你可能会认为英语词典已经使用了好几个世纪了。
You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries.
事实上，你现在使用的这种英语词典是清代以后才开始编写的。
In fact, an English dictionary like the kind you use today wasn't made until the time of the Qing Dynasty.
根据牛津英语词典在线，至少从1230年起C字已经在使用，当时它被提及为一条街的名字为Gropecuntelane(打赌我可以猜到那里发生了什么)。
The C word has been in use since at least 1230, according to the Oxford English Dictionary online, when it referred to a street name, Gropecuntelane (bet I can guess what went on there).
一本新英语词典只能告诉你当今大多数人怎样使用这种语言。
A new English dictionary will only tell you how most people use the language today.
根据《牛津英语词典》，卓南曾使用这个短语来描述他与之前遇见过的一位美洲土著见面时的情景：“我知道他已经认出我了。”
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Drannan used the phrase to describe an encounter with a Native American he had previously met, "I knew he had recognized me."
时至今日，离最初的想法150年后，只要手指在电脑上轻点一个键就可以使用《牛津英语词典》。
Now, 150 years after the first idea, the OED is available at the touch of a computer key.
时至今日，离最初的想法150年后，只要手指在电脑上轻点一个键就可以使用《牛津英语词典》。
Now, 150 years after the first idea, the OED is available at the touch of a computer key.
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