CET英語寫作中分號的運用

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分號有時又稱為小句號。它表示一個停頓，其停頓時間在逗號與冒號的停頓時間之間。文章如采用許多分號，其風(fēng)格則變得嚴(yán)肅、正式。為了正確使用分號，有必要先學(xué)會辨認(rèn)主句。當(dāng)兩個主句沒有任何連接詞（and， but， or， nor， for）連接而出現(xiàn)在同一個句子里，這時最好采用分號使之分離。

分號的主要作用很簡單，它常用于分離沒有連接詞連接的句子。但最好不要在從句之間形成如此之強(qiáng)的停頓。如果你要連接從句，而又不愿意用連接詞時，則采用分號。

The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel.

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.

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.

John F. Kennedy said at his inaugural1 speech, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."

Our power to apprehend2 truth is limited; to seek it, limitless.

Science needs to be lived alongside religion, philosophy, history and esthetic3 experience; alone it can lead to great harm.

下列各詞和短語如用于連接復(fù)合句時，常與分號連用：

then however thus furthermore

hence indeed consequently also

that is nevertheless anyhow in addition

in fact on the other hand likewise moreover

still meanwhile instead besides

otherwise in other words henceforth for example

therefore at the same time even now

例：

Being clever and cynical4, he succeeded in becoming president of the company; meanwhile his wife left him.

The weather was cold for that time of the year; nevertheless, we set out to hike to the top of that mountain.

According to one national survey, high school boys expected a starting salary of $19,500 for their first full-time5 job; on the other hand, high school girls expected a starting salary of only $15,000.

1 inaugural7cRzQ

adj.就職的；n.就職典禮

參考例句：

We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我們通過無線電聽了總統(tǒng)的就職演說。

Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮爾遜教授在新的階梯講堂發(fā)表了啟用演說。

2 apprehendzvqzq

vt.理解，領(lǐng)悟，逮捕，拘捕，憂慮

參考例句：

I apprehend no worsening of the situation.我不擔(dān)心局勢會惡化。

Police have not apprehended her killer.警察還未抓獲謀殺她的兇手。

3 esthetic3tfzcU

adj.美學(xué)的，審美的；悅目的，雅致的

參考例句：

That armchair is comfortable but not very esthetic.那張扶手椅坐起來舒服，但不太美觀。

There are physical distance and esthetic distance between the esthetic subject and the object.審美的主客體之間有物理距離和心理距離。

4 cynicalDnbz9

adj.(對人性或動機(jī))懷疑的，不信世道向善的

參考例句：

The enormous difficulty makes him cynical about the feasibility of the idea.由于困難很大，他對這個主意是否可行持懷疑態(tài)度。

He was cynical that any good could come of democracy.他不相信民主會帶來什么好處。

5 full-timeSsBz42

adj.滿工作日的或工作周的，全時間的

參考例句：

A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。

I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顧家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何對付的。

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