科技论文写作(英文)1.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -for the plural of letters, numbers, symbols, cited words Your r’s look like your n’s. You use too many and’s. Your 7’s look like your l’s. the 2000’s (2000s) -for a quotation to add clarifying words that are not in the original Dr. Chen stated, “Try it [Oil of Oley], you will like it.” -for enclosing the Latin word sic (“so,” “thus”) which indicates that a misspelling, grammatical error, or wrong word was in the original He wrote, “Your [sic] selected to head the committee.” 2. Brackets(方括号、方括号) 3. Colon (冒号) -for a formal salutation Dear Mr. Wang: Gentlemen: -for introducing a phrase or clause which explains or reinforces a proceeding sentence or clause The position sounds attractive: high salary, moderate amount of work, and close to home. -for a clause which contains an anticipatory expression (the following, as follows, thus, these) and directs attention to a series of explanatory words, phrases, or clauses. The requirements for the master’s degree are as follows: 1.twenty-four units of class work, 2.a master thesis, and 3.no more than four years of study. -for expression ratios, for separating hours and minutes, and for indicating other relationships 5:1 signal:noise A:B 10:20 P.M. Acts 14:7 12:50-55 (Vol. 12, pp. 50-55) -for the main title and subtitle of a book The Writer’s Work: A Guide to Effective Composition -for compound and compound- complex sentences a.for separating independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction The cursor shows where you are typing, and it moves across the screen as you type. b.after an introductory dependent clause If you have a two-drive computer system, you place your program diskette in drive A. 4. Comma(逗号) c.after a conjunctive adverb introducing a coordinate clause The system is easy to use; however, we suggest