AEAS考试网英语阅读和写作中的牛津逗号干货分享

各位同学在写作时，都会用到逗号吧？英文里逗号字符称作牛津逗号，看起来并不显眼，但是学术界强调，缺少这个逗号会造成歧义。

The Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, is a comma placed immediately before a conjunction such as “and” or “or” in a series of three or more terms, as in: “First, second, and third.”

While generally not used by journalists, the Oxford comma is often used in academic publications. Debate has raged for years about its use — opponents feel the extra comma is unnecessary, but supporters claim it helps resolve ambiguity.

牛津逗号： Oxford comma，或者叫serial comma，是放在并列连词 and 或 or 前面的逗号，如A， B，and C 。一般写成A， B and C。

案例：美国缅因州法律规定，1.5倍的加班费不包括以下情况：

The canning, processing, preserving, freezing, drying, marketing, storing, packing for shipment or distribution of:

(1) Agricultural produce;

(2) Meat and fish products; and

(3) Perishable foods.

运输的卡车司机应不应该得到1.5倍的加班费呢？

他们集体起诉公司，认为应该有加班费。因为法律规定 packing for shipment or distribution of ... 被排除，而不是distributionof ... .被排除在加班费规定适用范围。
初级法庭判卡车司机败诉。但是上诉法庭推翻了判决，判卡车司机胜诉，公司要支付1000万美元的加班费。

各位同学在阅读理解以及写作时一定要多多注意呀！