英语报刊新闻标题专讲

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The Significance of Newspaper Reading1. Good learning Resources for English learners for the rich vocabulary, which includes various idioms, common sayings and diverse phrases. 2. Enable the learners to enhance their reading ability by providing authentic English learning material. 3. To broaden the readers’ horizon and be familiar with the American & British cultures. 4. Good helper for the learners to improve their writing skill, due to the expert use of various writing techniques like personification, irony etc. in features .

1.《美英报刊文章(精选本)》

周学艺 庞广廉 马忠 牛健编著 北京大学出版社 2.《报刊英语-如何读英语报刊》 李自强主编 吴世忠 王铁民 朱伟容编 写 外语教学与研究出版社 3.《美英报刊的阅读与理解》 潘维洛等编著 中国对外翻译出版公司 4. 《英语报刊阅读教程》 张健主编 外语教学与研究出版社

Part

I: Grammatical Features Part II: Wording Features Part III: Rhetorical Features

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Omission 2. Tense 3. Voice 4. Punctuation

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Omission

Omission of function words, such as articles, possessive pronouns, be‘ verbs, auxiliary verbs, etc.

省略冠词、物主代词、系动词、助动词,等等

37 Killed in Italian Plane Crash => 37 (are) Killed in an Italian Plane Crash

Bush‘s Approval Rating Plunges to New Low => Bush‘s Approval Rating Plunges to a New Low Police Rush to Shut Down Performance by Underdressed Actresses(演员衣着过于暴露， 警方及时勒令停演) => The Police Rush to Shut Down the Performance by the Underdressed Actresses

Laurel, Aquino Cut Ties Laurel and Aquino Cut (their) Ties (劳雷尔和阿基 诺夫人分道扬镳) Gunfire, Explosions Rock Mumbai Hotel => Gunfire and Explosions Rock (a) Mumbai Hotel

Mother,

Daughter Share Fulbright Year => (A) Mother (and) Her Daughter Share (a) Fulbright Year 母女同享富布莱特访学年

Headless bodies Dumped in Mexico Headless bodies are dumped in Mexico.Political Efforts Vital to Reform- Party Leader(党的领导人说：改革一定要讲政 治) Political Efforts Are Vital to ReformParty Leader

Financier Killed By Burglars (窃贼夜行窃，金融家遇害) (A) Financier Is Killed By Burglars

Moscow‘s Food Prices Soaring => Moscow‘s Food Prices Are Soaring

有时保留冠词、连词和系动词等虚词：顾全某

些习语或词组的完整性 e.g: 1) Combat on the Web 网络之战 2)TB on the Rise Again in London 伦敦地区结核病卷土重来

Exercises Global

Poll: Fashion Models ―Too Thin‖ A Global Poll: Fashion Models are ―Too Thin‖ What Decling Registration Rate for Post-Grad Exam Mean? What Does the Decling Registration Rate for the Post-Grad Exam Mean? 3 in 10 mid-Life Couples Abandon Sex for Stress from Life 3 i

n 10 mid-Life Couples Abandon Their Sex for the Stress from Life Great Wall at Top of ―World‘s New Seven Wonders‖ The Great Wall is at the Top of the ―World‘s New Seven Wonders‖

Both

Ends of Films to be Shortened Both Ends of Films Are to be Shortened Lots of Fruit in Childhood Cuts Adult Cancer Risk Lots of Fruit in One’s Childhood Cuts an Adult Cancer Risk US, Russia Warned of Repeat of Cold War The US and Russia Are Warned of a Repeat of the Cold War

King's

Speech seeks Oscars crown Irish opposition claims poll win Headless bodies dumped in Mexico Three killed in Tunisia protests Egypt backs constitution changes N Korea issues threat on leaflets China's Wen in online Q&A session

新闻标题中一般不用过去时态，而 采用现在时态，使读者阅报时一如 臵身于这条新闻事件中，这叫做 “新闻现在时”(Journalistic Present Tense),与文学写作中的 “历史现在时”(Historical Present Tense)实际上完全一样。