2012年12月大学英语四级写作技巧指导(4)

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2012年12月大学英语四级写作技巧指导(4)
# Q7 |- @1 l7 M) Q) @9 X# ~　分号的用法
　　分号有时又称为小句号。它表示一个停顿，其停顿时间在逗号与冒号的停顿时间之间。文章如采用许多分号，其风格则变得严肃、正式。为了正确使用分号，有必要先学会辨认主句。当两个主句没有任何连接词（and, but, or, nor, for）连接而出现在同一个句子里，这时最好采用分号使之分离。分号的主要作用很简单，它常用于分离没有连接词连接的句子。但最好不要在从句之间形成如此之强的停顿。如果你要连接从句，而又不愿意用连接词时，则采用分号。
! U4 J* d& {7 e8 {% u+ K9 u$ N: [+ m　　The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel.
　　You don’t write because you want to say something; you write because you’ve got something to say.
　　In the past, boy babies were often dressed in blue; girls, in pink.
　　Can’t you see it’s no good to go on alone; we’ll starve to death if we keep traveling this way much longer.
　　John F. Kennedy said at his inaugural speech, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
) |# F% c" O* r) m2 Y　　Our power to apprehend truth is limited; to seek it, limitless.
　　Science needs to be lived alongside religion, philosophy, history and esthetic experience; alone it can lead to great harm.
　　下列各词和短语如用于连接复合句时，常与分号连用：
　　then however thus furthermore
8 D/ ]# i7 z6 V3 q, Q% ^/ e9 K1 `5 _3 Z  v　　hence indeed consequently also www.Examw.com
　　that is nevertheless anyhow in addition
; s7 r# D1 c3 S　　in fact on the other hand likewise moreover
$ [8 N8 V: D* W$ Z0 Y5 c　　still meanwhile instead besides
　　otherwise in other words henceforth for example
* y5 J- }) Q1 X1 v8 T3 a　　therefore at the same time even now
' V8 ?% \0 I. U+ U" E0 g" Z　　例：
/ F1 D( ]0 t% n& n4 p( u+ Y　　Being clever and cynical, he succeeded in becoming president of the company; meanwhile his wife left him.
　　The weather was cold for that time of the year; nevertheless, we set out to hike to the top of that mountain.
7 V$ r3 W. R; {1 Q: r: d. G　　According to one national survey, high school boys expected a starting salary of $19,500 for their first full-time job; on the other hand, high school girls expected a starting salary of only $15,000.