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

是，。名字是艾莉森·罗德克拉克，拼法是R-A 后面两个D，中间是连字号，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.

但是请注意，们使用了连字符，所以严格来说，这就像是一个词，但它依然有缩略词，是YTD。

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

不要将连字符与长破折号（–）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.

是不一定。你会在标题和其他很多地方看到，它可以被写成一个或两个词，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.

将会说一个复合名词，它是被写成一个词，两个词还是用连字符连接。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，而不是句子中另一个词。

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.

于是，你通过输入一个连字符和一个小括号，就能制出一个小笑脸，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，名词是" 10英尺" ，形容词是" 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桌子被称为公用办公桌，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.

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

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

但是也有很多复合词不会写成一个字，而是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，这是们狗头，然后4个连字符。所以这就是身体。

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

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

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

不，让想想。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 被加在形容词上，会使用连字符，但并不一定总是这样。

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

是，它是用连字符连接。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“三周旅行”，这里你不需要加 s，但是你需要加连字符。