用在一个完整的句子结束，用于引出清单、长引语和解释。

 

1 List:

 

例如

 

The store will close at noon on the following dates: November 26, December 24, and December 31.

 

2 Long Quotation:

 

In his book Life Lines, Forrest Church maintains that people should cry more: “Life is difficult. Some people pretend that it is not, that we should be able to breeze through. Yet hardly a week passes in which most of us don’t have something worth crying about. ”

 

3 Explanation:

 

Here’s a temporary solution to a dripping faucet: Tie a string to it, and let the drops slide down the string to the sink.

 

五 分号 Semicolon

 

1 用来分隔两个单独的句子，有时可以看作是句号

 

例如

 

Lonnie heard a noise and looked out the window; the only thing there was his reflection.

 

He checked on the new baby every five minutes; he was afraid something would happen to her.

 

Lizards become sluggish at night; they need the sun’s warmth to maintain an active body temperature.

 

The large dog was growling at me; there were white bubbles of foam around its mouth.

 

We knew a power failure had occurred; all the clocks in the building were forty-seven minutes slow.

 

2 用来分隔列举的个体（在个体内部使用逗号的时候）。

 

例如：

 

Maya’s children are named Melantha, which means “black flower;” Yomina, which means “dove:” and Cynthia, which means “moon goddess.”（注意，标点在引号里面哦）

 

My parents’ favorite albums are Rubber Soul, by the Beatles; Songs in the key of life, by Stevie Wonder; and Bridge over Trouble Water, by Simon and Garfunkel.

 

六 破折号 Dash

 

破折号是长度介于逗号和句号之间的停顿，用来引出生动具体的表述。

 

例如：

 

I was so exhausted that I fell asleep within seconds – standing up.

 

He has many good qualities – sincerity, honesty, and thoughtfulness – yet he had few friends.

 

The pardon form the governor finally arrived – too late.

 

注意：

 

打破这号的方法是“空格”+两个“-”+空格，如果手写的话是两个字母的长度。

 

七 圆括号 Parentheses

 

圆括号用来解释说明。

 

例如：

 

In 1913, the tax on an annual income of $4,000 (a comfortable wage at that time) was one penny.

 

Arthur C. Clarke, author of science fiction books (including 2001: A Space Odyssey), was inspired as a young man by the magazine Astounding Stories.

 

八 连字符 Hyphen

 

1 用来把两个以上的单词连在一起，组成新的单词

 

例如：

 

The light-footed burglar silently slipped open the sliding glass door.

 

While being interviewed on the late-night talk show, the quarterback announced his intention to retire.

 

With a needle, Rich punctured the fluid-filled blister on his toe.

 

2 用来连接因为换行而中断的单词，注意，一定要按音节分，而且尽量避免这种现象。

 

例如：

 

Selena’s first year at college was a time filled with numerous new pres-

 

sures and responsibilities.

 

注意：

 

1 英文里面没有顿号，不要问我顿号怎么打出来。

 

2 无论打印还是手写，都要先加标点再有空格。