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

如何善用分号?

The semi-colon replaces the full stop.

分号句号。

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

当我们用" and" 分号时，我们不再需要使用分号。

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

其实, 分号真正。

Another of its tasks is to link together independent clauses.

这时, 就是使用分号最佳时机。

The semi-colon comes before the transition word.

分号就在过渡词前面。

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

注意，分号任何连接两个独立分句连词。

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、句号和分号。

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分号连接，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，其中用许多分号作连接。

But there's a semicolon in the sentence.

但是句子中有一个分号。

Do you know how to use a semi-colon?

你知道如何使用分号吗？

So here's the origin of the semi-colon.

这就是分号由来。

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

一种方法是在其中添加一个分号。

Why do some of these lines not have semicolons, but others do?

为什么有些行没有分号，而有些行有分号？

" People are buying books online; " (semi-colon).

“人们在线购买书籍；”（分号）。

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

这意味着您真正解冒号和分号之间区别。

Next, let's look at using a semicolon.

接下来，让我们看看使用分号。

So in 1494, he invented the semi-colon.

所以在1494年，他发明分号。

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

我不是… … 今天不用担心分号；我下次再解释。