2012年12月大学英语四级写作技巧指导(3)

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2012年12月大学英语四级写作技巧指导(3)
7 n, ~' ?# z9 g8 |　分号的用法
, S  z+ c3 @! |# E9 X' A　　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。
$ Q" A# k3 o6 B7 p" J! T　　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.
( o/ h8 ]& D8 V9 E9 I　　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.
1 V/ [7 b) C! j& r# p+ C　　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."
　　Our power to apprehend truth is limited; to seek it, limitless.
7 N0 a0 @( p' d) ?　　Science needs to be lived alongside religion, philosophy, history and esthetic experience; alone it can lead to great harm.
/ `6 K6 G, u; C( F6 A1 R8 \0 Q　　下列各词和短语如用于连接复合句时，常与分号连用：
4 W0 Y6 k$ b, c/ d* w, V0 j. Z　　then however thus furthermore www.Examw.com
/ ^1 g; c$ R4 t6 F( C　　hence indeed consequently also
　　that is nevertheless anyhow in addition
　　in fact on the other hand likewise moreover
　　still meanwhile instead besides
7 B2 Z- J3 v: I  m7 s3 j& D$ O　　otherwise in other words henceforth for example
　　therefore at the same time even now
　　例：
1 Y8 e5 Z. F5 _! Y, a  \　　Being clever and cynical, he succeeded in becoming president of the company; meanwhile his wife left him.
- U* Y8 D; u, T! L. j, D3 e　　The weather was cold for that time of the year; nevertheless, we set out to hike to the top of that mountain.
　　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.