英語翻譯
A good dictionary is an important tool.It will tell you not only what a word means but also how it is used.A dictionary needs to be printed again about every ten years.A good dictionary must show language development.
A new English dictionary will tell you how most people use the language today.It will not tell you what is right or wrong.It may tell the right time to use a word.If only a few people use a word,a dictionary will either tell you this or not list（編列）it.
Every dictionary will tell you many interesting facts.If you type a word and the word is too long,look it up in your dictionary.All dictionaries show you where to break a word.And they also show you how a word is spoken.
Every dictionary,of course,tells you what a word means.But some words,like “get” or “take”,may have a lot of meanings.In some dictionaries,the main meanings are often listed first.In others,the newest meanings are listed last.So before you use your dictionary,you should always read the front part.This part tells you how to use it.
Some dictionaries also show you where a word comes from.Do you know that the word “brand（標(biāo)記）” comes from an old word?This old word means “to burn”.This is because hundreds of years ago people burned their names on tables or boats to show who made them.They also burned their own names on their farm animals so that they would not be stolen.
Your dictionary also has a lot of other interesting facts in it.After you have learned to use a dictionary,it can become your most useful book.