斯坦福SCI论文写作课笔记（五）

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3.1 Experiment with punctuation(标点)
Example：



Semicolon(分号)
The semicolon connects two independent clauses(子句，从句)

e.g. It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.

Semicolons are also used to separate items in lists that contain internal punctuation. （内在标点）



Parentheses (括号)
Use parentheses to insert an afterthought(事后思考) or explanation (a word, phrase, or sentence) into a passage that is grammatically complete without it.(去掉括号里的内容，句子的原意和语法性保持不变)

Example:



Colon(冒号)


Use a colon after an independent clause(条款) to introduce a list, quote（引用）, explanation, conclusion, or amplification（扩充）.

Example:



冒号的误用：



后面接的是名词



先总说，再展开

Dash(破折号)
Use the dash to add emphasis or to insert an abrupt(唐突的) definition or description almost anywhere in the sentence. Just don’t overuse it, or it loses its impact.

Example:





3.2 Practice, colon and dash
Example:



修改：



3.3: Parallelism (并行结构)
Pairs of ideas joined by “and” , “or” , or “but” should be written in parallel form.
Lists of ideas should be written in parallel form.
Make a choice and stick to it.
Example1:



Example2:



Example3:

Bates describes the five principles foe the success of decision support systems in clinical settings: speed, real-time delivery, integration into workflow, simplicity and to avoid data entry.

修改：

Bates describes the five principles foe the success of decision support systems in clinical settings: speed, real-time delivery, integration into workflow, simplicity and avoidance of data entry.