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

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

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美国国家公共电台 NPR French Museum Discovers More Than Half Its Collection Is Forged

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: A museum in southern France has discovered that half its collection of paintings thought to be by a celebrated local artist are counterfeit. And it gets worse - investigators say that works by other regional artists could also be

英语课程计划-National Dictionary Day

October the 16th is National Dictionary Day. It falls on this day because that is the birthday of Americas most famous dictionary maker, Noah Webster, who was born in 1758. It is a day for us all to get out our dictionaries and start using them more

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

词汇大师--If 'the' Dictionary Doesn't List a Word

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: We continue our conversation with Rutgers University English professor Jack Lynch. RS: His latest book is The Lexicographer's Dilemma. In it he challenges the idea of treating dic

词汇大师-- Noah Webster's Dictionary

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: more from our interview with Arthur Schulman. He's compiled a book of words and definitions set forth by Noah Webster in his 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language. RS:

英文歌曲:Collection Of Stamps

Collection Of Stamps I'm From Barcelona I've got one from Spain and two from Japan I've got a couple from Israel and Azerbadjan I've got a plenty from Poland but none from Sudan or from Fiji or Uzbekistan You know I can't believe I'm telling everyone

ESL Podcast 285 – A Movie Collection

Some people collect stamps. Other people collect CDs. I collect movies. Im a film buff and I have a collection of my favorite movies of all time. I usually buy a movie when it comes out on DVD, even if Ive seen it already on the big screen. I have 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

美国国家公共电台 NPR Denis Johnson's Final Collection Of Short Stories Is Published

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Denis Johnson was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in fiction twice. He won the National Book Award for his 2007 novel, Tree Of Smoke. He's probably best known for his first collection of short stories, Jesus' Son, as a semi

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

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Lida Baker: Using a Dictionary

A: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble and, now that the Olympics are over, we're 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 U

Picasso's Private Collection Draws US Crowds

Works by Pablo Picasso, one of the most important artists of the modern era(时代,年代), have been touring the globe while their home in Paris is renovated. They recently arrived at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, which is located in the state c

英文歌曲：Collection Of Stamps - I'm From Barcelona

I've got one from Spain，and two from Japan；I've got a couple from Israel and Azerbadjan~~听到开头两句歌词，耳朵就像被叮了一下，好可爱的歌！！旅行的梦想，对世界的想象，原来都偷偷藏在这一张张小小的

2016年CRI New Translation Collection of Tagore to Further Cultural Exchanges

The ceremony in CRI has included a musical performance from a Bengali student. China Radio International's Bengali service helped translate Rabindranath Tagore's complete works into Chinese. Hu Bangsheng is CRI's Deputy Director-General. Ahead of the