標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號也是IELTS聽力的一個(gè)考點(diǎn)，迄今為止，IELTS考過兩次標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號，一次是V21的section 1，要求填寫party的舉辦地點(diǎn)Grouche’s，錄音中已經(jīng)說出apostrophe(’)，許多考生聽不懂這個(gè)詞，但這是這道填空題的關(guān)鍵，即使前面的Grouche寫對了答案也不能算正確；另一次是V31的section 3，其中一道題要求填寫question mark(?)，這個(gè)相對來說比較簡單。
鑒于此，有必要把常見的一些標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號以及相關(guān)詞語作一總結(jié)。
punctuation: The use of standard marks and signs in writing and printing to separate words into sentences, clauses, and phrases in order to clarify meaning；the act or practice of inserting standardized marks or signs in written matter to clarify the meaning and separate structural units;. 標(biāo)點(diǎn)法, 在寫作及印刷中運(yùn)用標(biāo)準(zhǔn)符號或標(biāo)志以隔開詞而形成句子、從句及詞組從而使意思清晰，例如: a system of punctuation
punctuation mark: any of various standardized marks or signs used in punctuation
Quotation mark：inverted comma：one of a pair of punctuation marks “” or‘’used chiefly to indicate the beginning and the end of a quotation in which the exact phraseology of another or of a text is directly cited 引號,單引號(用于引文內(nèi)另一引文的起始和結(jié)束處)
Apostrophe: The superscript sign (') used to indicate the omission of a letter or letters from a word, the possessive case, and the plurals of numbers, letters, and abbreviations；a mark ' used to indicate the omission of letters or figures, the possessive case, or the plural of letters or figures撇號，寫在字上方的符號（'），用來表示從單詞中省略一個(gè)或幾個(gè)字母、所有格形式及數(shù)字、字母、縮寫的復(fù)數(shù)形式，省略符號, 撇號(')[用于 ①表示省略, 如:can't, (=can not); '88(=1988) ②表示所有格, 如 boy's; James' ③表示復(fù)數(shù), 如two 0's, four 9's ④表示年代, 如the 1980's (讀作 the nineteen eighties)20世紀(jì)80年代⑤表示一字中的某一音不發(fā), 如: 'lectric (=electric)]
Comma: A punctuation mark (,) used to indicate a separation of ideas or of elements within the structure of a sentence；used especially as a mark of separation within the sentence 逗號, 一種標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號（,），用于表示句子結(jié)構(gòu)內(nèi)思想或要素的分開
Full stop: A period indicating the end of a sentence. 句號, 標(biāo)示一句話結(jié)束的句點(diǎn)
Colon：冒號1）: a punctuation mark : used chiefly to direct attention to matter (as a list, explanation, or quotation) that follows 2）: the sign : used between the parts of a numerical expression of time in hours and minutes (as in 1:15) or in hours, minutes, and seconds (as in 8:25:30), in a bibliographical reference (as in Nation 130:20), in a ratio where it is usually read as *to* (as in 4:1 read *four to one*), or in a proportion where it is usually read as *is to* or when doubled as *as* (as in 2:1::8:4 read *two is to one as eight is to four*
Semicolon: a punctuation mark（；） used chiefly in a coordinating function between major sentence elements (as independent clauses of a compound sentence)
Question mark：：a mark( ?) used in writing and printing at the conclusion of a sentence to indicate a direct question, 也稱作interrogation mark或interrogation point.
Interrogate：1 : to question formally and systematically 2 : to give or send out a signal to (as a transponder) for triggering an appropriate response
Exclamation mark [point]：a mark ! used especially after an interjection or exclamation to indicate forceful utterance or strong feeling ? called also exclamation mark感嘆號, 驚嘆號
建議考生在復(fù)習(xí)時(shí)，除了把已經(jīng)考過的這兩個(gè)標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號（apostrophe、question mark）熟練掌握外，優(yōu)先掌握comma、full stop、quotation mark、exclamation mark這幾個(gè)詞，推薦使用經(jīng)典教材《初級英語聽力》來練習(xí)這些標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號。
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