80 years ago, southwest United University, a temporary wartime university that existed for only eight years, is also a miracle in the history of world universities, it has trained 2 Nobel Prize winners, 5 national highest science and technology award winners, 8 two bombs and one star founders and more than 100 academicians of the Two Academies.
The United Nations General Assembly gathered the top chinese scholars of the time, among which the Department of Foreign Languages was particularly brilliant:
Wu Mi, Ye Gongchao, Qian Zhongshu, Chen Futian, Liu Wuji, Yan Busun (English, Empson)...
And Bian Zhilin, Wang Zuoliang, Li Funing, Mu Dan (Zha Liangzheng) and other well-known contemporary scholars were only lecturers or teaching assistants at that time.
It was these teachers of Southwest United University who, in the simple tin-roofed school building, used simple and simple English textbooks to cultivate many famous masters in China's foreign language circles in the future.
Southwest United University "First Year English Textbook"
For example, Wang Zuoliang, Xu Guozhang, and Zhou Jueliang were all students of the Department of Foreign Languages of Southwest United University at that time, and the three of them were later called "Three Masters of Foreign Languages". Taking Xu Guozhang as an example, after the reform and opening up, the English textbook he compiled was a manual book, which can be said to be a "saint" in the field of foreign languages. Mr. Ji Xianlin once said an anecdote that when passing through the customs, the customs officers saw Xu Guozhang's name and released him without even looking at the documents.
Xu Guozhang and his English textbook
"Xu Guozhang Learns English", which was popular in the 1970s and 1980s, "New Concept English", which was popular in the 1990s, there are not many classic English textbooks that can be remembered, and those that can be known throughout the country or endure for a long time often have unique arrangements, content that can withstand scrutiny, and affect a generation or even several generations.
And Xu Guozhang once studied in the Southwest United University of the "Freshman English Textbook", which affected countless Southwest United University students, including him, because "freshman English" is a compulsory course in the whole school, if this course is not passed, it will not even be able to graduate.
It is such a compulsory English textbook that many old gentlemen in their eighties and nineties still remember it and even recite the texts in it. Mr. Xu Yuanchong, an old translator praised by Dong Qing, is one of them, who has recorded in his memoirs the scene of his freshman English class and repeatedly mentioned this textbook.
Xu Yuanchong and the English Class of Southwest United University
I have to say that this seemingly ordinary little book is actually not simple.
Three years ago, this dusty English textbook was discovered by the Chinese Translation Publishing House, invited a number of famous university professors to translate it into English and Chinese bilingual reading, renamed "Southwest United University English Class" and published, once launched, it was widely praised, Douban scored as high as 9.4 points.
So far, the book has sold 200,000 copies, which shows its popularity. Many readers have bought paper books, just like they are really listening to an English class at Southwest United University, and they will carefully take intensive reading notes of 43 texts "after class".
Readers praise
However, some readers have also reported that it is still too difficult to learn these texts by themselves, and there are always some places that seem to be understood, but they are suffering from no one answering questions, hoping to have a richer, deeper and more interesting interpretation of the texts.
Many people therefore hope that if they can really travel through time and space, walk into the tin-roof classroom of Southwest United University, and listen to an English class there, how good it would be!
It is with this expectation in mind that sanlian reading and chinese translation publishing house carefully planned, on the basis of the paper book of "Southwest United University English Class", invited 8 English professors from first-class universities in China. As a reading instructor, they will personally explain the English textbooks of Southwest United University.
This audio course of "Southwest United University English Class: Learn English Like Yang Zhenning and Xu Yuanchong" includes:
50 sessions of famous teachers intensive reading audio,
600 hours of original audio,
180 yuan Southwest United University English class knowledge gift box.
In addition to the great value, it is also a great value.
On the night of the launch of this course, the number of subscriptions exceeded 1,000 copies, and many readers were pleasantly surprised to find that the English class of Southwest United University really traveled through time and space and appeared in front of them in a new way.
What's so great about this course, please read on:
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Auditory Feast: A first-class English classroom with a gorgeous academic lineup
Here, we have gathered famous English professors from 6 famous schools in Tsinghua, Peking University, Renmin University, Beiwai, Shangwai and China Normal University to interpret and pay tribute to the Intensive English Reading Class of Southwest United University from a contemporary perspective, helping you to jump out of the surface reading and gain insight into the mysteries of literature and culture.
