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1)要用引号把所讲的话包括起来，引号里边可用其它标点符号，如逗号、句号、问号、感叹号。引号可以是单引号或双引号。例如：
'Is that you,Jane?' Bob asked.
"Is that you, Jane?" Bob asked.
2)所说的话，加上引述动词及其主语，此三者应看成一个整体。当句子以“主语 + 引述动词”开头时，引述动词后要有逗号，引语应以大写字母开始。例如：
Peter said, 'Nice to see you.'
"Where are you going?" John asked.
"Now, now!" Ann reproved him.
'A tissue of lies!' Semon cried.
当“主语 + 引述动词”位于所讲的话之间时，引语的第二部分的首字母可以不用大写。
"Where,in this wretched town," John asked, "can I get a taxi?"
3)如果有“引语中的引语”（例如：引用某人准确的原话），就要使用两套引号，如果外层用双引号，内层就用单引号；如果外层用单引号，内层就用双引号。例如：
Ann said, 'just as I was leaving, a voice shouted, "stop!" '
'What do you mean, "Are you all right?" ' Mary asked.
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