中科院博士入学考试英语阅读技巧.ppt

中科院博士入学考试英语阅读技巧 1．句子中的标点符号的作用 句号：用来分割句子。 逗号：两个逗号之间或一个逗号之后，是一个补充说明成分，可以先不看。 句子中的标点符号的作用 冒号：冒号前后是从抽象到具体的过程，后面进一步具体说明前面的内容。 She came to hate the endless chores that swallowed her time: washing dishes, making beds, scrubbing floors. 冒号可以表示各种逻辑上的关系，如： I went to bed early: the long journey had tired me. (表示因果) Columbus discovered a string of islands: he did not discover the American Continent.(表示反意) 句子中的标点符号的作用 分号：分号前后是并列关系。包括结构上并列和语义上并列两种。 Sixty years ago Melville was almost forgotten; today he is regarded as one of American’s great authors. Professor Ye will have to cope with a very heavy wo