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标题: 常用标点符号用法与英文表达 [打印本页]

作者: Sanmal    时间: 2011-3-9 22:57     标题: 常用标点符号用法与英文表达

常用标点符号用法



句号 Period [.]
用以表示一个句子的结束:
Hockey is a popular sport in Canada.
The federal government is based in Ottawa.
用在缩写中:
B.C. is the province located on the West Coast.
Dr. Bethune was a Canadian who worked in China.
The company is located at 888 Bay St. in Toronto.
It is 4:00 p.m. in Halifax right now.

逗号 Comma
句子中的停顿:
Therefore, we should write a letter to the prime minister.
在疑问句中引出说话人:
"I can come today," she said, "but not tomorrow."
排列三个或以上的名词:
Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. are the three biggest provinces.
引出定语从句:
Emily Carr, who was born in 1871, was a great painter.

问号 Question Mark [?]
在句子的结尾使用问号表示是直接疑问句:
How many provinces are there in Canada?
注意:在间接疑问句结尾不要加问号:
The teacher asked the class a question.
Do not ask me why.

叹号 Exclamation Mark [!]
在句子的结尾使用叹号表示惊讶、兴奋等情绪:
We won the Stanley Cup!
The forest is on fire!

引号 Apostrophe [']
表示所有:
This is David's computer.
These are the player's things. (things that belong to the player)
注意: 对于复数形式的名词,只加'
These are the players' things. (things that belong to the players)
缩写I don't know how to fix it.

引号 Quotation Marks ["]
直接引出某人说的话:
The prime minister said, "We will win the election."
"I can come today," she said, "but not tomorrow."

冒号 Colon [:]
引出一系列名词:
There are three positions in hockey: goalie, defence, and forward.
引出一个较长的引语:
The prime minister said: "We will fight. We will not give up. We will win the next election."

分号 Semicolon [;]
将两个相关的句子连接起来:
The festival is very popular; people from all over the world visit each year.
和逗号一同使用引出一系列名词:
The three biggest cities in Canada are Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Vancouver, B.C.

破折号 Dash [-]
在一个句子前作总结:
Mild, wet, and cloudy - these are the characteristics of weather in Vancouver.
在一个句子的前面或后面加入额外的注释:
The children - Pierre, Laura, and Ashley - went to the store. Most Canadians - but not all - voted in the last election.
表示某人在说话过程中被打断:
The woman said, "I want to ask - " when the earthquake began to shake the room.

连字符 Hyphen [-]
连接两个单词:
sweet-smelling
fire-resistant
将前缀:
anti-Canadian
non-contact
在数字中使用:
one-quarter
twenty-three
作者: evaxiaofan    时间: 2011-3-10 10:56

回复 1# Sanmal


    oh, i got it~~thx~




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