五、：冒號(hào)
1.冒號(hào)用于對(duì)后面內(nèi)容的介紹或解釋,如 This is her plan:go shopping.
2.冒號(hào)用于名單之前,特別是一個(gè)豎排的名單.
We transferred three employees to new branches:
• Tony Wang to New York City
• Mike Jackson to Tokyo
• Mark Foster to Paris
當(dāng)名單橫排的時(shí)候,冒號(hào)要用在一個(gè)完整的句子之后,如 We need seven people:three students,three engineers,and a professor.
3.冒號(hào)用于一個(gè)正式的引用之前.如 The professor said:“It was horrible.”
4.冒號(hào)也可用于商業(yè)或正式信函的稱謂后面,如 Dear Mr.Lee:(美國(guó)英語(yǔ)中,信件或演說(shuō)詞的稱呼語(yǔ)之后用冒號(hào),而在英國(guó)英語(yǔ)中多用逗號(hào).)
5.冒號(hào)用于數(shù)字時(shí)間的表示,如16:45 或 4:45 p.m.
6.冒號(hào)用于主標(biāo)題和副標(biāo)題之間,如 Web Directory:World and Non-U.S.Economic Data