高级英语第一册第十一课翻译词典的用途究竟何在（Whats the purpose of translating dictionaries in the eleventh lesson of advanced English）.docVIP

高级英语第一册第十一课翻译词典的用途究竟何在（Whats the purpose of translating dictionaries in the eleventh lesson of advanced English） (excerpt) Bergen Evans? 1 Websters New International Dictionary (Third Edition) just came out, it was many famous newspapers everywhere attack, this is really a strange phenomenon. Never has a such academic value masterwork been so unbridled attacks and contempt. An article published in the the Atlantic magazine rated the dictionary as disappointing and shocking, a great misfortune, humiliation and disaster.. New York Times is a special editorial, said this dictionary will accelerate the deterioration of the language, and sternly accused the editors of A. The American Bar Association Journal that the dictionary is deplorable, the editor irresponsible outstanding model and standardization of English a serious blow to the cause. The article in life magazine called the dictionary useless word sea, saying it was ridiculous, awful, and distressing.. The authors also said they doubted if Lincoln would refer to the dictionary when he wrote the Gettysburg address. This view does not give a clear account of Lincolns style of writing, but it illustrates how those articles in life are written. 2 what is the cause of this sound and fury? The publication of the dictionary of wheat Selim publishing company may be regarded as the worlds largest dictionary publishers, the company claimed that they plan for the dictionary publishing work at a cost of $three million and five hundred thousand, mobilized three hundred experts spent twenty-seven years of effort to complete the world the largest vocabulary of any language thesaurus. Is that all a trick? Since the difference between the 3 damage is so great that we must first discuss the basic principles of dictionary compilation. What is the meaning of a dictionary? What is the task of a dictionary? What is the purpose of a general readers dictionary? What do people expect to get from a dictionary when they pay for it? 4 befor