每日口說挑戰【標點符號】寫作好重要！如何使用分號 (【TED-Ed】How to use a semicolon - Emma Bryce)

☺A semicolon's job is to reunite two independent clauses that will benefit from one another's company because they refer to the same thing.
分號的作用是結合兩個獨立卻又可以互為補充的子句，因為兩者都指涉同一件事。
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■semicolon [͵sɛmɪˋkolən](n.C)分號
■colon [ˋkolən] (n.C)結腸；冒號；(古詩中)格律群的一節(由2至6音步組成，包含一個主重音)
■reunite [͵rijuˋnaɪt] (vi.&vt.) (使)重新結合、(使)再聯合、(使)重聚[(+with)]
■refer to sb./sth(ph. v.)提到；談論；涉及…；與…相關；請教、參考
refer (sb.) to sth (告訴某人去)看、查閱、參考；讓(某人)求助於；讓(某人)向…查詢；將(某人)送交給

Intro:
Hello, everybody! I’m Tera, and this is VoiceTube’s Pronunciation Challenge. Today we’re going to talk about punctuation marks in English writing, specifically semicolons. But, why are punctuations so important? Punctuations not only help to indicate whether a sentence is finished or not but also play an essential role to show the relationship between sentences, phrases, and even words. Compared with commas and periods, semicolons are rarely used in writing. However, they can be pretty useful. Check out the video and see in what contexts semicolons can be used! And now, let’s take a look at today’s sentence.

Featured sentence: A semicolon's job is to reunite two independent clauses that will benefit from one another's company because they refer to the same thing.

Tips:
reunite: three syllables with the stress on the third one. "re" is /ri/, "u" is the same as how we say the letter "u", and finally, "nite" is "night".
independent: four syllables with the stress on the third one. "in" is a negative prefix. Notice that the three "e"s in this word have different pronunciations.
benefit: three syllables with the stress on the first one. "be" is /bɛ/, "ne" is /nə/, and "it" is just as how we will say it.

Vocab:
1. reunite (v.) KK [͵rijuˋnaɪt] IPA /ˌriː.juːˈnaɪt/
def: to bring together again
使再結合；使重聚
After twenty years, he has finally reunited with his parents again.
二十年後，他終於和父母親重聚了。

2. independent (adj.) KK [͵ɪndɪˋpɛndənt] IPA /ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/
def: not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, or things
獨立的
As an independent child, Miranda has been studying abroad alone since the age of fourteen.
身為一個獨立的孩子，Miranda自14歲起便孤身在國外留學。

3. benefit (n./v.) KK [ˋbɛnəfɪt] IPA /ˈben.ə.fɪt/
def (n.): a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help
def (v.): to be helped by something or to help someone
利益；優勢(n.)
對...益於；有益於(v.)
The school’s new cafeteria policies benefit many students.
學校對於自助食堂的新政策有益於許多學生。

4. refer to (v. phr.) KK [rɪˋfɝ] IPA /rɪˈfɝː/
def: to look at a book or similar record in order to find information and help
提到；談論
The presenter ends today’s speech by referring to a famous quote from Emily Dickinson.
演講者以Emily Dickinson的名言為今天的演講作收。

Outro:
I would also like to share some small but important mistakes that Taiwanese often make. First, be cautious of the full-width and the half-width characters. Since Chinese is full-width by default, when typing in English, especially punctuations, make sure that you do convert them into half-width. Second, space. In Chinese, we don’t use the spacebar quite often; however, we use it almost all the time in English. As a result, knowing when a space should be put is necessary. Notice that when using punctuations that always exist in pairs, for example, double quotes, parenthesis, and slashes…, there should always be a space before the first mark and after the second mark, and there won’t be any space in between. I know I might get you confused by simply saying this, so I’ll put some examples down below in the transcripts. Hope you find it helpful. Until next time!

Parentheses (always used in pairs) allow a writer to provide additional information. (o)
Parentheses(always used in pairs)allow a writer to provide additional information. (x)
Parentheses ( always used in pairs ) allow a writer to provide additional information. (x)

A semicolon's job is to reunite two independent clauses that will benefit from one another's company because they refer to the same thing.

A semicolon's job is to reunite two independent clauses that will benefit from one another's company because they refer to the same thing. 分號的作用是結合兩個獨立卻又相互補充的子句，因為指涉的是同一件事。
◆ semicolon /ˈsem.iˌkoʊ.lən/ [͵sɛmɪˋkolən] (n.)分號；
◆ clause [klɔz] (n.)[文]子句;(法律文件的)條款,款
◆ one another = each other 互相
◆ company [ˋkʌmpənɪ] (n.)公司,商號;劇團;陪伴,友情;伴侶(們),同伴(們),朋友(們);客人(們);(尤指軍隊中營下轄的)連,連隊;全體船員(包括船長等);女童軍大隊;劇團,演出團,歌舞團
◆ reunite [͵rijuˋnaɪt] (vt.)使再結合,使再聯合,使重聚
◆ independent [͵ɪndɪˋpɛndənt]
(adj.)(國家)獨立的,自治的,自主的;有獨立心的,自立的;單獨的,分開的;無黨派的;(收入等)足夠維持閒居生活的
(n.)獨立自主的人;無黨派者,(不代表任何黨派的)獨立政客;不屬於任何黨派的投票人
◆ benefit [ˋbɛnəfɪt]
(vi.)得益,受惠[(+by/from)]
(vt.)對…有益,有益於
(n.)利益,好處,優勢;津貼,救濟金;義演,義賣;[美](收入的)免稅部分
◆ refer [rɪˋfɝ]
(vi.)論及,談到,提及[(+to)];查閱,參考,查詢,打聽[(+to)];涉及,有關[(+to)]
(vt.)把…歸因(於),認為…起源(於)[(+to)];把…歸類(於),把…歸屬(於) [(+to)];將…,提交,交付[(+to)];指點,使求助於[(+to)]

A semicolon's job is to reunite two independent clauses that will benefit from one another's company because they refer to the same thing.

Thank you, Tera. Have a good day, everyone.
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A semicolon's job is to reunite two independent clauses that will benefit from one another's company because they refer to the same thing.
分號的作用是結合兩個獨立子句，因為都指涉同一件事，所以彼此互補是會更有益的。

A semicolon’s job is to reunite two independent clauses that will benefit from one another’s company because they refer to the same thing.