向?qū)W習(xí)英語者講話19--Make Another Dictionary of Your Own

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Some time ago I suggested that every learner of English could make his own dictionary of usage. I have since thought of another kind of dictionary that every student of English could make for his own use. For want of a better name1, I think we may as well2 call it a topic3 dictionary. I mean a dictionary in which a certain number of topics are arranged in alphabetical order and useful phrases and sentences about each topic are grouped together. For instance, under the topic “books” may be grouped phrases and sentences having to do with4 books but not necessarily containing the word “book(s)”.
This can be done by reading and making notes. It is not necessary to copy the phrases and sentences. It is enough to jot down5 the page number and the line number, and give one or two words as a hint. In this way, any book may be turned into a topic dictionary by merely providing it with a topic index. And several such dictionaries may be turned into a fairly complete topic dictionary.
What I call a topic dictionary does not seem ever to have appeared in this country before. I wonder why nobody has even thought of compiling one. It would be of great use to all who write English. For we are often at a loss for6 the right expression about a certain topic, and an ordinary dictionary cannot meet our need.
I wish I could have time to carry out my own suggestion!

NOTES
1.For want of a better name 因?yàn)闆]有一個(gè)更好的名稱
2.may as well 不妨
3.topic 題目
4.having to do with 跟……有關(guān)系的
5.jot down 錄下
6.at a loss for 想不著……的；想不起來……的

一段時(shí)間以前我說過每個(gè)英語學(xué)習(xí)者都可以編寫他自己的慣用法詞典。后來我想到每個(gè)英語學(xué)習(xí)者也可以編寫為他自己用的另一種詞典。因?yàn)闆]有一個(gè)更好的名稱，我想我們不妨叫它題目詞典。我指的是這樣的一本詞典——里面按照字母次序排列著若干題目，把關(guān)于每個(gè)題目的有用的短語和句子聚集在一起。舉例來說，在“books”這個(gè)題目下可以聚集著關(guān)于書的短語和句子，但不必每個(gè)短語或句子中都有“book（s）”這個(gè)詞。
這件事可以用閱讀和作筆記的方法來干。沒必要把短語和句子抄下。把頁數(shù)和行數(shù)記下，再寫出一兩個(gè)詞作為暗示就夠了。這樣一來，任何書可以只給它作一個(gè)題目索引從而使它變成一本題目詞典。若干本這樣的詞典可以變成一本相當(dāng)完備的題目詞典。
我所說的題目詞典在我國似乎未曾出現(xiàn)過。我不知道為什么沒有人想到過編寫一本。這種詞典對(duì)于所有寫英語的人將是大有用處的。因?yàn)槲覀儠r(shí)常想不起來關(guān)于某個(gè)題目的正確表達(dá)方式，而一般的詞典不能滿足我們的需要。
但愿我能夠有時(shí)間來完成自己的建議！

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