雅思(ielts)考官评判字数的几个标准问答

　　八、有连字符或者缩写的单词如何统计字数？-和谐英语-
　　答：Words that are hyphenated (e.g., “self-evident”) or contracted (e.g., “shouldn’t”) count as one word.-和谐英语-
　　九、符号和缩写如何统计字数？-和谐英语-
　　Words that are written as a symbol(e.g., using “&” instead of the word “and”) or as an abbreviation (e.g., writing “i.e.” instead of “that is”) count as one word.-和谐英语-
　　十、书信中的称呼和结束语算字数吗？-和谐英语-
　　答：In General Training Task 1, the opening and closing phrases (e.g., “Dear Mr May” and “Yours sincerely”) and the candidate’s name at the end of the letter are not counted.-和谐英语-
　　十一、日期怎么算字数？-和谐英语-
　　答：Depending on the form. used, dates may count as one word (e.g., “29/1/2008”), two words (e.g., “January 2008” and “29th January”) or three words (e.g., “29th of January”).-和谐英语-
　　十二、标题算字数吗？-和谐英语-
　　答：Titles or headings (at the top of letters or essays, and at the beginning of paragraphs) are not included as part of an answer’s word count.-和谐英语-
　　十三、没写完的句子算字数吗？-和谐英语-
　　答：Words are counted whether they’re part of a whole sentence or an unfinished sentence (e.g., if the words are in an incomplete sentence at the very end of the answer).-和谐英语-
　　十四、删除掉的句子算字数吗？-和谐英语-
　　Words that have been crossedout aren’t counted.