上一条说完了逗号,今天继续说其他两个标点,冒号和破折号。
The Elements of Style
Elementary Rules of Usage 惯用法的基本规则
第7-8条:
Rule 7: Use a colon after an independent clause to introduce a list of particulars, an appositive, an amplification, or an illustrative quotation
在独立分句后使用冒号来引出一系列具体事物,一个同位语,一个补充语,或一个说明性的引语
(1)冒号说明后面紧接的部分是和前面的分句密切相关的,冒号的作用比逗号强,比分号弱,比破折号更正式;
它通常跟在独立分句之后,且不应该出现在动词及其宾语或介词及其宾语之间。
The growth of plants needs: water, sunlight, and nutrients. (错误示例,need和后面的名词为动宾结构,中间不能有冒号。正确写法应该是: The growth of plants needs three things: water, sunlight, and nutrients.或者也可以直接去掉冒号)
Understanding is that penetrating quality of knowledge that grows from: theory, practice, conviction, assertion, error, and humiliation. (原文错误示例&#x