英文格式括号

鉴于常用中文字体中的括号都像屎一样——以及这些字体的注音符号、假名、数字、字母 (含拉丁，以及万年显示为全角宽度的希腊、西里尔字母) 等——无论是间距、弧度还是粗细的过渡……所以圆括号我从来只用半角，外加前后各一个空格。然后通篇用西文字体刷一遍，效果是中文字体不变，其他都以西文字体显示。我觉得看得过去的全角圆括号，至少是复制Times New Roman (衬) 或Arial (非衬) 的括号，粘贴在全角码位上，不居中，外侧空得多，内侧空得少，整体占一个完整汉字宽度的样子。在搭配汉字时，我还是很希望用全角标点的，显得整齐，不会犬牙差互的，奈何字体厂商偷工减料。连日本这么常用全角的字体都也就那样儿了，国内字体更不抱希望

总结来说的话我觉得只要有自己的标准和考量，并没有什么打法是绝对错误的（最让我不能接受的只有那个前面一个英文括号搭上后面来个中文括号的情况）。就我个人倾向来说，尤其是在我排版的那个特定字体下，我认为括号里都是英文和数字时用英文括号更合适，括号里只要出现中文那么用中文括号就更合适。全文最好保持相同情况下使用相同的括号，否则会给人过于随意、不够考究的感觉。但这种中英文夹杂的括号却没有必要受其他情形（比如像这里一样的插入补充、解释语）的影响，可以把这种语言翻译类的括号单独看成一种括号的语义，这样就在处理怎样打括号的时候相对不受其它因素的束缚。

1.句号 Period [.]

用以表示一个句子的结束：

Hockey is a popular sport in Canada.

The federal government is based in Ottawa.

用在缩写中：

B.C.is the province located on the West Coast.

Dr.Bethune was a Canadian who worked in China.

The company is located at 888 Bay St.in Toronto.

It is 4:00 p.m.in Halifax right now.

2.问号 Question Mark ]

在句子的结尾使用问号表示是直接疑问句：How many provinces are there in Canada?

注意：在间接疑问句结尾不要加问号：

The teacher asked the class a question.

Do not ask me why.

3.叹号 Exclamation Mark [!]

在句子的结尾使用叹号表示惊讶、兴奋等情绪：

We won the Stanley Cup!

The forest is on fire!

4.逗号 Comma [,]

句子中的停顿：Therefore,we should write a letter to the prime minister.

在疑问句中引出说话人："I can come today," she said,"but not tomorrow."

排列三个或以上的名词：Ontario,Quebec,and B.C.are the three biggest provinces.

引出定语从句：Emily Carr,who was born in 1871,was a great painter.

5.单引号 Apostrophe [']

表示所有:This is David's computer.

These are the player's things.(Things that belong to the player)

Note:对于复数形式的名词,只加'

These are the players' things.(Things that belong to the players)

缩写I don't know how to fix it.

6.引号Quotation Marks ["]

直接引出某人说的话：

The prime minister said,"We will win the election."

"I can come today," she said,"but not tomorrow."

7.冒号Colon [:]

引出一系列名词：There are three positions in hockey:goalie,defense,and forward.

引出一个较长的引语：The prime minister said:"We will fight.We will not give up.We will win the next election."

8.分号Semicolon [;]

将两个相关的句子连接起来：The festival is very popular; people from all over the world visit each year.

和逗号一同使用引出一系列名词：The three biggest cities in Canada are Toronto,Ontario; Montreal,Quebec; and Vancouver,B.C.

9.破折号Dash [-]

在一个句子前作总结：Mild,wet,and cloudy - these are the characteristics of weather in Vancouver.

在一个句子的前面或后面加入额外的注释：The children - Pierre,Laura,and Ashley - went to the store.Most Canadians - but not all - voted in the last election.

表示某人在说话过程中被打断：The woman said,"I want to ask - " when the earthquake began to shake the room.

10.连字符Hyphen [-]

连接两个单词：sweet-smelling; fire-resistant

将前缀：anti-Canadian; non-contact

在数字中使用：one-quarter; twenty-three

符号是指一个社会全体成员共同约定的用来表示某种意义的记号或标记。来源于规定或者约定俗成，其形式简单，种类繁多，用途广泛，具有很强的艺术魅力。