Dr Y. Wang
UoP
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
在同学们的练习中，常有标点符号错误。最常见的标点符号错误是comma split 和 书名号张冠李戴。以下是几个例子，其中TT1 有错，TT2为修改本。
(a) Comma split:
ST:
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卡尼今年47岁，牛津大学毕业。
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TT1:
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Carney is 47 years old, he is an Oxford graduate. （英文不错，但是标点符号用错，不能得满分。）
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TT2:
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Carney is 47 years old,
and he is an Oxford
graduate. （加个‘and’就行了。或者把逗号改成句号。）
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ST:
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不会说普通话，有口难言，就不用找领导、找女人了。
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TT1a:
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do not speak Mandarin, having a mouth difficult
to speak, thus, do not use to look for leader、look for women. (稀泥糊涂的拼凑。零分。)
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TT1b:
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As I do not speak Mandarin, I cannot communicate
with others, thus, I have an excuse for not trying to get close to the
leaders or please women. (造句不错，可惜在‘thus’前用了逗号，没有用句号。要扣分。)
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TT2:
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As I do not speak
Mandarin, I cannot communicate with others. Thus, I have an excuse for not
trying to get close to the leaders or please women. (这个译法较好，标点也用得不错。)
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ST:
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我的夫人是上海人，她在上海有成功的事业。(中文的paratactic sentences 可以用逗号来断句。）
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TT1:
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My wife is from Shanghai,
she has a successful business in Shanghai.
(在英文里，不能用逗号将两个结构完整的独立句子分开。)
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TT2:
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My wife is living in Shanghai where
she has a successful business. (不错！用a hypotactic sentence 来对译 a
paratactic sentence.)
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TT3:
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My wife is living in Shanghai, and
she has a successful business. (不错！用a paratactic sentence 来对译 a
paratactic sentence, 而且在逗号后面加了'and'.)
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ST:
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你姓周，你的表兄不一定姓周。
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TT1:
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Your surname is Zhou, your elder male maternal cousin is not
necessarily a Zhou.
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TT2:
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Your surname is Zhou, but
your elder male maternal cousin is not necessarily a Zhou. （加个‘but’就行了。或者把逗号改成句号。）
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ST:
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你姓周，你的堂兄也同样姓周。
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TT1:
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Your surname is Zhou, likewise your elder male
paternal cousin is a Zhou. (‘Likewise’是副词，不是连词，不能连句。)
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TT2:
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Your surname is Zhou.
Likewise your elder male maternal cousin is a Zhou. (‘Likewise’被当作副词用，这样，它前面要句号。)
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(b) 书名号张冠李戴
ST:
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今年二月份国务院印发了新的《公务接待管理规定》。
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TT1:
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In February, the State Council issued a new edition of 《Guidelines on publicly funded business reception》. (英文里没有“《》”。)
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TT2:
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The State Council issued a new edition of Guidelines on publicly funded business reception in February. (书名号印刷用斜体, 手写划下横线，如：Guidelines on publicly
funded business reception。如果是书中的章节或报刊上的文章则用单引号。)
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ST:
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最近，我在2014年2月20日的《东方日报》上读到有关贵公司招聘办公室秘书的信息， 特来申请。
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TT1:
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Recently, I read the advertisement of the job
vacancy of an administrator in <Oriental Daily> of 20 September, 2012. ( (英文里不用尖括号“<>”来标志书名。)
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TT2:
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I am writing to apply for the admin job that you
advertised in the Oriental Daily on February 20, 2014. （一份报纸如同一本书，印刷用斜体，手书划底横线，如: Oriental Daily, 或 Oriental Daily 。）
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Moodle里 推荐的几本英语文法书值得购买和细读数遍。不过，只要你心细，你出手的文字就会清晰而合符规范。
great!
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