2013年12月英语六级写作冠词用法8
2013年12月英语六级写作冠词用法8
分号(Semicolon)
主要用于：
a) 两个或两个以上意义有联系的分句中间。例如：
Understanding is a two-way operation ; learning doesn’t consist in being an empty receptacle.
Work is more than a necessity for most human beings ; it is the focus of their lives, the source of their identity and creativity.
Some farmers were hauling water out to their thirsty stock daily ; others were trying to drill deep wells.
Not only do lies provide the “help” hoped for by advocates of benevolent deception ; they invade the autonomy of patients and render them unable to make informed choices concerning their own health.
b) 列举事物，尤其是其间有逗号时。例如：
There will be three foreign teachers next term: Miss Ann Smith from Boston, America ; Mr. John Baker from London, England ; and Ms Mary Blake from Sydney, Australia.
3) 冒号(Colon)
主要用于：
a) 列举事物。例如：
That was a tale of two cities : London and Paris.
It may also be said that rational, industrious, useful human beings are divided into two classes : first, those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure; and second, those whose work and pleasure are one.
b) 注释句之前。例如：
I've just had some good news : I’ve been offered a part-time job in the computer center.
These seat covers are the most durable kind : they are reinforced with double stitching and covered with a heavy plastic coating.