商务英语写作中各种标点用法

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1. 句号 Period [.]

用以表示一个句子的结束：

Hockeyis a popular sport in Canada.

Thefederal government is based in Ottawa.

用在缩写中：

B.C.is the province located on the West Coast.

Dr.Bethune was a Canadian who worked in China.

Thepany is located at 888 Bay St. in Toronto.

It is4:00 p.m. in Halifax right now.

2. 问号 Question Mark [?]

在句子的结尾使用问号表示是直接疑问句：Howmany provinces are there in Canada?

注意：在间接疑问句结尾不要加问号：

Theteacher asked the class a question.

Donot 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：

Wewon the Stanley Cup!

Theforest is on fire!

4. 逗号 ma [,]

句子中的停顿：Therefore, we should write aletter to the prime minister.

在疑问句中引出说话人：I can etoday, she said, but not tomorrow.

排列三个或以上的名词：Ontario, Quebec, andB.C. are the three biggest provinces.

引出定语从句：Emily Carr, who was born in1871, was a great painter.

5. 单引号 Apostrophe []

表示所有:This is Dids puter.

Theseare the players things. (things that belong to the player)

Note:对于复数形式的名词，只加

Theseare the players things. (things that belong to the players)

缩写I dont know how to fix it.

6. 引号Quotation Marks []

直接引出某人说的话：

Theprime minister said, We will win the election.

Ican e today, she said, but not tomorrow.

7. 冒号Colon [:]

引出一系列名词：There are three positions inhockey: goalie, defence, and forward.

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.

8. 分号Semicolon [;]

将两个相关的句子连接起来：The festival is verypopular; 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 biggestcities in Canada are Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Vancouver, B.C.

9. 破折号Dash [-]

在一个句子前作总结：Mild, wet, and cloudy - theseare the characteristics of weather in Vancouver.

在一个子的前面或后面加入额外的注释：Thechildren - Pierre, Laura, and Ashley - went to the store. Most Canadians - butnot 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 earthquakebegan 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

在数字中使用：one-quarter; twenty-three