大全807 冒号的作用

abcd1234

              The prime lending rate is a key rate in the economy: not only are the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses tied to the prime, but also on a growing number of consumer loans, including home equity loans.

(A) not only are the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses tied to the prime, but also on

(B) tied to the prime are the interest rates not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses, but also on

(C) the interest rates not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses are tied to the prime, but also

(D) not only the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses are tied to the prime, but also on（B）

(E) the interest rates are tied to the prime, not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses, but also

英语里冒号的作用相当于分号的作用，分隔2个句子，是这样理解吗？

weiyu

the sentence following the colon stands as a point of reason to explain the pre-colon idea

abcd1234

我倒没看出来这里是有explain an pre-colon idea .倒是象２句没什么关系的句子．
Ｘrate is a key rate ： tied to the prime are．．．．看上去tied to the prime好象是后半句的主语，又好象不是，因为用了are．

the interest rates 难道是做主语？？
能说说这后半句的意思？是在解释前面的ＩＤＥＡ吗？

weiyu

prime leading rate的适用面如此广（二句内容）说明它很重要（一句内容）

abcd1234

prime leading rate的适用面如此广（二句内容）说明它很重要（一句内容）

那么不定式tied to the prime是主语？？用ARE？？

freedownload

冒号后面不一定要一个完整的句子，是吗？谢谢！

cocoabean

当然应该是个完整的句子了

abcd1234

TMD 原来the interest rates 是主语,就这么简单.