英語新聞標題特點

1、第二講英語新聞標題特點一、標題的結(jié)構(gòu)主題(headline ) + 輔題(sub-headline/subhead).主題：揭示新聞最主要的、讀者最關(guān)心的核心問題。.輔題：1)引題：眉題、肩題：突出說明新聞事件的背景、原因、結(jié)果、新聞來源等內(nèi)容。置于主 題上方2)副題：子題、次題：對主題進行補充、解釋和印證。置于主題下方例1 :Draft Law Business groups say move to ban discrimination on basis of race, gender and disability is bureaucratic threat to free enterpr

2、iseSouth Africa National Assembly backsa equality bill”(Jan,27, 2000 Financial Times )例2:Spent fuel shipmentsGermany to lift ban on transport of N-waste(Jan,27, 2000 Financial Times)例3:July 13, 2011 China DailyCNOOC s new oil spill in BohaiBayControl system failure at oilfield blamed for third leak

3、since June例4:March 6-7, 2010 China DailyPledge to narrow gap welcomedAddressing social divide takes govtpriority:、標題的類型1.陳述式例：1) Girls Die in Blaze2) Taiwan Recognizes Mainland Currency.設(shè)問式例:1)Oil Price to Rise?Korea Unity in Five Years?Murder on Campus: Can It Be Averted?.引語式例：1) “ We Have to Save

4、Our People ”UN Chief: Talks Here a Positive ”三、標題的語言特點1.簡練(Briefness )例：1) Starstruck (Time)2) Battle for Brains (Financial Times).宜白(plainness )例：1)Taiwan Recognizes MainlandCurrency (South China MorningPost)2)Girls Die in Blaze.縮略詞(abbreviation)例：1)EU S Future: The Vision and the SlogUniversity En

5、try Hard forWould-be VetsPut the Sci Back in Sci-fiEurolandEuromat4.省略(omission)(省去虛詞，如冠詞 和動詞to be,介詞、連詞、助動詞和代 詞、有時實義詞、主句)例：1) Woman Kills Husband, Self=(A) Woman Kills (Her) Husband (and) (Her) SelfNo Survivors in Gulf Air Crash =(There Are) No Survivors in(the) Gulf Air CrashHave Dollars, Will Sel

6、l=(If You) Have Dollars, (They)Will SellU.S. ATTACKEDHijacked Jets Destroyed Twin Towers and Hit Pentagon in Day of Terror=U.S. (WAS) ATTACKEDChina biggest victim of cyber attacks=China (is) (the) biggest victim of cyber attacksMao: We Should Support Third World Countries=Mao (Says) (That) We Should

7、 Support (the) Third World Countries 5.名詞短語(noun phrase)例：1)Shotgun Death Riddle Drama2) Zoo Escape Drama3)Global Probe of Bomb Suspect6.時態(tài)及語態(tài)(tense & voice)1)常用現(xiàn)在時例：13 Die as Crowded Van CrossesM4 Longevity Star Dies at 1102)動詞不定式表將來時例： Peking to Fire Test Rocket toSouth Pacific Japan to help elder

8、ly jobless3)被動語態(tài)-突出強調(diào)事件或動作的接受者比較： 500 Reported Killed in S.Korean Building Collapse Collapse Claims 500 Lives inS. Korea with Bread Knife例： Girl of 1Raped after Threat2) Father Jailed for Murder ofDaughter=Father Is Jailed for the Murder ofHis Daughter7.標題常用小詞美國語言學(xué)家H.L.門肯指出：“大量使用短詞”是標題語言的“突出特點(disti

9、nguishing mark ).如： Quake Death Toll May Top 2000=TheDeathTollin theEarthquake May Exceed 2000 NewGroupsBoostHi-TechResearch=New Groups Promote High Technology ResearchBaker, Japan Visit Off, Arms Issue Hot=Baker s Japan Visit is off and theMilitary Weapons Issue is HotMore words like:common wordsjo

10、urnalistic wordsdamagehit, harm, hurt, ruin, wreck, marabandondrop, give up, quit, skip, yieldexplodeblast, crash, ram, smashinvestigateprobechooseoptexpeloustpromisepledgeassistantaidpurposeaimamassassemblyrallynegotiationtalkagreement/transactiondealambassadorenvoymysteryriddleunemployedjobless如:H

11、eadli ne wordCommon headlinemeaningexampleairto makeTV Airs “Facts”known, broadcaston Arms DeliverybacktosupportUnionsBackPeace Movebanprohibiti onBus Ban onPupilsafterAttack on Crewboosthelp, incentiveIndustryGetsBoostcurbrestraint, limitNew Curbs onImmigrationendfinishEuropeHoldsTalks to EndTensio

12、ninYugoslaviahitstrike;attackTerrorists DestroyWorldTradeCenter,HitPentagon in RaidWithHijackedJetsclaimcausethedeath toTerror bombing claims at least 189 in Balieaserelieve;reduceUS strives to ease stagflation四、標題的修辭特點a Journalism is literature in a hurry. 英國著名詩人馬修阿諾德1.仿擬(parody)例：1)Emergency respo

13、nse: A tale oftwo disasters2) Candidate in the windHow a wavering Hillary RodhamClinton finally decided to declare3)To Save or Not to Save2.頭韻(alliteration)例：1) Soldiers Salary Soars2 ) South Africa: Groping forGrowth3.尾韻(end rhyme)例：1)Hope of the Weak and the Meek2) Can Defense Pain Be Turned to Ga

14、in?.諧音例：Thatcher s Style Wars(=star wars 的諧音，為諷刺性俏皮話).雙關(guān)(pun)例：1)No Bill, No Bell.2)Royal Ballet Keeps Fans on Their Toes.比喻(metaphor)例：1)Senior, a gold mine of wisdom2) A House in Two PartsNotes: Hugh MacLennan s novel Two Solitudes written in 1945. Two Solitudes examines the tensions felt between

15、French and English speaking Canadians after WWI. The novel s plot evolves around the life and times of the fictional character Paul Tallard and this characters struggles in reconciling the differences between his English and French Canadian identities.7. 借代(metonymy) 例：1) Israel Tests Washington sTo

16、leranceWhite HouseWhitehallElyseeEvanJohn Bull委婉語(euphemism)例：Bringing Light to the Needyhairdresser: beauticiangardener: landscaper.矛盾修辭法(oxymoron)例：Asian-American Success Real ButBitter-sweet.對偶(antithesis)例：New Blood, Ancient Wounds.擬人(personification)例：1)Courage Knows No Gender 2)Silent Walk Spe

17、aks of Hopefor Peace五、標題的文化知識例：1) He s SmartHe s Not NiceHe s SavingBig BlueLou Gerstner isn t easy to love, but you have to respect him. He s done the job no one wanted better than anyone expected. But will hefinish it and restore growth and glory at IBM?1997年4月14日出版的美國財富 雜志上刊登了盧格斯特納的巨幅照片， 旁邊有這樣一個標題：The Holy Terror Who s Saving IBM （正在拯救 EM 的 家伙）副標題為 Lou Gerstner: Will he finish the job?（盧格斯特納能完成使 命嗎？）2）Doing Business The Dot-Com Way財富雜志2000年3月的封面文章 是一篇介紹網(wǎng)絡(luò)公司職業(yè)