摘要:(A) You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you(1) today wasn't written until the Qing Dynasty (清朝). Three men did most of the important (2)work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to(3) words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The laraest dictionary in the world is Oxford English Dictionary. The (4 )for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1875. Twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor (编者) of its new dictionary.
摘要:1. play a partin. play a part in意为“参与某事”,后跟名词、代词或V-ing作宾语。如:He didn't play a part in the competition at all.他根本就没参加这次比赛。Did you play a part in fighting?你参与打架了吗?