商务英语写作中标点符号的妙用

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　　1. 句号 Period [.]   
　　用以表示一个句子的结束：
　　Hockey is a popular sport in Canada.   
6 s* s; q1 s* U; H0 ?4 S6 U. g　　The federal government is based in Ottawa.   
& x2 D, Q, q) ^% z/ t2 L　　用在缩写中：
2 E( {3 R6 F( a1 l' e% z/ d　　B.C. is the province located on the West Coast.   
* m7 i+ Q5 ^) V- u5 e　　Dr. Bethune was a Canadian who worked in China.   
% o6 [  n7 T; j* Y' C　　The company is located at 888 Bay St. in Toronto.   
　　It is 4:00 p.m. in Halifax right now.   
$ q$ G( V) E4 G% d: [1 n　　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?   
- a2 c) T1 _* U. ?* L2 h1 Y/ n/ X　　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：
  ?6 }6 g/ L2 t4 Q" b/ X　　We won the Stanley Cup!   
; ^- b* @/ M& t  z" M　　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."   
2 ~' m& ?/ L/ V6 d7 ~3 w　　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.   
& z0 O8 B/ I4 ^7 Y' n. E# a* A& O　　5. 单引号 Apostrophe [’]   
　　表示所有:This is David’s computer.   
- `0 W, z8 ?- Z4 s, G% y　　These are the player’s things. (things that belong to the player)
) r% m3 Z' G+ _5 n: U! r  C: n　　Note: 对于复数形式的名词，只加’   
+ L! o4 [2 N6 Z. G' {0 u　　These are the players’ things. (things that belong to the players)   
　　缩写I don’t know how to fix it.   
, X7 k" Z6 F% g3 R& b% j) ]9 H0 ~　　6. 引号Quotation Marks ["]   
. w/ w7 Z2 h9 m0 O; s2 A1 W, l　　直接引出某人说的话：
# L" t. Z; o- G) I( v! }# H" V　　The prime minister said, "We will win the election."   
: e5 N  V6 Z! S1 r9 p　　"I can come today," she said, "but not tomorrow."   
　　7. 冒号Colon [:]   
, B2 |5 k6 ^# k　　引出一系列名词：There are three positions in hockey: goalie, defence, and forward.   
8 ]: F, t8 R0 N$ Q　　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."   
+ A4 U( x( [4 E) N/ E4 T　　8. 分号Semicolon [;]   
& v7 L3 [# |+ c4 w6 b/ F　　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.   
( b, f1 ?& h& x5 @: J　　9. 破折号Dash [-]
! u6 h5 \8 A$ o3 _0 ~' k　　在一个句子前作总结：Mild, wet, and cloudy - these are the characteristics of weather in Vancouver.   
* O2 f' P5 Q. B) P. W4 J# k; S　　在一个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   
6 ?: p5 w% ~; k+ \　　在数字中使用：one-quarter; twenty-three