英语写作中分号的运用

    英语写作中分号的运用
    分号的用法分号有时又称为小句号。它表示一个停顿，其停顿时间在逗号与冒号的停顿时间之间。文章如采用许多分号，其风格则变得严肃、正式。为了正确使用分号，有必要先学会辨认主句。当两个主句没有任何连接词（and， but， or， nor， for）连接而出现在同一个句子里，这时最好采用分号使之分离。分号的主要作用很简单，它常用于分离没有连接词连接的句子。但最好不要在从句之间形成如此之强的停顿。如果你要连接从句，而又不愿意用连接词时，则采用分号。
    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.
    下列各词和短语如用于连接复合句时，常与分号连用：
    then however thus furthermorehence indeed consequently alsothat is nevertheless anyhow in additionin fact on the other hand likewise moreoverstill meanwhile instead besidesotherwise in other words henceforth for exampletherefore 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 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

2 apprehend   

vt.理解，领悟，逮捕，拘捕，忧虑

参考例句：

• I apprehend no worsening of the situation.我不担心局势会恶化。
• Police have not apprehended her killer.警察还未抓获谋杀她的凶手。

3 esthetic   

adj.美学的，审美的；悦目的，雅致的

参考例句：

• That armchair is comfortable but not very esthetic.那张扶手椅坐起来舒服，但不太美观。
• There are physical distance and esthetic distance between the esthetic subject and the object.审美的主客体之间有物理距离和心理距离。

4 cynical   

adj.(对人性或动机)怀疑的，不信世道向善的

参考例句：

• The enormous difficulty makes him cynical about the feasibility of the idea.由于困难很大，他对这个主意是否可行持怀疑态度。
• He was cynical that any good could come of democracy.他不相信民主会带来什么好处。

5 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• 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.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。