When you are reading something in English, you may often meet with a new word. What's the best way to know it?
You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word: the pronunciation, the Chinese meaning and how to use the word. But how can you know where the word is thousands of English words? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?
First, all the English words are arranged(安排) in the letter order. In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with letter A, then B, C, D…. That means, if there are two words “desert” and “pull”, “desert” will be certainly before “pull”. Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter. Then the third, the fourth… For example, “pardon”is before “plough”, “judge” before “just”, etc.
    Do you understand how to look up in the dictionary?
    The dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you'll use it as often as possible in your English study.

建设“美丽宁波”关乎我们每一个宁波市民，请结合所学知识，就“美丽宁波”的“四美”目标和相应的四个关键字，谈谈自己的看法。

科学发展之美

关键字：“创”

经济持续发展且更加优质。到2016年，高新技术产业增加占工业增加值的30%，单位GDP的综合能耗比2011年下降18.5%．

自然生态之美

关键字：“保”

建设天蓝、地绿、水净、景美的美好家园。到2016年，空气质量优于国家环保模范城市标准，中心城区内河水质总体达到IV类；森林覆盖率达50.5%．

人居环境之美

关键字：“改”

全面提高城市形象。到2016年，中心城区完成“三改一拆”任务，实现无违法建筑和无证设摊，断头路全部打通，城乡基础设施和公共服务体系不断完善。

人文行为之美

关键字：“养”

公众的生态文明素养明显提高，养成更加文明的生活方式。全社会节能环保意识进一步加强，合理消费、爱护生态环境的良好风气进一步形成，