破折号
①一个破折号后面起补充说明或评价判断。
I am an idiot - the stupidest kind of all。
"This book stands for reason itself。" And so it does - and all would be well were reason the only judge in the creationism/evolution debate。
②两破折号之间其补充说明，可先跳过不看。
In Australia-where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part-other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia。
9.省略号
英文中的省略号的作用和汉语是一样的。当省略号在句围并且有下文时，应该打四个点，最后一个为句号。如：And it flew further, and further, and further.... Jorge smiled and turned back。当省略号在句尾并作为语气延长的作用时，应使用修辞前的标点，如：Do you love me...?其余情况下使用三个点。如：The Martians...they just...just bombed our...our town, please send...more.
