronger foundation for the PGE English-Chinese translation section.
In summary, the greatest feature of this book is that it truly enables candidates to "apply what they learn" and "gain what they apply," making problem-solving effortless and easy to master. Therefore, this grammar book is not simply a list of grammar rules, but a truly practical guide to help you conquer the PGE and achieve victory.