In fact, it's the semicolon's half-half status that makes it useful.

如何善用号?

The semi-colon replaces the full stop.

号代替了句号。

When we replace the semicolon with " and" we no longer need to use the semicolon.

当我们用" and" 代替号，我们不再需要使用号。

It's stronger than a comma, and less final than a period.

其实, 号真正功能。

Another of its tasks is to link together independent clauses.

这, 就是使用号最。

The semi-colon comes before the transition word.

号就在过词前面。

Note that the semicolon takes the place of any conjunction that might connect two independent clauses.

注意，号代替了任何连接两个独立句连词。

But just even pay attention to things like exclamation points and commas and full stops and semicolons.

但是要注意像感叹号、逗号、句号和号。

In formal writing, instead of a full stop, two separate sentences can be joined by a semi-colon.

在正式书写中，两个句子可以用一个号连接，而不是句号。

Here is the epic semi-colon-stuffed paragraph at the center of his ode to " Mona Lisa" .

以下是他赞颂《蒙娜丽莎》主要一个小段落，其中用了许多号作连接。

A percentage sign is usually after the number;we put a percentage sign after it.

百号通常在数字后面；我们在它后面加一个百号。

But there's a semicolon in the sentence.

但是句子中有一个号。

Do you know how to use a semi-colon?

你知道如何使用号吗？

I put the semi-colon after I finish talking about the berries.

我在讲完浆果后加上了号。

One way would be just to add a semicolon in there.

一种方法是在其中添加一个号。

So in 1494, he invented the semi-colon.

所以在1494年，他发明了号。

Okay, so the semi-colon was born in the 15th century.

好吧，号诞生于 15 世纪。

It means you really understand the difference between colons and semicolons.

这意味着您真正了解冒号和号之间区别。

When you use a semicolon, you don’t need to use any conjunctions or linking phrases.

使用号， 不需要使用任何连词或连接短语。

I'm not.... Don't worry about a semi-colon today; I'll explain that another time.

我不是… … 今天不用担心号；我下次再解释。