你能将英语字母的大小写分清楚吗? 比如”指环王“的英文名字 The Lord of the Rings, 为什么第一个the首字母大写, 后面的又不需要, 为什么of首字母不要大写? 如果是平时聊天就算了, 但是在正式的场合中写英语, 必须要注意英语字母的大写问题。 比如你在考卷上写“china”, 在电子邮件里写“mr. smith”。 前者会让你丢分, 后者则会让你丢人…… Capital letters are useful signals for a reader. They have three main purposes: to let the reader know a sentence is beginning, to show important words in a title, and to signal proper names and official titles. 大写字母对读者来说是一种有用的信号。它们有三个主要的作用:让读者知道一个句子的开始,在标题中标示重要的词,以及标明专有名称和正式头衔。 Capitals signal the start of a new sentence. This is a stable rule in our written language: Whenever you begin a sentence capitalize the first letter of the first word. This includes capitalizing the first word or a direct quotation when it s a full sentence, even if it appears within another sentence. 大写字母表示新句子的开始。这是我们书面语言中一个固定的规则:无论什么时候开始,一个句子的第一个单词的第一个字母要大写。这包括将一句话的第一个单词的首字母大写,或者作为引语出现在一个句子中间时,但因为引语本身也是完整的句子,引语的句首首字母也要大写。 Frand inquired, 'Where do I make a donation to the new scholarship fund?'. 'The first time I lectured on that theory,' the professor bragged, 'not one student fell asleep in my class.' ❖Note: Do not capitalize quotations that continue in a sentence after an interruption, as in the sentence immediately above. 注意:不要在句子被打断后还大写首字母,就像上面的句子一样。 Capitalize the first work in a line of poetry (even if it doesn t begin a new sentence)--unless the poet did not capitalize it (as in the second example below) 诗歌的行首字母大写(即使它没有开始一个新的句子)——除非诗人原本写的时候就没有大写(如下面的第二个例子所示) Do not go gentle into that good night, in time of daffodils (who know the goal of living is to grow) forgetting why, remember how - e.e. cummings Capitals show important words in a title. Capitalize the first and last word, as well as any major word in a title or subtitle (words such as a, an, and the are not usually capitalized unless they function as the first word in the title or subtitle). 大写字母表示标题中的重要单词。第一个和最后一个单词,以及标题或副标题中的任何主要单词都要大写(像a、an和the这样的单词通常不大写,除非它们是标题或副标题中的第一个单词)。 标题文字中的每个实词首字母大写 比如下文中of之类的副词 和the之类的冠词就不是实词 如: ”The Lord of the Rings” is my favorite movie. Capitals signal proper names and titles. 大写字母表示专有名称和头衔。 Tip: Words that are customarily capitalized (such as September) appear capitalized in the dictionary. 提示:字典中标明的习惯上首字母大写的单词(比如September)书写时需要首字母大写。 大部分的缩写都需要大写。 如:I’ve lost my ID card. I和OK无论何时何地都需要大写。 如:I’m OK with your idea. 将亲戚作为称呼语时首字母大写。 如:Thank you, Mum. 怎样, 了解这些小知识 解决你“忽大忽小”的困扰了吗? 在下次的正式文件、邮件或考试的写作中, 千万不要写错了! 今天的内容都学会了么? |
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