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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。
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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,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage, against the dying of the light.
-Dylan Thomas
in time of daffodils (who know
the goal of living is to grow)
forgetting why, remember how
- e.e. cummings
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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.
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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。
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大部分的缩写都需要大写。
如:I’ve lost my ID card.
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I和OK无论何时何地都需要大写。
如:I’m OK with your idea.
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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,
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