词典包括纸质词典和电子词典。电子词典除了方便、能快速查词等优点外，还可以随身携带、随时使用 (Electronic dictionary can be carried anywhere and handy to use.)，它还能给出生动的例句和同义词(vivid examples and synonyms)，方便扩充词汇量 (enlarge vocabularies)，新词表还能帮助记忆单词 (make a list of new words to help to memorise them)。

Q: How often do you use a dictionary?

A: I use a dictionary almost every day in order to learn new vocabularies, particularly in English. My native language is Chinese and I need to look up new English words to understand their meanings. If I encounter a word that I do not understand in a text or an article, I will also search for the meaning.

为了学习新的词汇，尤其是英语词汇，我几乎每天都要使用字典。我的母语是汉语，我需要查新的英语单词来理解它们的意思。如果我在一篇文章中遇到一个我不懂的单词，我也会搜索它的意思。

look up 查找=search for

encounter vt. 遇到 meet,have

拓展话题问题：

Q: Do you prefer a paper or an electronic dictionary? [Why?]

A: I much prefer to use electronic dictionaries as they are more convenient. Some dictionaries offer the feature to scan a word from a book or an article and it tells me the definition or translation simultaneously.This saves time that is wasted from flipping through the countless pages of a paper dictionary.

我更喜欢使用电子词典，因为它们更方便。一些词典提供从一本书或一篇文章中扫描一个单词的功能，它同时告诉我单词的定义或翻译。这节省了翻阅纸质词典时所浪费的时间。

electronic 电子的

scan vt. 扫描

definition n. 释义

simultaneously adv. 同时 = at the same time

flip through 快速翻阅 = read through quickly