First, choose a school and major.
Because I am an interdisciplinary candidate, the undergraduate school is double-sided, so the first consideration in choosing a school is strong professional strength, followed by moderate difficulty in postgraduate entrance examination. However, as the postgraduate entrance examination papers become more and more serious, the foreign schools of Nanjing Normal University are more popular, so the number of applicants is increasing, and it is becoming more and more difficult to get into the exam. Generally speaking, there are four stars.
In recent years, the preliminary test results of translation major in Nanjing Normal University are: 2065438+383 2009; 364 points in 2020; 202 1 378; 39 1 min in 2022. It is not difficult to see that the transfer to master's degree is a veritable "volume king" major. This year, the national line is the highest score of 367 among all majors. However, due to subjective problems of liberal arts majors, many schools will also have a certain degree of "water release" behavior.
With regard to enrollment, the overall enrollment ratio of translation major in Heather Normal University is about 8: 1, generally about 45 students are enrolled each year, and the enrollment has been expanded for several consecutive years. Therefore, more than 50 candidates are recruited every year and re-tested according to the ratio of 1. 1.6. The initial test scores account for 60%, the re-test scores account for 35%, and the oral test scores account for 5% during the re-test.
Initial test: make overall consideration and go hand in hand.
The preliminary test is divided into four parts, namely, ideological and political theory, master's English translation, English translation foundation and Chinese writing and encyclopedia knowledge. Among them, politics is a unified examination subject, and the other three subjects are self-propositional, with distinctive features and novel topics, which will change every year.
Before preparing for the exam formally, I collected a lot of information, such as the direction I am keen to study and the real questions over the years, which were all compiled by my senior sister in Weibo. Let's talk about how to prepare these four doors first.
(1) ideological and political theory
As we all know, this year, Xiao has greatly demonstrated his ability to bet on topics. Can students who basically recite Xiao Si laugh in the examination room? As for the guidance book, I mainly recite the manual with sprint, and then brush it myself 1000.
Small 8
Xiao 4,
The importance increases in turn. Small 1000 After the first brush, I didn't see the wrong question until the second time. Small 8 focuses on selecting knowledge points, and chooses+recites all the big questions in Small 4. Finally, I made a lot of teacher's simulated test papers, but I think only Xiao Lao's is the most real topic.
It is said that xx district got a score, but some students can still get a high score of 80+. Personally, I think we should pay attention to multiple-choice questions, because everyone's answers are similar to those of big questions. It is best to ensure that the multiple choice questions are above 40 points. Because politics is a unified exam, everyone takes the same test questions. I suggest you look for more experience articles of students with high scores in other majors and political courses.
(2) Translation of Master's English
There is little difference in the overall scores of this course, but there are still many students whose scores are even less than 60. It is said that it is difficult to calculate basic English, so everyone should prepare in advance.
I always think that for English majors, words are the most important part, the foundation in the foundation and the indispensable soft power for English majors. During the preparation period, I memorized 400 words a day at most (of course, most of them were revision), and made Liu Yi 1 1000 and Liu Yi 20000, which I found very useful. I recited GRE, but I haven't finished reciting it yet. I feel that the words are a little too difficult, so it is not recommended to recite them.
In addition, I also did eight-year reading of xx and xx, the grammatical vocabulary 1000 of xx, the basic English of xx, and the basic English of Wu Zhongdong of NPC Press.
I also watched IELTS 9 writing. It is also recommended to practice summary in contemporary excellent English and short answer questions in advanced reading. These two books are almost impossible to buy, but electronic versions can be found online.
Finally, I got familiar with the reading questions (with cloze+without cloze+choice+question and answer+summary) a few months before the exam, and practiced one set almost two days. I especially like to make gestalt without options, and I often don't do it with options, but when I got the test paper, I subconsciously thought there were no options, and then I thought about how difficult QAQ was, so I turned around a few times to find the existing options ... I cried stupidly.
I practiced some possible composition types, such as artificial intelligence, machine translation, epidemic translation and other hot topics, but I didn't expect to get emergency language service at last ... it's really you!
