选择词典英语 600字高中英语作文

　　Dictionaries range broadly in purpose， size， and price; and choosing one is a very personal decision。 The best advice is 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 bookstore to make the choice。 Here are a few things to look for in making your selection。

　　Size

　　Big， complete (unabridged) dictionaries are expensive and take a lot of room in your office or home。 They are also difficult for children to use because they are bulky， and it takes longer to look something up because new readers' alphabetizing skills are incomplete。 An unabridged dictionary on the coffee table might impress your friends; but unless you use a dictionary on a daily basis， it probably is not a good buy。 Perhaps you should look at smaller "college" dictionaries。

　　Pronunciation guide

　　Many people use a dictionary to help them pronounce new words。 (One caller to the hot line saw an "etagere" advertised for sale， knew what it was and wanted one， but didn't want to call the seller without knowing how to pronounce the word。)

　　The pronunciation guide should be complete but not contain a lot of unfamiliar symbols that require continual cross-checking--especially with the vowels。 The English vowel system is complex because we use one letter to spell many different sounds。 For example， the letter A has three different sounds in the words at， age， and art。 The job for the dictionary makers is to find three common symbols to represent the different pronunciations。

大扫除(General House Cleaning)英语

　　Preparations for the Chinese New Year in old China start well in advance of the New Year's Day。 The 24th of the twelfth month is set aside for the annual housecleaning。 Every household will give a thorough cleaning to their houses， clothes， bedclothes and all utensils，(器具) to bid farewell to the old year and to usher in the new。

　　It is believed the cleaning sweeps away bad luck and makes the house ready for good luck to enter。 All brooms and dustpans are put away on New Year's Eve so good luck cannot be swept away。

　　Spring couplets， written in black ink on large vertical scrolls of red paper， are put on the walls or on the sides of the doors。 These couplets， short poems written in classical Chinese， are expressions of good wishes for the family in the coming year。 In addition， symbolic flowers and fruits are used to decorate the house。

　　Animated(活生生的) door gods， scrolls of happiness， beautiful window flowers， colorful New Year paintings and flower-decorated red lanterns， all gives a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival。

　　Storeowners are busy as everybody goes purchasing for the New Year， from edible(食用的) oil， rice， chicken， fish and meat， to fruit， candies and nuts， and to various decorations， new clothes and shoes for children as well as gifts for friends and relatives。