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When was the dictionary like the kind you use today made? In fact, an English dictionary like the kind you use today wasn’t made until the time of the late Qing dynasty. 我们不理解和平，直到面对战争。 We do not understand peace until we face the war. Who did the most important work on early dictionaries? Three men did most important early work on dictionaries: Samuel Johnson, Noah webster, and James Murray. what is the largest dictionary in the world? The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED for short. who is the editor of OED? James Murray in different ways encourage sb to do sth in fact teach oneself spend…(in) doing sth for short at the age of feel like get out of bed by candle light work into the evening 在早些时候，人们用不同的方式拼写单词。这使英语阅读变得很困难。 In the early days, people spelled words in different ways. It made reading English very difficult. 2)为了鼓励每个人拼写一样，字典被发明了。（in order to） In order to encourage everyone to spell the same, the dictionary was invented. 3)Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster and James Murray 花费几乎终身的时间来为词典收集词汇。(spend time…in doing sth) Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster and James Murraye spent all of their lives in collecting words for the dictionary. 4)完成这项工作花费了James Murray 很多年的时间。(It takes sb some time to do sth ) It took him many years to finish this task. 5)直到1928年，第一个版本（edition）的英语词典才最终完成。(not…until …) The first English edition wasn’t finished until 1928.  for short 简称+for short His name is James. We call him Jim for short.  be short for …的简称 Jim is short for James. Made reading English difficult 他的父母给他取名为John. (name…) 我们大家都认为他是诚实的。(think…honest) 他们把门推开了。 (push…open) 他们把小偷释放了。 (set…free) The end,thank you! * * * * * A teacher who doesnt speak; but he has a lot of knowledge; when you come across some new words; you can ask him for a help. P51 The Oxford English Dictionary