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关于英语大小写的问题许多人写英语文章时,对大写字母的使用(capitalization) ,感到有点 「迷惑」虽然咱们在文法里也学过英文大写字母的用法,但如能把重要的规则,复习一下, 也许可加深记忆!(1) 每个句子的第一个字(first word of a sentence) 以及写信的地址,信中的开头称呼和结尾,都要大写例如:How is everything with you today? (你今天一切都好吗?) 25 Park Street, Silver Spring, Maryland. 写信开头称呼:Dear Mr . Wang, Hello, Bob, Greetings, Mary, 信中结尾: Sincerely yours, Yours truly, Best wishes, With love, Respectfully yours, 等等2) 表示特定的人、地或物的专有名词(names of a specific person, place or thing) 或是属於专有名词的一部分,都要大写例如:Mr. Wang Dachung was born in China. (王大中先生在中国出生。

) Bob Smith sailed on the Queen Elizabeth for a trip to France. (Bob Smith 乘伊莉沙白邮轮到法国旅游) 其他如:Yale School of Law (耶鲁法学院 ) Declaration of Independence (独立宣言 ) The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. (美国防止虐待动物协会 ) 等等注:专有名词中的冠词、介词、连接词都不必大写,除非是名字的开头与结尾如上句里的 for , the, of, to) 但是指普通名词时,则不必大写例如:The two men sailed on a ship for a trip to some foreign countries. (两位男子乘船到外国旅行 ) ( 即句中的men,ship,countries 都是普通名词 ) (3) 一星期七天,十二个月份,以及假日(seven days of the week, 12 months and holidays) 都要大写。

例如:The Chens came to see me on Father's Day. (父亲节陈家来看我) He works on Saturdays and Sundays. (星期六和星期天他都要上班) His store closed during January and February. (元月和 2 月,他的商店不开) 但是春夏秋冬四季,则不要大写:例如:Mr. A will stay in Florida next winter. ( 下个冬天A 先生将住在佛州) The fall semester starts in September. ( 秋季班9 月开始 ) In Maryland July and August are summer months. (在马里兰州7 月和 8 月是夏天) 注:地球(earth) 、太阳(sun) 、月亮(moon) 也不要大写4) 学校的特指课程名称以及各国的语文,都要大写例如:Her daughter will take Math Ⅱ and Algebra Ⅲ this semester. ( 她女儿本学期选修数学Ⅱ和代数Ⅲ。

) All new students have to take History 101. (所有新生都要选修历史101 ) Did you study English literature and American history? (你读过英国文学和美国历史吗? ) Many American students now take Chinese in the big universities. (在大的大学里,许多美国学生选修中文) 但是指一般性的课程或一般知识,则不必大写例如:Many Chinese students are good at mathematics. (许多中国学生数学很棒) High school students are encouraged to take music and history. (鼓励高中生选修音乐和历史 ) (5) 地理上特有的名称(geographical names) ,诸如国家、州、省、城市、山脉、湖、河流、公园等都要大写例如:Have your parents ever been to Africa? ( 你的父母去过非洲吗?) His dream trip would be a cruise across the Atlantic Ocean. (他的理想旅游是坐邮轮横渡大西洋。

) We have lived in Maryland for over 25 years. (我们住在马里兰州已超过25 年 ) The company is located in the middle of Fifth Avenue. (公司坐落於第五大道的中间) 其余如:Asia, China, Lake Michigan ( 密西根湖) , Black Sea ( 黑海 ) , Rocky Mountains (洛矶山脉 ) ,Yellowstone National Park (黄石国家公园) 等等的特别名称,还有东、南、西、北地区和位置(region and location) 也要大写例如:Living in the East I have never seen high mountains. (我住在东部, 没有见过高山 ) The North of China is experiencing a serious drought. (中国北部旱灾严重) 但是east, west, north, south 只指方向(direction) 时,则不必大写例如:Drive south for one mile and you will see the building. (往南开一哩路,就可以看到楼房。

) Please turn north at the next corner. ( 请在下一角落,往北转) (6) 社会上的职位或专业上的头衔(social and professional titles) 包括学位和得奖名称 (award) ,都要大写例如:Professor Lee,Ph.D.,is from Taiwan. (李教授博士,来自台湾) Dr. Anderson, M.D., is well-liked by his patients. (医学博士安德生医师,深受病患喜爱 ) President Bush, MBA from Harvard, was a business man. (哈佛大学企管硕士的布希总统,过去是位商人) His Reverend Smith and Father Jackson were both present at the meeting. (Smith 牧师和Jackson 神父都参加开会) 其他头衔如: Sir, Mister , Miss, Madame (夫人 ) , Congressman (国会议员 ) , Senator ( 参议员 ) , Governor (州长 ) , Mayor (市长 ) , Secretory of State (国务卿 ) , Attorney ( 律师 ) ,Judge ( 法官 ) , Bishop (主教 ) , Sister (修女 ) , Sergeant (士官 ) , Corporal ( 下士 ) ,Lieutenant (中尉 ) 等等。

注意:如果不跟个人名字一同使用,或不是特指某人的头衔时,则不必大写例如:He is a professor at a university. (他是大学教授) The mayor of a large city has a tough job. (大城市的市长难为) The presidents of many companies attended the conference. (许多公司的董事长都来参加会议) ( 上面的professor, mayor, presidents,都是指一般性的) (7) 书名、文章题目、报章杂志中的主要字(key words) ,都要大写还有短篇故事(short story) ,诗(poem) ,戏剧(play) ,电影(movie) ,歌曲(song) ,绘画(painting) ,雕刻(sculpture) 等名称,也要大写例如:Mr. Wang has authored a book entitled My Life in America. (王先生写了一本书叫:「我的美国生活」 ) Did you read the latest issue of Time Magazine? (你看了最新一期的 「时代杂志」 吗? ) 其他如:The Sound of Music (歌名 ) ,Mona Lisa (蒙娜丽莎肖像画名) ,Bird in Space (雕刻名称 ) , Popular Mechanics (杂志名称 ) , Death of a Salesman (戏剧名称 ) , The Tale of Two Cities (双城记 ) ,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (汤姆历险记 ) 等等。

注:文章题目里的冠词、介词和连接词都不必大写但不定词的to ,通常要大写例如:Did you read Mr. Wang's article“ Ways To Make Money”? (你读过王先生大作「赚钱之道」吗? ) ( 「to make」是infinitive) (8) 谈到神(God or Deity) 或宗教与种族(religion and race) 时,名词及代名词都要大写例如:He said that God will take good care of his wife. (他说上帝会好好照顾他的太太) We pray Lord's (或 God's) help and His blessings upon her. ( 我们祈求上帝帮助以及对她的祝福) (His blessing 是指上帝的祝福) Many people say that the Japanese are more aggressive than the Chinese. (许多人认为日本人比中国人更有侵略性) ( 指 race) 其他如:Roman Catholic (天主教 ) , Baptist (浸信会教友 ) , Christianity (基督教 ) , Hinduism ( 印度教 ) 等。

但如果, god 及 goddess 是指古代的神话(mythology) 人物时,则不必大写例如:The gods of ancient Rome, the god Jupiter, the goddess Juno (女神朱诺,即主神Jupiter之妻 ) (9) 学校,政府机关,政党或公司(schools,government bodies , political parties and companies) 是指专有名词时,都要大写例如:Stanford University has a well-known business school in the U. S. (史丹福大。

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