2018/8/5 14:36:00
駐馬店翻譯公司：標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)的用法
駐馬店翻譯公司：標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)的用法
標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)的使用是一門藝術(shù)，它使文字組成縮寫，從句和句子。不幸的是，一些標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)怎樣使用并不十分清楚。下面讓我們來(lái)看幾個(gè)常用的標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)，雖然它們很受歡迎但是使用起來(lái)卻十分令人困惑。
1. Possessive apostrophes名詞所有格符號(hào)
名詞所有格符號(hào)是很難，它以幾種不同的方式放在單詞后邊。那么，我們到底該怎樣去使用它呢？
Let’s start simple. For a singular noun, such as dog, you add an apostrophe plus s to the end: The dog’s collar was covered in mud.
我們這里從發(fā)一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的例子開(kāi)始。對(duì)于一個(gè)單數(shù)名詞而言，例如dog，應(yīng)該在dog后加上名詞所有格符號(hào)和字母s：那只狗的項(xiàng)圈被埋在了土里。
For a plural noun, such as elephants, you add an apostrophe to the end: The elephants’ parade was stoped by rain.
對(duì)于復(fù)數(shù)名詞而言，例如elephants，應(yīng)該在elephants后加上名詞所有格符號(hào)：大象的隊(duì)伍因大雨而停止前進(jìn)。
2. Semicolons 分號(hào)
The central task of the semicolon is to mark a break that is stronger than a comma but not as final as a period or full stop. That sounds easy enough, but it can be hard to tell when you should be linking two clauses with a semicolon rather than simply separating them into two sentences.
分號(hào)的主要作用就是標(biāo)志著停頓，分號(hào)所表示的停頓比逗號(hào)所表示的停頓更加強(qiáng)烈，但是不是作為一個(gè)句號(hào)來(lái)結(jié)束句子。這聽(tīng)起來(lái)很簡(jiǎn)單，但是當(dāng)你使用分號(hào)連接兩個(gè)從句而不是僅僅把它們分成兩個(gè)句子的時(shí)候，情況就變得復(fù)雜了。
3. Colons冒號(hào)
The best way to differentiate the colon from the semicolon is that where the semicolon provides a strong division in a sentence, the colon provides a sense of forward motion.
最好區(qū)分冒號(hào)和分號(hào)的該方式就是看他們的位置，分號(hào)在句中提供一個(gè)強(qiáng)烈的停頓，冒號(hào)在句中提供一種進(jìn)一步的解釋。
There are three main uses of the colon:
4. Hyphens連字符
The principal purpose of the hyphen is linking words and parts of words. This means that it appears in a wide variety of situations, linking all types of words. Rather than pick out all of the possible appearances of the hyphen in everyday writing, we will focus on one that people frequently get wrong: compound adjectives.
連字符的主要用法是連接詞與詞或者一部分詞。這意味著連字符出現(xiàn)在很多情況下，連接各種各樣的詞。不是在日常的寫作中找到所有的連字符，而是集中精力在那些人們頻繁出錯(cuò)的地方：復(fù)合形容詞。
5. Dashes破折號(hào)
The hyphen’s slightly longer cousin, the dash is another popular punctuation mark that not everyone is sure how to use.
把連字符加長(zhǎng)一點(diǎn)就是破折號(hào)，破折號(hào)也是一種十分受歡迎的標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)，但不是每一個(gè)人都知道怎樣使用。
In formal writing, the dash is used to mark off information or ideas that are not essential to an understanding of the rest of the sentence. For example, you might see: Once I have a free afternoon — I’ve been quite busy — I will meet you for lunch.
在正式的寫作中，破折號(hào)用來(lái)劃分信息和意見(jiàn)，而這些信息和意見(jiàn)對(duì)于理解句子不是很重要。例如，一旦我下午有時(shí)間—我一直很忙— 我就會(huì)和你吃午飯。
Even though dashes are common in informal writing, such as personal emails or blogs, it’s best to use them sparingly when writing formally.
即使破折號(hào)在非正式的寫作中也很常見(jiàn)，如個(gè)人郵件和微博，當(dāng)正式寫作的時(shí)候最好偶爾使用破折號(hào)。