本文為大家準備了托福寫作進階之標點符號，便于考生托福備考。

四 冒號 Colon

用在一個完整的句子結束，用于引出清單、長引語和解釋。

1 List:

例如

The store will close at noon on the following dates: November 26, December 24, and December 31.

2 Long Quotation:

In his book Life Lines, Forrest Church maintains that people should cry more: “Life is difficult. Some people pretend that it is not, that we should be able to breeze through. Yet hardly a week passes in which most of us don’t have something worth crying about. ”

3 Explanation:

Here’s a temporary solution to a dripping faucet: Tie a string to it, and let the drops slide down the string to the sink.

五 分號 Semicolon

1 用來分隔兩個單獨的句子，有時可以看作是句號

例如

Lonnie heard a noise and looked out the window; the only thing there was his reflection.

He checked on the new baby every five minutes; he was afraid something would happen to her.

Lizards become sluggish at night; they need the sun’s warmth to maintain an active body temperature.

The large dog was growling at me; there were white bubbles of foam around its mouth.

We knew a power failure had occurred; all the clocks in the building were forty-seven minutes slow.

2 用來分隔列舉的個體（在個體內部使用逗號的時候）。

例如：

Maya’s children are named Melantha, which means “black flower;” Yomina, which means “dove:” and Cynthia, which means “moon goddess.”（注意，標點在引號里面哦）

My parents’ favorite albums are Rubber Soul, by the Beatles; Songs in the key of life, by Stevie Wonder; and Bridge over Trouble Water, by Simon and Garfunkel.

六 破折號 Dash

破折號是長度介于逗號和句號之間的停頓，用來引出生動具體的表述。

例如：

I was so exhausted that I fell asleep within seconds – standing up.

He has many good qualities – sincerity, honesty, and thoughtfulness – yet he had few friends.

The pardon form the governor finally arrived – too late.

注意：

打破這號的方法是“空格”+兩個“-”+空格，如果手寫的話是兩個字母的長度。

七 圓括號 Parentheses

圓括號用來解釋說明。

例如：

In 1913, the tax on an annual income of $4,000 (a comfortable wage at that time) was one penny.

Arthur C. Clarke, author of science fiction books (including 2001: A Space Odyssey), was inspired as a young man by the magazine Astounding Stories.

八 連字符 Hyphen

1 用來把兩個以上的單詞連在一起，組成新的單詞

例如：

The light-footed burglar silently slipped open the sliding glass door.

While being interviewed on the late-night talk show, the quarterback announced his intention to retire.

With a needle, Rich punctured the fluid-filled blister on his toe.

2 用來連接因為換行而中斷的單詞，注意，一定要按音節分，而且盡量避免這種現象。

例如：

Selena’s first year at college was a time filled with numerous new pres-

sures and responsibilities.

注意：

1 英文里面沒有頓號，不要問我頓號怎么打出來。

2 無論打印還是手寫，都要先加標點再有空格。