China News Service, Beijing, July 9th (Reporter Ying Ni) In daily life and study, readers, especially parents of elementary and middle schools, often encounter the problem of choosing reference books, such as: "My child will be in first grade soon. What word dictionary should I buy for my child?" "There are too many word dictionaries in the bookstore, which one should I buy?" "Why is the latest version I bought but the teacher says it is pirated?" Question, the Dictionary Research Center of the Commercial Press specially compiled the "Recommended Catalogue of Character Dictionaries for Primary and Secondary Schools in the Commercial Press" to relieve the purchase confusion for teachers and students in primary and secondary schools.
At 8 pm on the 8th, the "Xinhua Bloom" Commercial Press Cultural and Educational Reading Month was launched and the "Power of Belief—The 6th Commercial Press Monthly New Book Conference" was held online, and the "Commercial Press's Graded Recommendation Catalogue for Primary and Middle School Word Dictionaries" "The first release is available.
"Commercial Press's Recommended Catalogue of Character Dictionaries for Primary and Secondary Schools" Photo courtesy of the Book Seal Commercial Press
The Commercial Press is known as the "Kingdom of Reference Books". Its published dictionaries such as "Xinhua Dictionary", "Modern Chinese Dictionary", "Ancient Chinese Characters Dictionary", "Xinhua Idioms Dictionary", "Oxford Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary" and other word dictionaries, It is an ideal reference book for education and teaching, and it is also the most commonly used reference book for teachers and students.
Among them, the "Xinhua Dictionary" has printed more than 600 million copies and is the world's most widely distributed reference book. It has been included in the "National Free Textbook Category" by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance.
According to the instructions of the State Council, "Modern Chinese Dictionary" was compiled by a national academic institution-the Institute of Languages of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and more than 70 million copies were printed.
"Oxford Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary" was introduced by the Commercial Press and published in China for more than 30 years. It has sold tens of millions of copies. It is the first choice for Chinese to learn English and understand the world. It has become a bridge and link for effective communication between China and the West.
Since the publication of the "Oxford Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary", it has gone through 6 editions, and has been ranked first in the sales of English reference books in China for a long time.
The "Commercial Press's Recommended Catalogue of Character Dictionaries for Primary and Secondary Schools" follows the "Compulsory Education Chinese Curriculum Standards", and solicits the opinions and suggestions of relevant experts on the relevant provisions of the "Compulsory Education Chinese Curriculum Standards" for training students to use reference books.
The catalog contains instructions for use, graded bibliography, reader questions and answers, expert recommendations, etc. According to the needs of different stages of primary and secondary schools, we recommend more targeted word dictionaries, such as: "Xinhua Dictionary" and "New Era" are recommended for grades 1 to 3. "Student Dictionary", "Primary Student Standard Dictionary", "Oxford Primary School Students English-Chinese Dictionary", etc.; 4th to 6th grades recommend "Modern Chinese Dictionary", "Xinhua Dictionary", "Xinhua Idioms Dictionary", "Oxford Elementary English-Chinese Dictionary", etc.; 7 Recommended to use "Modern Chinese Dictionary", "Old Chinese Dictionary of Commonly Used Words", "Oxford Intermediate English-Chinese Dictionary", etc. to grade 9; "Modern Chinese Dictionary", "Ancient Chinese Dictionary", and "Dictionary of Commonly Used Chinese Characters" are recommended for grades 10 to 12 "Xinhua Dictionary of Idioms", "Oxford Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary" and other reference books.
At the same time, combined with the new characteristics of the use of reference books in the new era, the classified bibliography is divided into two levels: key recommendation and extended recommendation, so that readers can choose more pertinently.
After voting by readers and review by experts, the "Top Ten Books of the Commercial Press" will be officially released in June 2021.
"The Righteous Way in the World is Vicissitudes: A Hundred Years of Red Imprinted Hand-painted Book" (Volume 1·Volumes), "A Century of Deng Xiaoping and the Communist Party of China", "A Study of Karl Marx's Philosophy", "The Source of Growth: A Study on China's Medium and Long-term Economic Growth Impetus ", "The Belt and Road Initiative Case Study: The Perspective of Inclusive Globalization" (Chinese and English editions), "Ru Xin Collection", "Benjamin's Journey", "Gold and Dollar Crisis: A Freely Convertible Future", "No "The Known Zhang Ailing", "Wildness and Tenderness: Self-cultivation of Animal Parents" were selected.
At the same time, during the "Xinhua Bloom" cultural and educational reading month, the Commercial Press will invite everyone from the cultural and educational circles to carry out dozens of online and offline reading activities, research and development, and recommended reading lists to enrich readers' summer life. "Reading for the Future of China-2021 Reading Action Seminar" held in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province in July, with the theme of "Cultural Inheritance and Reference Book Reading", will promote national reading in the form of special reports, open classes, lectures by famous teachers, etc. ; During the 30th National Book Trade Fair, the Commercial Press will invite experts such as Liu Changyun, a doctoral tutor at the School of History and Culture of Shandong University, Zhang Shu, a researcher at the Central Party History and Documentation Research Institute, and Zhang Weidong, a famous Kunqu opera artist, to interact with readers on the spot and recommend " A Hundred Years History of Deng Xiaoping and the Communist Party of China, "New Era Student Dictionary", "Human Wisdom and Life" and other books; during the Shanghai Book Fair, the Commercial Press will organize 17 events, inviting Shanghai Jiaotong University professor Wang Zhenhua, Tongji University Sun Zhouxing, East China Normal University University professor Chen Zishan and many other academics recommend books such as "50 Questions about Mental Health in Daily Life", "Drama Education Series" of Shanghai Theater Academy, and "The Unknown Zhang Ailing" for readers. (Finish)