2013外研版选修九Module6《Why-Do-We-Need-Dictionaries》.pptVIP

Module 6 Why do we need dictionaries Language points 1．Dictionaries are like watches：the worst is better than none，and the best cannot be expected to go quite true． 词典就如手表：再差也比没有强，而最好的也不能指望完全正确。 2· Samuel Johnson(1709--1784)was one of Britain’s greatest literary figures of all time． 搴缪尔·约翰逊(1709—1784)是英国有史以来最伟大的文人之一。 of all time 一直，永远 3·He signed a contract in June 1746 but the dictionary did not appear until 1755． 1746年6月他签署了一份合同，但直到1755年词典才得以出版。 4．What happened to the other 8,000 words? Johnson said that Baileys book contained too many foreign words，so he omitted them! 其余的那8,000个词汇昵? 约翰