经常有学生问我他们应该买什么词典、如何用好词典。的确,正确、有效地使用词典这一最基本的工具书对每一位英语自学者都具有重要的意义。很多学生,尤其是非专业学生,喜欢用英汉词典,认为汉语解释简洁明了,便于记忆;有的学生甚至认为词典越小越好,长期依赖袖珍词典或某某词汇表。英汉词典并非一无是处,关键是过于简洁的词典或词汇表只提供 Frequently, students ask me what dictionary they should buy and how to use the dictionary. Indeed, the correct and effective use of the dictionary as a basic tool is of great significance to every English self-learner. Many students, especially non-professional students, like to use English-Chinese dictionaries. They think that Chinese interpretation is concise and easy to remember; some students even think that the smaller the dictionary is, the better it is. It depends on a pocket dictionary or a certain vocabulary for a long time. The English-Chinese dictionary is not useless. The key is that an overly concise dictionary or vocabulary is only available.