You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word: the pronunciation(发音),the part of speech(词性),the Chinese meaning and also how to use this word. But how can you know where the word is in thousands of English words? How do you find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?

First, all the English words are arranged in the alphabetical order(按字母顺序排列).In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with the letter A, then B,C,D,E…That means, if there are two words “desert” and “pull”,” desert” will be certainly before “pull”. Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter. Then the third, the fourth…For example, “pardon” is before “plough”,” judge” before “just”.

Do you understand how to look up a word in dictionary?

The dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you will use it as often as possible(尽可能)in your English learning.

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1.When you don’t know a word, the best way is to ask your teacher.

2.When you look up a word in the English-Chinese dictionary, you should understand not only its Chinese meaning, but also its pronunciation, the part of speech and the use of it.

3.In the English-Chinese dictionary, the first part is the word beginning with the letter A.

4.Here are four words, “blind”, “murder” “monument” and “boyhood”. Their right order in the English-Chinese dictionary is blind,boyhood,murder,monument.

5.The English-Chinese dictionary is our good friend in learning Chinese.

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The way in which we communicate with others can be greatly improved by building a better vocabulary. In our personal life，we communicate and share experiences with others. However, how well we do it depends on(取决于)our ability to express ourselves through spoken and written language. Luckily，increasing(增加)our word power can make us own the skills we need to communicate better with others and can also help us get better results in our study.

When you see a new word，whether through reading or hearing someone say the word，just be ready to take out your dictionary and look it up-learn about the word and anything that relates(与…相关)to it. If you understand the word, you’ll hopefully remember it well.

Meanwhile, you’d better write down words to learn. You can go through the dictionary，magazine and newspaper or even take down the unknown words you hear. Try to review them every day-look at the words and speak them out loudly. Copy the words over and over again，along with their meanings，and you will surprisingly remember themn in no time.

You can also do word searches，crossword puzzles or other word games. Playing these games，you are more likely to come across new words, and when you are caught in new words, study them. The more words you have in your brain’s word bank，the better you will become at these word games. You will be remembering，learning and having fun，too.

Finally, reading is also believed to be an excellent way to learn new words and build up your vocabulary. Read things you are interested in，because in this way，you are less likely to become bored. But dont skip over(忽略) those words you don’t know. Instead, you should remember and use them in your own daily conversations. Use them more, and you’ll surely have a better chance of remembering them.