英语报刊文章特点.doc

英语报刊文章特点一. 标题的特点二. 体裁与结构三. 词汇特色一、标题的特点 1 .省略: Omission 2 .时态: Tense 3 .语态: Voice 4 .标点符号: Punctuation Mark 5 .简短小词: Brief and simple words 6. 缩写词: Abbreviation 7 .节缩词: Clipping 8 .标题的欣赏及汉译 1 .省略 1 )冠词基本省略 Three Gorges Flooded by‘ Farewell ’ Tourists (= The Three Gorges Flooded by‘ Farewell ’ Tourists ) 2 )联系动词通常省略 Three Dead after Inhaling Oven Gas (= Three Are Dead after Inhaling Oven Gas ) 3 )助动词通常省略 Financier Killed By Burglars (= A Financier Is Killed By Burglars ) 4 )连词通常省略,并用逗号代替 US, Vietnam Resume Talks (= US And Vietnam Resume Talks ) 此外,英语新闻标题还经常省去介词、代词等,这些词的省略并不妨碍读者的理解。 2 .时态“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。常用的动词时态主要有三种: 一般现在时、将来时和现在进行时。 1 )一般现在时通常被用来表示过去发生的事例如: Comeback Gives China Sensational Thomas Cup Win ( =eback Gave China Sensational Thomas Cup Win ) 中国队反败为胜荣获汤姆斯杯 Street Battle in Heavy Shelling As Peace Talks Proceed (= Street Battle in Heavy Shelling As Peace Talks Proceeded ) 和平会谈进行之际巷战依然炮声隆隆 2 )动词的将来时更多地直接采用动词不定式来表达 Last Two Beirut Hostages ‘ To Go Free ’(= The Last Two Hostages Beirut Are ‘ To Go Free ’) 贝鲁特最后两名人质“获释在望” Florida Freeze to Increase Area Produce Prices (= The Freeze in Florida Is To Increase the Area's Produce Prices ) 佛罗里达严寒将使该地区农产品涨价 3 )现在分词直接表示正在进行的动作或事件 Signs of Rifts Appearing in Argentina ’s Junta ( =The Signs Of Rifts Are Appearing in Argentina's Junta ) 阿根廷军人政府出现内讧迹象 Deposit, Loans Rising In Shanghai (= Deposits And Loans Are Rising in Shanghai ) 上海储蓄与贷款额见升 3 .语态英语新闻标题中的动词表示被动语态时,被动语态结构“ be+ 过去分词”形式中的助动词“ be”通常被省略,也经常不用“ by”来引出动作的执行者,剩下的过去分词在标题里就可直接表示被动意义,读者切忌将之误解为该动词的过去式。如: Van Gogh's Recovered after Theft ( Van Gogh's Are Recovered after the theft ) 梵高名画窃而复得英语新闻标题有时为突出动作的承受者通常采用被动语态,目的在于抓住读者的注意力。例如“ 500 Reported Killed inS. Korean Building Collapse ”远比“ Collapse Claims 500 Lives inS. Korea ”更为吸引人。 4 .标点符号 1 )逗号常被用来代替连词“ and ” Guangzhou Fair Closes , Trade Booms (= The Guangzhou Fair Closed And the Trade Booms ) 2 )冒号除了用在引语之前表示“说”外,还经常被用来代替联系动词“ be” SHANGHAI : RESPL