商务英语写作中各种标点符号的用法 [ 2006-03-15 17:48 ]
别看标点符号小,用处真不少。用错了标点可是会引起误解呢!让下面这些给你提个醒吧!
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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!
4. 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.
5. 单引号 Apostrophe ['] 表示所有:This is David's computer. These are the
player's things. (Things that belong to the player)
Note: 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.
6. 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."
7. 冒号Colon [:] 引出一系列名词:There are three positions in hockey: goalie,
defense, 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."
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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
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