六、Colons (:) 冒號

　　冒號在中文或英文里都是一個相當(dāng)常見的標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號，在用法上也大致一樣。

注意：

* 冒號前不可有空格

* 冒號后可加一空格

* 冒號后千萬不要加- (如 :-)

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大家先來看看下面的例子，你以為句子中的冒號用法對嗎？

For our camping trip, I brought: a lantern, a sleeping bag, food, water, and

a flashlight.

如果你的答案是對，那你就錯了！這是一個常見的冒號用法上的錯誤。正確的用法，看

下去就會明白了。這里且讓我們從最簡單的用法開始吧。

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6.1　冒號用在公函上收信人的稱呼

Dear Sir: (你看，冒號前沒有任何空格喔)

We were very honored to have you come visit our company.

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6.2　冒號用于分開標(biāo)題和副標(biāo)題(當(dāng)一標(biāo)題需要進(jìn)一步說明時所加上的副標(biāo)題)

1. Math Applications: Using Calculus to Determine the Age of Rocks

(標(biāo)題Math Applications和副標(biāo)題Using Calculus to Determine the Age of Rocks之

間以冒號隔開)

2. I recommend Chinnery's book Oak Furniture: the British Tradition. (Oak

Furniture是書名，the British Tradition是副標(biāo)題)

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6.3　冒號必須加在完整句子或獨(dú)立子句之后

最常見的冒號用法上的錯誤就是將冒號放在完整句或獨(dú)立子句的中間。看看下面的例子

：

Every repairman must have: a screwdriver, a hammer, and a saw.

其中Every repairman must have是不是有完整的意思呢？顯然意思并不完整。因此句

子中的冒號是多馀的。如果要用冒號的話，上面句子應(yīng)該寫成下面的樣子：

There are three things every repairman must have: a screwdriver, a hammer,

and a saw.

看看冒號前There are three things every repairman must have，它是不是有完整的

意思呢？“每一位修理員必備三樣?xùn)|西”可見意思是完整的，雖然你還會問是哪三樣?xùn)|

西呢？因此冒號后面就列出那三樣?xùn)|西了。

現(xiàn)在我們知道在冒號前必須是的完整意思的句子或子句，跟冒號后的可不一定是個句子

或子句。它可能是一個列表，甚至可能只是一個單詞。因此前面舉的那個例子錯在哪里

也就明白了吧。下面給出它的正誤句：

錯誤句：For our camping trip, I brought: a lantern, a sleeping bag, food,

water, and a flashlight.

正確句：For our camping trip, I brought various essential items: a lantern,

a sleeping bag, food, water, and a flashlight.

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6.3.1 一些例子

1. Africa is facing a terrifying problem: perpetual drought(持續(xù)干旱). (冒號

后說明非洲所面對的困境)

2.　The situation is clear: if you have unprotected sex with a stranger, you

risk AIDS. (說明你的處境是什么)

3.　She was sure of one thing: she was not going to be a housewife. (說明她

肯定的是什么事)

4.　We found the place easily: your directions were perfect. (說明為什么那么

容易找到那個地方)

5.　Several friends have provided me with inspiration: Tim, Ian, and above

all, Larry. (說明是哪幾個朋友)

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6.3.2　反過來也行

1.　Saussure, Sapir, Bloomfield, Chomsky: all these have revolutionized

linguistics in one way or another.

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6.4　冒號用于注明引用圣經(jīng)的章節(jié)

1. The story of Menahem is found in II Kings 15:1422.

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6.5　冒號用于表示比例

1. Among students of French, women outnumber men by more than 4:1. (4:1=4比

1,用文字說就是by more than four to one)

================================================

6.6　冒號用于表示時間(美國式)

1. 2:15 (兩點(diǎn)十五分) (英國式 2.15)

2. 11

30 (A)　(上午十一點(diǎn)三十分) (英國式 11.30 am)

六、Colons (:) 冒號

　　冒號在中文或英文里都是一個相當(dāng)常見的標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號，在用法上也大致一樣。

注意：

* 冒號前不可有空格

* 冒號后可加一空格

* 冒號后千萬不要加- (如 :-)

---------------------------------------------------

大家先來看看下面的例子，你以為句子中的冒號用法對嗎？

For our camping trip, I brought: a lantern, a sleeping bag, food, water, and

a flashlight.

