[jshzh]

I read in three languages. One foreign language (Russian) was my undergraduate major but after 10 years of not using it I forgot a lot. I need dictionaries to help me recall words I used to know. English is my second foreign language that I have advanced degrees in and use everyday now. I can't say I have "mastered" it at all. I know some jargon that native English speakers may not know but I do not know every word in Stephen King, which is considered light reading for entertainment. A good dictionary can also provide cultural background information. As to my native language, since I read much more ancient work written in classic Chinese, I would like to have a dictionary too. Fortunately, I can always find pdf books with annotations for that purpose. A perfect e-book reader for me should support custom dictionaries (pop-ups) in at least these three languages.