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书籍介绍
这本书最锋利之处，在于它拒绝把词汇当成孤立的记忆负担。它让你相信：词汇量不是装饰，而是思想的边界——你掌握的含义越精细，越能看清自己与他人的区别。书中那些近乎偏执的设计值得玩味：反复重读、限时自测、每天一个半小时的“苦修式”练习，把学词汇变成重塑认知习惯的过程。它尤其适合两类人：一类是被四六级、托福 GRE 词汇表折磨到放弃的读者，另一类是愿意相信“拓展词汇就是拓展对世界与自我的认识”的人。不过也要提醒：书中夹带的译者按语、对“婚姻与金钱”的冷幽默，未必人人买账。它不是工具书，而是一场关于“如何用词语思考”的长期训练。
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核心看点
- 从概念入手，分类讲解核心词汇的异同
- 深挖词源词根，掌握构词法以扩充词汇
- 穿插典故故事，幽默生动地提升语言力
读者共识
- 词汇量显著增加，有助于拓展思维深度
- 内容幽默风趣，比枯燥背单词更易坚持
- 需长期投入时间，适合有毅力者精读
精彩摘录
- "The pyromaniac set fire for the thrill；the incendiary for revenge；the arsonist for money"
- "People with rich vocabularies have been reading omnivorously, voraciously, since childhood-including the ingredients listed in small print on bread warppers and cereal boxes."
- "TEASER PREVIEW What word best describes your personality if you: • Are interested solely in your own welfare? • Constantly talk about yourself? • Dedicate your life to helping others? • Turn your mind inward? • Turn your mind outward? • Hate humanity? • Hate marriage? • Lead a lonely, austere existe"
- "Increasing your vocabulary does not mean merely learning the definitions of large numbers of obscure words; it does not mean memorizing scores of unrelated terms. What it means---what it can only mean---is becoming acquainted with the multitudinous and fascinating phenomena of human existence for wh"
- "...the only common characteristic of successful people in this country is an unusual grasp of the meanings of words. ...The final answer seems to be that words are the instruments by means of which people grasp the thoughts of others and with which they do much of their own thinking. They are the to"
- "You may possibly believe, and possibly, for yourself, be right, that a commitment is deeper and more meaningful if freedom is available without judicial proceedings."
- "People who live in the big city go to theaters, attend the opera,visit museums and picture galleries, browse in bookstores, and shop at Robinson's, Bloomingdales, Marshall Field, or other large department stores. These activities fill them with culture and sophistication. Also, they crowd into jamme"
- "STEP ONE.You must become actively receptive to new words. STEP TWO.You must read more. STEP THREE.You must learn to add to your own vocabulary the new words you meet in your reading. STEP FOUR.You must open your mind to new ideas. STEP FIVE.You must set a goal."
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