Question

  近來你班老師經(jīng)常發(fā)現(xiàn)有些同學利用電子詞典玩游戲，因此你班班主任準備禁止在班上禁止使用電子詞典，只允許使用傳統(tǒng)詞典，但有不少同學提出反對意見。針對這種情況，英語老師組織了一次英語辯論，討論了兩種詞典的優(yōu)缺點，請你向班主任作一下匯報。

                   

	電子詞典贊成方 65%	傳統(tǒng)詞典贊成方 35%
優(yōu)點	攜帶方便、查找快捷、容量大，且有英漢、漢英或英英多種詞典	價格便宜、解釋全面、頁面大而清晰，便于反復閱讀以及比較一詞多意或辨別相似詞語
缺點	解釋不夠全面；價格高；可用作游戲，因而影響學習	不便攜帶、查閱費時
建議

   large word capacity大容量     give Chinese to English translation 漢英解釋

 

Dear class teacher,

  In the English class today we held a discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of the electronic dictionary and paper dictionary.

    

Answer 1

Dear class teacher,

  In the English class today we held a discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of the electronic dictionary and paper dictionary.

  More than half of us prefer an electronic dictionary and we think it is easy to carry and convenient to refer to. It also has a larger word capacity compared to a paper dictionary. Besides, it gives Chinese to English translation, English to Chinese translation, and English to English explanation. However, an electronic dictionary can’t give full explanations and it is very expensive. Worse still, the games and MP3 in it will affect students’ studies.

  On the other hand, those who prefer the paper dictionary hold the view that it won’t cost us much money but it can offer you full explanations. Because of  its wide and clear page, we can read various meanings of a word or tell the differences of similar words easily.

  As a whole, we suggest that an electronic dictionary shouldn’t be forbidden but measures be taken to prevent some students from playing games with it.