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NOVEMBER 21,18:55EST Microsoft39。re crim inalizing anything…是另一個完整的句子,所以用大寫字母開頭。s an affront to the way the Internet works,”Rasch said.“But now we39。在上面的兩段中,引號內的原話雖然是一個完整的句子,但是,按照英語的習慣,在沒有交代清楚是誰說的之前,它的句子仍不算完整。引號內的引語第一個字母大寫,句子結尾用句號。“某某說”之前或之后可用冒號,逗號和句號。請看下面這段新聞: Microsoft Offers $1B to Schools By ALLISONLINN …… Furniss said the proposed deal does not provide enough money to sustain the school programs and therefore would have no real longterm benefits.He also said it provides no real punishment for Microsoft,which has cash reserves of some $32billion. …… —Associated Press Nov.212001 在上面的這段新聞中,兩處的“said”之后都省略了“that”。 二、賓語從句中引導詞的省略 新聞常常都要說明消息來源,也就是要說明信息或消息的出處。句中 “to be disbursed over five years”是動詞不定式作定語修飾前面的“funding”: