Yes, please. My name is Alison Radd-Clarke; R-A-double D, hyphen, Clarke with E at the end. Have you got it?

的，谢谢。我的名字艾莉森·罗德克拉克，拼法R-A 后面两个D，中间连字号，克拉克最后有个E。记下了吗？

If you have used bullets, replace them with hyphens.

如果你用了项目符号，把它们换成连字符。

But notice that we have the hyphens, so technically, this is like one word, but we still have an acronym for it.Year-to-date.

但请注意，我们使用了连字符，所以严格来说，这就像一个词，但它依然有缩略词，YTD。

Do not confuse a hyphen with a longer dash (–).

不要将连字符与长的破折号（–）混淆。

No. And you'll see in the headline and in lots of other places that it can be written as one word or two words with or without a hyphen.

不一定。你会在标题和其他很多地方看到，它可以成一个或两个单词，带连字符或不带连字符。

I'm going to say a compound noun and I'm also going to say whether we write it as one word, two words or with hyphens. You decide if this is true or false. Ready? -Yes.

我将会说一个复合名词，它成一个词，两个词还用连字符连接。然后你来判断正误。准备好了吗？-准备好了。

A hyphen is needed when a unit of measurement acts as an adjective.

当度量单位作为形容词时，要加连字符。

The hyphen connects the adverb to the verb and not another word in the sentence.

连字符连接副词和动词，而不句子中的另一个词。

So you'd make a little smiley face by typing in a hyphen and then a little parentheses and you could show a smile or a frown.

于，你通过输入一个连字符和一个小括号，就能制作出一个小笑脸，表达微笑或皱眉。

Here, the noun is " 10 feet" and the adjective is " tall" . Notice that the noun form does not use a hyphen.

在这里，名词" 10英尺" ，形容词" 高" 。注意名词形式不用连字符。

The actual desk we use to do hot-desking is called a 'hot desk' — without the hyphen between the two words.

办公桌轮用制中使用的桌子称为公用办公桌，这两个词之间没有连字符号。

A lot of students get confused about this because they see, for example, open and minded but they forget the hyphen.

很多的学生对此感到困惑，因为他们看到 open 和 minded，但它们忘记了连字符。

But there are many compound words that are not spelled as one word, but that are spelled with a hyphen.

但也有很多复合词不会成一个字，而在其间加一个连字符。

So, add an o, that is the head of our dog, followed by 4 hyphens. So this is the body.

所以，添加一个o，这我们的狗的头，然后4个连字符。所以这就身体。

Imagine -- we still spell " teen-ager" with a hyphen, as if that word had just been coined.

设想一下，我们仍然在拼“teen-ager”的时候加上连字符，就像这词才刚刚造出来似的。

No, hang on. Okay, one word, a letter and a number and... maybe a hyphen. 3D printer.

不，让我想想。好吧，一个词、一个字母、一个数字、以及一个连字号吧3D打印机。

'Ultra' is added to adjectives, using a hyphen but not always.

ultra 加在形容词上，会使用连字符，但并不一定总这样。

That's right, it has hyphens. Well done if you got those right.

的，它用连字符连接的。如果你都答对了就很棒哦。

So a word like open-minded is joined together by a hyphen.

所以像 open-minded 这个用连字符连接的词。

You can say a three-week trip and here you don't need an s but you need a hyphen.

你可以说“三周的旅行”，这里你不需要加 s，但你需要加连字符。