first， learn some basic rules for translation. then you must have a good master of both english and chinese. finally， you must practise， practise and once more practise. you can refer to some bilingual magazines english world for example. you practise translation from chinese to english and vice versa(反过来)。 then you have some comparison with their translation. after some period of practice， you will make great progress. practise makes perfect.

　　8. how do you tell the differences of english synonyms?

　　there are no synonyms which are exactly the same. you should think of the synonyms in these ways. the style is different. formal or informal?。 the meaning is different. general or specific? it is different in grammar. different collocations and different sentence patterns.

　　9. how do you learn english verb tense?

　　first， pay attention to the adverbial of time， if there is one， in the sentence. different adverbials of time indicate the use of different tense. second， the meaning of predicate verb， some verbs tend to be used a certain tense. for example， i like music the word like tends to be used in simple present tense. third， note the context， it will give you hints to use a certain tense. finally， you`d better do some exercises in order that you have some consciousness(意识) of using english tense.

　　10. how do you buy english dictionary?

　　nowadays， there are so many different kinds of dictionaries. find the kind of dictionary that you are looking for. then you `d better find out who is the publisher? is it a well-known publisher? how many copies has it been published? the more， the better. what do you think of the printing quality of the dictionary.