(3) English translation foundation
The first is the entrance. I always thought I couldn't recite it in advance, so before the last two months, I only read keywords everywhere in the yellow book. Then in the penultimate month, I found the hot words of the whole year, and I circled the popular test sites with high repetition rate (network buzzwords, new words in politics, economy, science and technology, environmental protection and other fields). ). I also used the last gift in the last month. Because I didn't recite it in advance, I had to recite it for a long time in the end. I suggest you start early. When you get the test paper, there will be 30 items, but no more than 5. In short, most of them are routine.
Then the theme of translation is more distinctive, a bit like literature or editorials. I have chosen materials with this feature in many textbooks.
I used the theory and practice of non-literary translation in my theory book.
Twelve days in Brother Five,
English-Chinese translation course,
A concise course in English-Chinese translation,
The topics used are NPC version of basic English high score breakthrough, xx version of English-Chinese translation, and xx professional TEM-8 translation, all of which are selected. I can't live without translation for a day, I am convinced. I feel that translation practice is my favorite content during the preparation for the exam. Then I must practice before reviewing. Every time I finish practicing an article, I will summarize it, and then I will look at my summarized tips in the final sprint before the exam.
These books and textbooks I mentioned above have reference translations and even word-for-word analysis, which I find very useful.
(4) Chinese writing and encyclopedic knowledge
Almost all kinds of encyclopedia questions are changing every year, but the content of the investigation will always keep up with the current events in the language field, especially the big composition. A few months before the exam, I bet a lot on myself, such as epidemic situation and language service in the new era. Although I didn't bet on the original question, I can use all the prepared materials.
This year's topics include noun explanation questions, many of which are from Xiao Huangshu, including China ancient cultural knowledge and modern scientific, technological, economic and political neologisms. Then there are short answer questions, new questions this year, asking search business, double first-class, emergency language service and so on. This paper is to write an investigation report. Finally, there is a composition of 1000 words.
Like xxxx, it began to back in the last two months, and the strength of the back has been improved in the last month. Mainly because I like betting questions very much, I chose and chose, and finally only bet 100 items, which is less stressful than most students' rote memorization, but there will still be things that I didn't prepare for during the exam. For example, I really never recited the ancient culture of China at all, relying on the foundation. Then I began to read the essay two weeks before the exam. Look at the templates summarized by major institutions. Everyone must practice and check whether they can really write. The preparation of a big composition is to read various official WeChat accounts every day, accumulate translation, language and culture-related materials, and practice one or two big compositions every month. However, students who are not confident in basic skills must practice and write more, and try to find someone to help them improve, especially those who have passed the exam, because the scores of big compositions account for a large proportion.
When I first opened the encyclopedia paper, I really panicked because I saw many unfamiliar words, but I made them up. This is the most difficult subject in my heart, but the score is not bad. So, if you don't feel ready, it doesn't matter. This is difficult for me, so I must try my best to answer all the questions! Edit cannot be empty! If you have difficulties in specialized courses, you might as well sign up for a specialized course, such as one-on-one tutoring course for xxx graduate students, which is highly targeted, flexible in class time and free to answer questions after class, which is very helpful for preparing for specialized courses.
Timing: Be aware of it and make steady progress.
I did a lot of theoretical study and basic accumulation during World War I, so I was not particularly nervous during World War II. I was busy graduating in the first half of the year and didn't start studying at home until mid-June. In September, I began to find friends who studied together to go out to study, and the efficiency was obviously improved. Personally, it is very important to have a good learning environment and learn friends who urge each other.
I am a person who likes planning very much, so I have been making big stage plans, monthly plans, weekly plans and daily schedules, and punching in my study goals every day. A sense of ceremony and planned study can make us get twice the result with half the effort. The specific scheme is as follows:
June-August: 400 words a day, translation theory book review+after-class exercises, political part review (using Xiao 1000), English grammar review, 1 1000, encyclopedic browsing and writing big compositions.
September -65438+ 10 month: 400 words a day, Ying Ji finishes a set of questions every two days, translates two English versions, reviews political thinking and historical outline, Liu Yi 22000, focuses on hot words in Xiao Huang book circle, and writes encyclopedia twice a month.
