研究生英语学习方法.docVIP

研究生英语学习方法 一．教材及参考书 1．《高级英语读写译教程》，张敬源、赵纬主编，中国人民大学出版社，2006. 2．《朗文英语听说教程（1）》（第二版），Helen Solórzano Laurie Frazier著, 南开大学出版社，2003. 3.《硕士研究生统考历年真题（02-09）》 4.《硕士、博士研究生英语词汇》，曹元寿等，北京理工大学出版社，2002. 5．《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》（第6版），商务印书馆，2004. 二．课程评估方法 总评成绩= 北京统考（40%）+课程考试（40%）+平时成绩（10%）+口试成绩（10%） 三．研究生英语学习的四大任务 I. Enlarging your vocabulary Why? A) Wilkins: “Without grammar very little can be conveyed; without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed.” e.g. Wuchang fish; plagiarism; B) J. R. Firth: “Each word when used in a new context is a new word.” e.g. Please tender exact fare! Over the past ten years, the graduate education has fared well in China. But me no buts! C) David Crystal: “Vocabulary is the Everest of a language.” The English language has a huge vocabulary (about 1 million words). That’s one of the reasons why it is difficult to master. How? A) New words (neologisms): netizen; download; laptop; desktop; copy; cyberlove; photocopy; Olympiad; Judo; hockey; MIP; MVP; 110-meter huddle race; mobile phone/cell phone; smart bomb; G-man; fallout; spacewalk; boycott; green revolution; B) Core words (polysemy): 1) Failure is the mother of success. 2) failure of crops 3) He died of heart failure. 4) A wise man is superior to flattery. 5) James is superior to bribery. 6) John Adams succeeded Washington as President of the USA. 7) He soon succeeded Joffre as Command-in-chief. 8) Only ten of the crew survived the shipwreck. 9) She survived her own daughter by ten years. 10) I never go past my old school but I think of my English teacher. (conj.) 11) To learn English well is nothing but a piece of cake. (prep.) 12) “If I can but see one of my daughters happily settled at Netherfield, I shall have nothing to wish for.” (adv. Pride and Prejudice) 13) There are few of us but admire your determination. (relative pron. , but = who do not) 14) But me no buts! (v.; n.) C) Synonyms and morphological