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1、GuidelinesforPaperFormat-Centerthetitleofyourpaperonthefirstlineofthefirstpage.-Donotputquotationmarksaroundthetitle.incorrect:“Thegenerationgapinourhouse”correct:TheGenerationGapinOurHouseCapitalizeallthemajorwordsinatitle,includingthefirstword.Shortconnectingwordswithinatitle,suchasof,for,the,
2、in,to,andas,an,toarenotcapitalized.-Skipalinebetweenthetitleandthefirstlineofyourtext.Indent<缩进排版>thefirstlineofeachparagraphaboutfivespaces(halfaninch)fromtheleft-handmargin.-Makecommas,periods,andotherpunctuationmarksfirmandclear.Leaveaslightspaceaftereachperiod.Whenyoutype,leaveadoublespace<两
3、倍行距>afteraperiod.-Ifyoubreakawordattheendofaline,breakonlybetweensyllables.Donotbreakwordsofonesyllable.Syllabledivisionswillenableyoutohyphenate<把..用连字号移行>aword:divideitattheendofonelineofwritingandcompleteitatthebeginningofthenextline.Youmayhavetocheckyourdictionarytomakesureofthesyllabledivis
4、ionsforaparticularword.E.g.:punc·tu·a·tion;me·chan·ics<写作中的技术性细节>following:American:fol-lowingAmer-icanPunctuation1.CommawithDirectQuotationE.g.“Readingthisbook,”complainedStan,“isaboutasinterestingaswatchingpaintdry.”FredtoldMartha,“I’vejustsignedupfortheWritingcourse.”“Whatdidhesay?”sheasked.2
5、.QutationMarkstoSetOffTitlesofShortWorksQuotationMarksTheessay“OnSelf-Respect”Thechapter“ChineseReligion”UnderlinesInthebookPathsofFaithThemovieHighNoonInprintedworks,includingpapersthatarepreparedonawordprocessor<文字处理软件>,italictype<斜体>isusedinsteadofunderlining.E.g.Friends(TVshow)2.Colon(:)Intr
6、oducealist:E.g.Mybrotherhasthreehobbies:playingvideogames,racinghisHotWheelscar<飞车>,anddrivingmecrazy.Introducealongquotation:E.g.MypaperwasbasedonapassagefromGeorgeEliot’snovelMiddlemarch:“……”3.Semicolon(;)Jointwocompletethoughtsthatarenotalreadyconnectedbyajoiningwordsuchasand,but,for,orso.E.g
7、.Thechemistrylabblewup;ProfessorThomaswasfired.Jointwocompletethoughtsthatincludeatransitionalwordsuchhowever,otherwise,moreover,furthermore,therefore,orconsequently.E.g.Sallyfinishedtypingthepaper;however,sheforgottobringit