165438+1October: 400 words a day, Ying Ji sets a set of questions every two days, makes two temporary sprints (doing two real questions and practical teaching materials after class every day), reviews the sprint manual for special parts of political gross weight, accumulates encyclopedia writing materials and topic writing, and browses circles to memorize hot words.
65438+February: 200 words a day, 2-3 sets of questions a week, an English-Chinese translation every day, political review Xiao 1000, memorizing Xiao four shaw VIII, doing teacher simulation questions, memorizing encyclopedias and xxxx crazily (memorizing dozens of pages a day and memorizing new ones the next day), and reading composition materials of all sizes in the exam.
Everyone has different learning styles, so I have always been accustomed to the slow and steady way, focusing on reciting before the exam, but I suggest that students who are not suitable for this mode start memorizing encyclopedias and xxxx in advance.
Experience in preparing for postgraduate entrance examination and re-examination
1 If you take the professional written test, even if you can't write it, you must fill it out and show your willingness to score.
The idea of interviewing teachers is to see whether the candidates have scientific research potential, what foundation they have, good communication, team spirit, innovative spirit, ability to work under pressure, and whether they are willing to continue their doctoral studies. Grasp the teacher's idea, and you should know how to please the teacher.
It is not necessarily a good thing to answer all the questions, and it is not necessarily a bad thing to leave a few questions unanswered. If the interview teacher keeps asking you how much one plus one equals, it means that the teacher thinks you can't answer the difficult question, and your height is just like that. Can only look at the breadth. It is conceivable that the score will definitely not be high! On the contrary, if the teacher asks you what one plus one is in Goldbach's conjecture, it means that you have answered all the questions before, and see if you can get higher, even if you can't answer them, it doesn't matter, and the score is definitely not low!
4 the problem of reading a PhD, this should be told the truth. Don't pretend that you want to study PhD just to attract teachers' attention, which not only pits the number of tutors, but also damages your reputation!
5 self-introduction must be memorized to achieve the feeling of blurting out one sentence after another. Otherwise, the interview is very tense and it is easy to forget the words. Don't stop thinking and scratching your head when you forget words. The scene will be very embarrassing and more tense, and the result can be imagined.
Some candidates form a language habit and often use absolutely certain or uncertain words. For example, some candidates always say "definitely …", "absolutely …" and "of course …", while others always say "maybe", "maybe", "almost" and "not bad", both of which should be avoided.
Go to xx to find the papers published by graduate students in our school and see if there is any contact information in the papers. Usually there are.
The official WeChat account, that is, the research group looking for the target tutor, is generally operated by the tutor's students. You can send messages backstage and express your thoughts. Polite, sincere and logical.
Sixth, summary: bypass detours and find shortcuts.
First of all, it is particularly important to have a research friend who can accompany you to the end. Comrades who want to study World War II suggest renting a room/study room with your research friends, while friends who want to study World War I must cherish the opportunities at school and don't waste time in the library/study room.
Secondly, it is inevitable that you will be tired during the postgraduate entrance examination. You can relax occasionally (except for the last month, because time is tight), go out for dinner and watch a movie, which has little effect, but you must not play all day, it is easy to get distracted, at least you must recite words and practice translation, because these two things can't be broken all day. Except for the last month, I set aside time for myself to swipe the official accounts of Weibo and WeChat every day, so that I can not only get useful information, but also relax mentally.
Some people always say that they are poor, but in fact, they are sitting on the golden hill without realizing it. There are always people who say they are stupid. In fact, as long as he is a little "stupid" in stupid places, do more and stick to it, then he can do what smart people do. The dialectical opposite of persistence is giving up. We should know how to give up and do something. If you want to "dwell on the clouds and the moon", then you will definitely ignore the others. Give up other irrelevant things and move towards your own goals. Don't expect others, don't wait for tomorrow, you can rely on yourself, you can make use of today. Believe in yourself and act now.
Finally, I wish everyone who is running on the road to postgraduate entrance examination. Please believe that your efforts will never let you down!