高级英语第一册 11.But What's a Dictionary For?

11.But What's a Dictionary For? Bergen Evans The storm of abuse in the popular press that greeted the appearance of Webster's Third New International Dictionary is a curious phenomenon. Never has a scholarly work of this stature been attacked with su

新东方商务口语[8]:推荐证明Reference (2)

Reference (2)推荐证明 Employee: As you know Ive been thinking about moving my career in a new direction. I am hoping that you will be able to provide me with a reference to help me jump-start my future. 您知道，我一直都在考虑转行。我

新东方商务口语[7]:推荐证明Reference (1)

Reference (1)推荐证明 New Employer: Lindsay Tipping gave me your name as a reference. We are considering hiring her as an editor for our magazine. Lindsay Tipping 告诉我您可以做她的推荐人。我们正在考虑聘请她做我们杂志的编

Dictionary.com词典新添词汇

Welcome to another edition of Words to the Wise! Languages, as you all know, are always changing. Last month, we learned about some new words that the American dictionary Merriam-Webster added to its online dictionary. They included conversational wo

Oxford English Dictionary Adds ‘Brencheese,’ ‘Spoiler Alert’

In June, the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED added about 1,000 words and new definitions to its website. The changes are to help users understand a mix of terms, some dating back many centuries. The additions include words such as brencheese deaths

北京仁爱教育七年级下册词汇 08

[00:00.00]When were you born? [00:06.48]eighteenth celebrate bet fun [00:12.00]第十八 庆祝 确定 有趣 [00:17.53]third fifth sixth seventh [00:22.45]第三 第五 第六 第七 [00:27.38]eighth ninth eleventh twelfth [00:32.25]第八 第九 第十

How Dictionaries Are Made

LESSoN TWELVE TEXT A How Dictionaries Are Made 继上一节课： Let us see how dictionaries are made and how the editors arrive at definitions. What follows applies only to those dictionary offices

第38期: cap, stocking, cross, hole, fragile

说一口流利的英语，从简单的单词开始。 听听，读读，背背，今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 cap [ kAp ] It's better to put the cap

大学英语对话-Write a Reference Letter(1)

A: Can you help me with something, sir? B: What do you need? A: Well, I was planning on transferring soon. B: Where are you going to transfer? A: I want to transfer either to NYU or UCLA. B: Im glad to hear that, but what can I do for you? A: I was w

大学英语对话-Write a Reference Letter(2)

A: I need your help. B: What do you need me to do for you? A: I want to transfer pretty soon. B: Where to? A: Im applying to both NYU and UCLA. B: What do you need me to help you with? A: Could you write two letters of reference for me? B: Is that al

大学英语对话-Write a Reference Letter(3)

A: Do you think that you can help me? B: What can I do for you? A: Im going to be transferring schools soon. B: Thats great! Where do you want to transfer to? A: Im going to apply to NYU and UCLA. B: Thats wonderful, but what do you need from me? A:

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Dictionary Stories' Fictionalizes Dictionary Example Sentences

LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: Unless you're a kid in a spelling bee or a high school or cramming for the SATs, it might have been a while since you've paid much attention to those example sentences in the dictionary, you know, those simple, can-I-hear-it-in-a

托福听力场景分类词汇--图书馆场景

场景特点：学生和图书馆相关的场景，包括借书还书，图书馆设施，图书馆内遇到的问题麻烦等。 常见套路： 美国大学图书馆的基本制度 图书馆的基本部门设置和常见设施 借书还书相关以及

英语单词大师：Using a Dictionary

A: Im Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble and, now that the Olympics are over, were back with WORDMASTER. This week -- going for gold in using the dictionary! RS: We looked up our friend Lida Baker. She teaches in the American Language Center at the Uni

Choosing a Dictionary

Dictionaries range broadly in purpose, size, and price; and choosing one is a very personal decision. The best advice is to make note of the things you and your family look up in a dictionary over a few weeks' time, and then go to a comprehensive boo

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Supreme Court Dictionary Use

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- using a dictionary to help define the law of the land. RS: The next time you go to an English dictionary to look up a word or settle an argument, you might take comfort in knowi

参考书 Reference Book

When my teachers have class, they will make the comment of the exams, then they give the answers according to the reference book, most teachers ask students to fill in the forms according to the reference book. The function of reference book is to te

英语歌曲:Cross Every River

Cross Every River As I sit here all quiet 当我坐在这里，四周一片寂静 Wonder why were apart 我们就这样分开了 And the noise from the city 城市的喧嚣 Cuts a hole thru the dark 将黑暗切出一个缺口 As the nighttime is fal

【转学】请教授写推荐信-Asking a Professor to Write a Reference Letter

A: Can you help me with something, sir? B: What do you need? A: Well, I was planning on transferring soon. B: Where are you going to transfer? A: I want to transfer either to NYU or UCLA. B: I'm glad to hear that, but what can I do for you? A: I was

赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit89

reflect vt.反射；反应 vi.思考（与on并用） The mirror reflects sunlight. 镜子会反射阳光。 The polls have reflected that welfare is the top issue with voters. 这些民调反应出福利制度才是选民关注的首要议题。 We