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Johnson’s dictionary (1)
1)bringing some order to the chaos of English spelling
chaos：混乱;杂乱
2)dictionaries compiled by a certain Robert Cawdray
compile：汇编 ; 编辑
Alphabetical：按字母表顺序的
certain 某某，某位
3)Cawdray's tended to concentrate on ‘ scholarly ’ words
concentrate：集中
scholarly：博学的; 学问精深的; 学术水平高的;学术上的
4)one function of the dictionary was to enable its student to convey an impression of fine learning.
convey：传达 , 传递，表达
5)the rise of dictionaries is associated with the rise of the English, middle class, who were anxious to define and circumscribe the various worlds to conquer -lexical as well as social and commercial.
circumscribe：在 ... 周围画线，限定
conquer：克服，征服，战胜
lexical：词汇的
6)It is highly appropriate that Dr Samuel Johnson, the very model of an eighteenth-century literary man
highly：非常，很，高度地
appropriate：适当的 , 恰当的
7)Johnson was a poet and critic who raised common sense to the heights of genius
critic：批评家，评论家
genius：天才
8)Up until his time , the task of producing a dictionary on such a large scale had seemed impossible without the establishment of an academy to make decisions about right and wrong usage
Up until：直到, 到 ... 为止
Time：时期;时代;年代
Academy：学会、协会
Usage：(词语的)用法，惯用法
single-handed：一个人的，单独的，独力的。eg:he would do it single-handed
9)Johnson signed the contract for the Dictionary with the bookseller Robert Dosley
contract：合同 , 契约
bookseller：书商
installment：分期付款
10)Johnson himself was stationed on a rickety chair
station：驻扎 , 部署
rickety：不牢靠的 , 不稳固的
garret：顶层房间 ; (尤指)阁楼
biographer：传记作者
Elizabethan：伊利莎白女王时代