When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary．I was 1 to see that it was an English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary．Although it was a dictionary intended for 2 learners, none of my classmates had one and, to be honest, I found it extremely 3 to use at first．I would look up words in the dictionary and still not fully understand the meaning．I was used to the 4 bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are 5 both in English and Chinese．I really wondered why my aunt 6 to make things so difficult for me．Now, after studying English at university for three years, I 7 that monolingual dictionaries are 8 in learning a foreign language．
As I found out, there is, in fact, often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two 9 in two language．My aunt even goes so far as to 10 that a Chinese "equivalent" can never give you the 11 meaning of a word in English! Therefore, she insisted that I read the definition(定义)of a word in a monolingual dictionary when I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning． 12 , I have come to see what she meant．
Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way．This dictionary uses a(n) 13 number of words, around 2,000, in its definitions．When I read these definitions, I am 14 exposed to the basic words and learn how they are used to explain 15 and ideas．Because of this, I can express myself more easily in English．
In my third year as a high school athletics coach, I gave a speech telling students and parents about the benefits of football．I gave the same 1 each year, aimin g at recruiting(招收)new team members．I talked about 2 football wasn't just for 3 athletes and how everyone could 4 from it．This year, a 5 looking couple approached me after my speech．They said their son really wanted to play football．They had tried to 6 him out of it, but he had his heart 7 on joining the team．
When they told me his name, my heart sank．Michael was five feet and ten inches tall and weighed about 108 pounds．He was a 8 boy, the constant target of other kids' jokes, and as far as I knew he had never 9 sports．I knew he would never 10 it through football practice, let 11 as a player．But we told them we could give it a try．
On the opening day of practice, Michael was the first player on the field, we did 30 minutes of warming-up 12 starting a one-mile jog around the track．I 13 my eye on Michael．At 50 yards he fell, and I helped him to his feet．“Michael,”I said,“Why don't you just 14 the mile?”He said in tears that he wanted to run with the others, so I let him go on． 15 he fell, but each time 16 himself up．
The same thing happened every day for weeks, and Michael gained strength both 17 and physically．By the last week of practice, Michael could run the mile without falling, we had 18 only one game that season, 19 the team cheered louder for Michael's run than the victory they had, Afterward, Michael approached me, and I told him how 20 I was of him．
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