Here, you will find that Maugham, the author of "The Moon and Sixpence", originally wrote a narrative essay such as "Philosopher", and in front of the "philosopher" Gu Hongming, Maugham, who has always been rebellious, actually has a respectful and serious side;
You will also find that Thoreau, the hermit who wrote "Walden", was so sharp and profound when he talked about cruel war and social reality in the timeless little article "Red Ants vs. Black Ants";
In addition, you can also stand in the perspective of Western culture and see how Lin Yutang, a university scholar known for his humor and elegance, freely wrote "The Purpose of Life", a widely loved essay of Westerners...
In addition to the audio of the 9 selected texts by 8 famous teachers, this course also comes with 600 hours of original reading.
The original 43 texts are read aloud in English, recorded by Emmy award-winning American recording actors, bringing you authentic pronunciation. This audio is interspersed with online courses as a listening development exercise.
02 Visual Treasure: "Southwest United University English Class" exclusive upgrade set gift box
Do not underestimate this "knowledge gift box", this set of "Southwest United University English Class" (light reading gift box version), not only contains all the contents of the English textbook that was used by the new students of the United Nations University that year, but also divided into 8 pocket books and 1 intensive reading manual according to the theme, and a limited edition literary and artistic badge that reproduces the logo of southwest United University is given.
Eight pocket books
The original 700-page thick book, the original content remains unchanged and adds a guide, disassembled into a small and portable pocket book, so that everyone can use the fragmented time.
The themes of the 8 sub-volumes are: Our Country and Our People, Youth and Cultivation, Literature and Life, Classics and Life, University and Questioning, Education and Standing, Times and Celebrities, Civilization and the World.
The cover of the fascicle adopts the traditional Chinese color with "ancestral sense of haute" promoted by the second season of "Fashion Master":
Cyan, bamboo green, bean green, daisy green, pine green, patina, pale green, stone green.
In addition to the higher appearance, what transformation and upgrade has the pocket book made in the advantages of the previous version?
Take the "Classics and Life" fascicle of "Classics and Life" that teacher Ding Linpeng of Peking University gave as an introduction:
The folio is suitable for extensive reading, the guide is suitable for deep digging of the content, the annotations help to read the original text, and the translation is suitable for comparative understanding.
An intensive reading manual
Not only that, in addition to the 8 pocket books containing 43 texts of the original book, there is also a xuanqing "intensive reading manual". This is a compilation of definitions of difficult words and after-class thinking questions written by Professor Chen Futian of Southwest United University for the freshmen of the United Nations University that year, which meets the needs of some readers for "dead end" English.
Of course, the English version of Notes by Professor Chen Futian, a Harvard graduate, is not just a simple interpretation:
It is said that the best dictionary is not a Chinese-English dictionary, but an English-English dictionary, because interpreting English in English allows us to avoid word-to-word translation and comprehension, and better understand the meaning of words and phrases.
Although the Anglo-English annotation is more difficult, it can be seen that the professor's intentions are good. It not only makes a more easy-to-understand explanation for the new words in the text, but also combines the text to further explain or put forward questions for in-depth thinking.
Limited edition Unidentified Badge
The motto of the United Nations University of China, "Fortitude and Perseverance", condensed in a small emblem of the United Nations University of Literature and Art of the Republic of China, is suitable for wearing or collecting.
The small badge, only the purple part of it, has undergone many colors grading, three times proofing, and finally selected the closest and most advanced shade of purple with the emblem of the United Nations University, aiming to dedicate the most meaningful gift to the reader.
In this English class that has spanned 80 years, you can read Chinese chapters anytime and anywhere, wear headphones to listen to the teacher's meticulous interpretation, and deeply engrave the soul of the English class of Southwest United University into your heart.
If time cannot be turned back, it is worth grasping the moment. This course is definitely the best gift!
Gift box precious, limited time sale, slow hand!
The original price is 379 yuan
Limited time special price: 188 yuan
We also send a value box worth 180 yuan