解讀MBA英語(yǔ)閱讀中的“九大符號”

　　考研界公認的一條準則：得閱讀者得天下。閱讀的考察大到篇章，小到標點(diǎn)符號，所以我們要掌握各個(gè)細節，知己知彼方能百戰不殆。下面社科賽斯MBA輔導老師為大家總結考研閱讀中常用標點(diǎn)符號，希望引起考生對閱讀理解中標點(diǎn)加以重視。

　　1. 逗號 comma

　　用于分割并列成分?？佳兄攸c(diǎn)：兩個(gè)逗號之間，或者一個(gè)逗號之后，如果是補充說(shuō)明成分時(shí)，跳過(guò)不看。
　　Eg. Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition.

　　2.句號 period/full stop

　?、儆糜陉愂鼍?，表示一個(gè)句子的結束， 起分割切分句子作用。

　?、谟糜谀承┛s略詞之后。比如Mr.、 Ms.、 etc.等等。如果句號作為簡(jiǎn)寫(xiě)符號使用，那么這個(gè)詞語(yǔ)簡(jiǎn)寫(xiě)前后面的符號應該照常寫(xiě)上，因為簡(jiǎn)寫(xiě)號并非句號，也不遵循句號的語(yǔ)法。比如Entreprise Co., Ltd或者I invited Tom, Jerry, etc..(注意兩個(gè)點(diǎn))。

　?、塾米餍迭c(diǎn)

　　
　　3. 問(wèn)號

　　考研英語(yǔ)閱讀文章中的問(wèn)號一般都是設問(wèn)的功能，只問(wèn)不答，答案不言自明。Eg1. 考研難道沒(méi)有價(jià)值嗎?另外，如果開(kāi)篇就是問(wèn)句，那么則屬于問(wèn)題答案型文章，對問(wèn)題的回答就是全文主旨。

　　
　　4. 冒號(colon)：冒號前后是從抽象到具體的過(guò)程，后面進(jìn)一步補充說(shuō)明前面的內容。

　　Eg.1997 passage 3 Q2

　　
　　60. The word "pervasive" (Line 1, Paragraph 2) might mean ________.

　　[A] widespread [B] overwhelming

　　[C] piercing [D] fashionable

　　We live in a society in which the medicinal and social use of substances (drugs) is pervasive: an aspirin to quiet a headache, some wine to be sociable, coffee to get going in the morning, a cigarette for the nerves.

　　
　　5.分號(semi-colon)前后是并列關(guān)系，包括結構上并列和語(yǔ)義上的并列。

　　For us, this means that evolution is over; the biological Utopia has arrived. (2000 Passage2)

　　
　　6. 引號(quotation marks)：①引用 ②強調 ③諷刺

　　Eg1 “Scientific” creationism, which is being pushed by some for “equal time” in the classrooms whenever the scientific accounts of evolution are given, is based on religion, not science.

　　
　　7. 括號(parentheses ) ①解釋說(shuō)明生詞。②補充說(shuō)明

　　Drugs (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter perception, mood, and behavior are known as psychoactive substances. (1997，Text 3)

　　
　　8.折號(dash)

　?、僖粋€(gè)破折號后面起補充說(shuō)明或評價(jià)判斷。

　　I am an idiot - the stupidest kind of all.

　　“This book stands for reason itself.” And so it does ― and all would be well were reason the only judge in the creationism/evolution debate.

　　
　?、趦善普厶栔g其補充說(shuō)明，可先跳過(guò)不看。

　　In Australia―where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part―other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia.

　　
　　9.略號(ellipsis) ...

　　英文中的省略號的作用和漢語(yǔ)是一樣的。當省略號在句圍并且有下文時(shí)，應該打四個(gè)點(diǎn)，最后一個(gè)為句號。如:And it flew further, and further, and further.... Jorge smiled and turned back.當省略號在句尾并作為語(yǔ)氣延長(cháng)的作用時(shí)，應使用修辭前的標點(diǎn)，如：Do you love me...?其余情況下使用三個(gè)點(diǎn)。如：The Martians...they just...just bombed our...our town, please send...more...