如果你的答案是對，那你就錯了！這是一個常見的冒號用法上的錯誤。正確的用法，看

下去就會明白了。這里且讓我們從最簡單的用法開始吧。

------------------------------------------

6.1　冒號用在公函上收信人的稱呼

Dear Sir: (你看，冒號前沒有任何空格喔)

We were very honored to have you come visit our company.

============================================

6.2　冒號用于分開標(biāo)題和副標(biāo)題(當(dāng)一標(biāo)題需要進(jìn)一步說明時所加上的副標(biāo)題)

1. Math Applications: Using Calculus to Determine the Age of Rocks

(標(biāo)題Math Applications和副標(biāo)題Using Calculus to Determine the Age of Rocks之

間以冒號隔開)

2. I recommend Chinnery's book Oak Furniture: the British Tradition. (Oak

Furniture是書名，the British Tradition是副標(biāo)題)

=============================================

6.3　冒號必須加在完整句子或獨(dú)立子句之后

最常見的冒號用法上的錯誤就是將冒號放在完整句或獨(dú)立子句的中間。看看下面的例子

：

Every repairman must have: a screwdriver, a hammer, and a saw.

其中Every repairman must have是不是有完整的意思呢？顯然意思并不完整。因此句

子中的冒號是多馀的。如果要用冒號的話，上面句子應(yīng)該寫成下面的樣子：

There are three things every repairman must have: a screwdriver, a hammer,

and a saw.

看看冒號前There are three things every repairman must have，它是不是有完整的

意思呢？“每一位修理員必備三樣?xùn)|西”可見意思是完整的，雖然你還會問是哪三樣?xùn)|

西呢？因此冒號后面就列出那三樣?xùn)|西了。

現(xiàn)在我們知道在冒號前必須是的完整意思的句子或子句，跟冒號后的可不一定是個句子

或子句。它可能是一個列表，甚至可能只是一個單詞。因此前面舉的那個例子錯在哪里

也就明白了吧。下面給出它的正誤句：

錯誤句：For our camping trip, I brought: a lantern, a sleeping bag, food,

water, and a flashlight.

正確句：For our camping trip, I brought various essential items: a lantern,

a sleeping bag, food, water, and a flashlight.

--------------------------------------------

6.3.1 一些例子

1. Africa is facing a terrifying problem: perpetual drought(持續(xù)干旱). (冒號

后說明非洲所面對的困境)

2.　The situation is clear: if you have unprotected sex with a stranger, you

risk AIDS. (說明你的處境是什么)

3.　She was sure of one thing: she was not going to be a housewife. (說明她

肯定的是什么事)

4.　We found the place easily: your directions were perfect. (說明為什么那么

容易找到那個地方)

5.　Several friends have provided me with inspiration: Tim, Ian, and above

all, Larry. (說明是哪幾個朋友)

------------------------------------------------

6.3.2　反過來也行

1.　Saussure, Sapir, Bloomfield, Chomsky: all these have revolutionized

linguistics in one way or another.

================================================

6.4　冒號用于注明引用圣經(jīng)的章節(jié)

1. The story of Menahem is found in II Kings 15:1422.

================================================

6.5　冒號用于表示比例

1. Among students of French, women outnumber men by more than 4:1. (4:1=4比

1,用文字說就是by more than four to one)

================================================

6.6　冒號用于表示時間(美國式)

1. 2:15 (兩點(diǎn)十五分) (英國式 2.15)

2. 11

30 (A)　(上午十一點(diǎn)三十分) (英國式 11.30 am)