英语标点符号中暗藏的玄机

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  阅读成绩不理想?除了词汇量差,句子结构看不懂这些硬伤,其实你还忽略了标点符号里隐藏的玄机,这些标点符号对于提升阅读做题速度、迅速找出答案也是大有帮助的。。。。。。一起看看吧~

  逗号

  用于分割并列成分。考研重点:两个逗号之间,或者一个逗号之后,如果是补充说明成分时,跳过不看。Eg。 Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition。

  句号

  ①用于陈述句,表示一个句子的结束, 起分割切分句子作用。

  ②用于某些缩略词之后。比如Mr。、 Ms。、 etc。等等。如果句号作为简写符号使用,那么这个词语简写前后面的符号应该照常写上,因为简写号并非句号,也不遵循句号的语法。比如 Entreprise Co。, Ltd或者I invited Tom, Jerry, etc。。(注意两个点)。

  ③用作小数点。

  问号

  考研英语阅读文章中的问号一般都是设问的功能,只问不答,答案不言自明。Eg1。 考研难道没有价值吗?另外,如果开篇就是问句,那么则属于问题答案型文章,对问题的回答就是全文主旨。

  冒号

  冒号前后是从抽象到具体的过程,后面进一步补充说明前面的内容。

  Eg.1997 passage 3 Q2

  60。 The word “pervasive” (Line 1, Paragraph 2) might mean ________。

  [A] widespread [B] overwhelming

  [C] piercing [D] fashionable

  We live in a society in which the medicinal and social use of substances (drugs) is pervasive: an aspirin to quiet a headache, some wine to be sociable, coffee to get going in the morning, a cigarette for the nerves。

  分号

  前后是并列关系,包括结构上并列和语义上的并列。

  For us, this means that evolution is over; the biological Utopia has arrived。 (2000 Passage2)

  引号

  ①引用 ②强调 ③讽刺

  Eg1 “Scientific” creationism, which is being pushed by some for “equal time” in the classrooms whenever the scientific accounts of evolution are given, is based on religion, not science。

  括号

  ①解释说明生词。②补充说明

  Drugs (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter perception, mood, and behavior are known as psychoactive substances。 (1997,Text 3)

  破折号

  ①一个破折号后面起补充说明或评价判断。

  I am an idiot - the stupidest kind of all。

  “This book stands for reason itself。” And so it does - and all would be well were reason the only judge in the creationism/evolution debate。

  ②两破折号之间其补充说明,可先跳过不看。

  In Australia-where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part-other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia。

  省略号

  英文中的省略号的作用和汉语是一样的。当省略号在句围并且有下文时,应该打四个点,最后一个为句号。如:And it flew further, and further, and further。。。。 Jorge smiled and turned back。当省略号在句尾并作为语气延长的作用时,应使用修辞前的标点,如:Do you love me。。。?其余情况下使用三个点。如:The Martians。。。they just。。。just bombed our。。。our town, please send。。。more。

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