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1 一句话中在“such as " "including" 和 "for example" 短语后不用冒号。因为这些短语已提示读者接下来会举一些例子,没有必要再用冒号引出例子了,那样只是多此一举。
incorrect: she had all the skills of a great litigator, such as: writing ability, perseverance, persuasiveness, and obsessive attention to detail.
correct: she had all the skills of a great litigator, such as writing ability, perseverance, persuasiveness, and obsessive attention to detail.
2 介词(例如“in”) 或副词后不用冒号列举。
incorrect: the new law student excelled in: criminal law, legal writing, and torts.
correct: the new law student excelled in criminal law, legal writing, and torts.
incorrect: the litigation tactics most disliked by the judge are: discriminatory use of peremptory challenges, indiscriminate use of document requests 。。。