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On June 6, 1928, in the Goldsmith's Hall next to St. Paul's Cathedral in London, a lavish celebratory dinner began.
It's not a festival celebration or a celebrity ball, but it attracts a lot of attention.
The then British Prime Minister, Bishop, University Vice-Chancellor, British aristocrat, knight, professor, and top journalist who were present at the scene could be described as "talking and laughing with Confucianism, and there is no vain exchange".
Why celebrate?
Because——The Oxford English Dictionary, which took 71 years and cost countless dollars, has finally been published!
First edition of the Oxford Dictionary
fromYear 1857Decided to edit the Oxford English Dictionary, to1928 yearOfficially published, it took a lot of money71 yearstime.
Before and after this dictionary was published at that time12 volumes, included410 thousandMultiple words, adopted1.83 millionquotation example sentences, printed in lead letters arranged for hundreds of miles.
In 1992, the second edition of the 20-volume edition was completedThe third edition, which is currently under revision, is estimated to be 40 volumes when fully completed, and is not expected to be available until 2035.
Second edition of the Oxford Dictionary
In order to keep the dictionary up to date and provide readers with the most vivid and up-to-date text and explanations, the entire content of the Oxford English Dictionary has been revised out of paper since 2000Begin to be presented in the form of **Updated quarterly,Each update contains thousands of revised terms and hundreds of new words.
Now we're seeing some interesting new words, such as:Tweet, Selfie (YouTuber), Brexit, Craft Beer, all added later. meanwhile, Oxford University PressSince 2004, the annual hot word has been launched at the end of each yearThese words have become the key words to record the times and mark the times.
So what are the criteria for Oxford Dictionaries when considering new words that are trending on the Internet? Editors need to verify that these words are being used in English within a certain time frameIn general, it may be necessary to track and collect data for up to 10 yearsSome are longer.
Take Oxford Dictionary's 2013 Word of the Year“selfie(**For example, someone used it in 2002: on a post on a ** forum in Australia, a drunk man posted a ** photo.
However, it wasn't until around 2012 that the word selfie appeared widely on social **. With its huge influence, selfie was only included in the Oxford English Dictionary in 2013. Today, the term is no longer a new word. On Instagram, there are more than 500 million posts related to Selfie, and people around the world are sharing their daily lives.
At that time, the editor-in-chief of the Oxford English Dictionary was:John Simpson。John Simpson worked at the Oxford English Dictionary37 yearsand served as its editor-in-chief from 1993 to 2013. Today, we can see this word in various official English **, thanks to Simpson's efforts.
John Simpson.
Lexicography requires editors to have a certain degree of literary talent and research, requiring them to maintain a keen sense of words and enough patience to find the most accurate meanings from the vast English literature.
This famous lexicographer once studied atThe UK's famous top private school——
Dinklos Middle School
dean close school
Dinklos Middle School has a knack for cultivating students' literary literacy. When it comes to the alumni of this school, there are many well-known personalities in addition to the big editor-in-chief John Simpson.
The birthplace of 25 Nobel Prizes
There have been two famous Francis Bacon in history, one was the philosopher Bacon who was Shakespeare's contemporary and the other was the painter Bacon, who was famous for painting abstract portraits.
Painter Bacon. In 2013, Bacon created a famous painting in 1969Freud's Portrait StudyOnce1.$42.4 billionDrop the hammer and create the art auction at that timeThe highest record
Freud's Portrait Study
Francis Bacon,In 1924 he attended Dean Close School, which was the only formal education he received. While Bacon is studying professional courses, the school also cultivates and cultivates the artsDinklos became the enlightenment of a generation of masters
Dean Close School is located in a large number of prestigious schools in the UKCharterham Town。SchoolsBuilt in 1886, which started as a boys' schoolSince 1972, the full enrollment of female students has been introduced。The school has been cultivated since the 19th century25 Nobel laureates, has a fairly high academic quality, and is also a famous poetjames fleckerof the alma mater.
It has a strong literary atmosphere and pays attention to personal development
To be able to cultivate a master of art like Francis Bacon, Dinklos must be a school with a strong literary atmosphere. The school encourages students to will:Creative thinking and artistic creation come togetherIt offers courses in photography, sculpture, painting, printmaking and other aspects。Visits to artists, workshops, excursions, etc., all enrich the student experience.
Theatre culture is also crucial here: schools believe it canEnriches, challenges, and entertains students' lives, and gives students the opportunity to learn about themselves, question their own and others' worlds。Every two years, the school will perform a large-scale ** play, and students have the opportunity to participate in it. The school meets every yearProduce up to 10 plays, 9 students were selected for the National Youth Theatre and the National Youth ** Theatre.
Thanks to the tradition of teaching, the campus atmosphere is warm and harmonious, the school thinksEach person is a unique person created by God。The school is known for its focus on personal development, and strives to provide every student with an environment and opportunity to explore the world and discover the gifts God has given them.
Small class sizes, excellent learning facilities and a 550-seat professional theatre, amphitheatre, 2 floodlit lawns, a 25-metre indoor swimming pool, a climbing wall, an indoor rifle range, a dance studio and a fully equipped gym all contribute to the development of each child's strengths and talents.
From 2009 to the present, the school's men's and women's hockey teams have been named to the National Hockey Finals for different age groups each year.
Dedicated language support for international students
International students are welcome at Dinklos School, and the ELT Support Program is a unique program that supports international students. ELT stands for English Language Training, which specializes in providing language support to international students.
The learning format is very flexible, with students choosing from group lessons, subject-specific ELT study sessions, or going to the ELT Learning Centre, which is open at lunchtime and after class, for exam preparation, vocabulary and grammar practice, academic support and wider reading.
The school believes that building confident English skills is the key to academic success and access to more opportunities on campus, and therefore places great emphasis on improving the English proficiency of international students.
60% of graduates go on to Russell Group universities
Dinklos School also provides high-achieving children with access to quality universities. This year, the school has:8 peopleStudents received admission to Oxbridge, which is 8% of the entire grade level. Over the past 12 years, the school has seen an average of six students enter Oxbridge each year, and 60% of its graduates have been able to enter Russell Group universities.
The 2021 A-Level results have not been released for a long time, but this year, Dinklos Secondary School has still achieved very good academic results. According to the official website, 83% of students achieved A*-B, 64% of students achieved A*-A, and a total of 18 out of 86 students achieved A*** or higher.
In previous years' A-level exams, 70% of students were able to get A*-B, and some of the best students were able to get 5 A*s.
Meanwhile, in terms of GCSE exams, 344% of students get an A*, 94. 3% of students get A*-C.