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)
7 t9 b% @5 N) K& q　分号的用法
# j4 _. K$ Z; v4 i, c　　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。
+ u! Z/ b6 y0 y9 t0 D$ f　　The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel.
7 J7 Z7 X) D8 c2 B　　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.
# [$ m8 E- C3 v9 ]8 x　　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.
& n  F: X. u3 v- ~+ e5 |　　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.
! {4 k5 \6 l! I1 k, @　　Science needs to be lived alongside religion, philosophy, history and esthetic experience; alone it can lead to great harm.
4 c8 Q8 i' J  O9 z" I; T　　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
　　hence indeed consequently also www.Examw.com
　　that is nevertheless anyhow in addition
　　in fact on the other hand likewise moreover
: U" L" t0 ~2 E* U/ c0 |. ~) X1 K) a8 Z　　still meanwhile instead besides
2 G1 v4 d- h* |+ t" D# p: g　　otherwise in other words henceforth for example
　　therefore at the same time even now
　　例：
　　Being clever and cynical, he succeeded in becoming president of the company; meanwhile his wife left him.
$ l1 X" i. _. n2 k- j- V1 w　　The weather was cold for that time of the year; nevertheless, we set out to hike to the top of that mountain.
+ j, B0 Z  h5 F7 ?　　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.