How to buy a good English dictionary.ppt

How to buy a good English dictionary? How to buy a good English dictionary Kinds of English dictionary: 1. English-English dictionaries 2. English-Chinese dictionaries 3. Dictionaries for learners and for native speakers 4. Software dictionaries English-English dictionaries Such a dictionary is written only in English. English words are not translated, but they are defined or explained in English. English definitions are real English phrases with grammar and words. English definitions let you learn more. If you say that a child is naughty, you think that he or she is behaving badly or is disobedient. [Collins COBUILD English Dictionary] Dictionaries for learners and for native speakers There are two kinds of English-English dictionaries: dictionaries for learners and dictionaries for native speakers. Dictionaries for native speakers are used by Americans, Britons, etc. to look up very difficult words, such as tintinnabulation. Dictionaries for learners are used by people who are learning English as a second language. Software dictionaries If possible, get a software dictionary instead of a paper one. Advantages: Quick searching; Easy copying; Recordings; More information/clearer layout 牛津词典与朗文词典区别 牛津系列和朗文系列都有很多词典,一般而言,朗文词典以《朗文当代高级英语辞典》（英英、英汉双解）为代表，而牛津词典多指《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》，这两者都是全球最受读者欢迎的词典，其权威性不容置疑的。 How to buy a good English dictionary 牛津词典历史悠久,以释义准确而著称,但因其释义词汇偏多,因此理解起来有一定难度,读者在英文释义部分可能会碰到许多生词,只好看汉语,失去了双解词典的意义。 How to buy a good English dictionary 朗文词典以2，000个常用词汇对所有词条进行释义，简明易懂，经常使用它，能掌握以简单词汇表达复杂意思的能力，不仅有助于培养用英语思维的良好习惯，而且在进行口语、写作训练时会感到游刃有余。 How to buy a good English dictionary 朗文词典例句相当丰富，惦近生活，多取自BBC、CNN和英美权威杂志，可以直接在写作、口语中引用、模仿，很多英语考试的语法选择直接选自其中。总体来说，朗文词典堪称学习型词典，适合大学生使用。 当代大学生应使用什么英语词典？ 一般来说，非英语专业的大学生需要一本解释详尽的英汉双解词典和一本收词齐全的汉英词典。 可选对象包括： 《朗文当代高级英语辞典》（英英、英汉双解）、 《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》、 《新世纪汉英大词典》（缩印本）或《现代汉英词典》（新版）。 How to buy a good English dictionary 对于英语专业的大学生来说，除了所列举的词典外，还应该有一本释义简明、例句鲜活的英英词典，如： 《麦克米伦高阶英语词典》、 《朗文当代英语辞典》（第四版）或《朗文高阶英语辞典》（英语版）。 Recommended