奇形怪狀的符號：為你的寫作增添風味吧！Uncommon Punctuation: Add Spice to Your Writing

Dennis soiled the wall with a marker.
阿丹用奇異筆把牆弄髒。

Greg left a marker on the path so he would know the way back to the campsite.
葛瑞格在路上留下標誌，這樣他才認得出回營地的路。

Peter’s company has produced numerous publications.
彼得的公司出版了不少書刊。

The news is not fit for publication.
這個消息不適合公開。

Chuck left the company without a backward glance.
查克頭也不回地就離開了公司。

That village is poor and backward.
那座村落既貧窮又落後。

Ben stepped backward to avoid the falling object.
班向後退了一步以避開掉落的東西。

Trucks convey cargo that used to be conveyed by train.
以前由火車運送的貨物現在都由卡車運送。

The foreigner used gestures to convey his message.
那位外國人使用手勢來傳達他的意思。

We lay great emphasis on the quality of our products.
我們很重視我們產品的品質。

We lay great stress on the quality of our products.
我們很重視我們產品的品質。

He can express himself fluently in English.
他能用流利的英文表達自己的意思。

I’ll send the package by express mail.
我會用快遞寄送這份包裹。

We took the first express to Tainan.
我們搭乘到臺南的頭班快車。

The manager said we had to send this mail by express.
經理說這封信我們必須寄快遞。

It cost more to send the package express.
用快遞寄包裹的費用更高。

We have confidence in the new product.
我們對這項新產品有信心。

According to the report, many consumers have lost confidence in online shopping.
根據這項報告，許多消費者已對線上購物失去信心。

This is in the strictest confidence. 
這事切勿外傳。

My teacher gave me the confidence to try new things.
我的老師給了我自信心去嘗試新事物。

Please write your contact information in themargin.
請把你的聯絡資料寫在紙邊空白處。

The refugee camp lies at the margins of the city.
難民營在該市的邊緣地帶。

The company tried to increase their profit margin by using poor-quality materials.
這間公司試圖使用低品質的物料來增加淨利率。

The lucky boy escaped the car accident by a narrow margin.
這個幸運的男孩勉強逃過了車禍。