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short/midget words and abbrev. P57-58 简单词/短词/小词和 缩写词 Short/midget wordsP58 headline always seeks to use a limited number of words to express the content of the news, in the wording, as economical, short and clear as possible, preference for short words, fewer letters, and fewer syllables, which are easy, vivid to read and save the page. 英语新闻标题总是力求用有限的字数来表达新闻的内容，为此，在措词上尽可能经济达意、简短明了，偏爱选用那些短小精悍或字母、音节较少的短词(esp. noun served as a v., adj. and adv.)。偏爱选用那些短小精悍或字母较少的词。这些短小易懂、形象生动的措词不仅能增强新闻的简洁性和可读性, 而且还能调解美化版面节约篇 Obama backs China on Taiwan, loud and clear. (= Obama supports/bolsters China on Taiwan issue, loud and clear) 　　Wreck death toll may top 38. (=The death toll in the wreck may exceed/surpass 38.) 　　New groups boost hi-tech research. (=New groups promote high technology research.) 新兴集团推动高新技术研究。 Ex: find out the short words 1)House?and?Senate?Clash?on?Curbing? Weapons 2) South?Africa?Eyes?Pretoria-linked 3) 7 held for gambling 4) Consumer prices up 4.4 percent 5) Big?Cuts?in?School?Budget 6) Bus?Bans ?on?Pupils Ex: 1)House?and?Senate?Clash?on?Curbing? Weapons clash=disagree 2) South?Africa?Eyes?Pretoria-linked eyes=?watches/?observes 3) 7 held for gambling (七人因赌被捕hold= arrest) 4) Consumer prices up 4.4 percent (prices up 4. 4 percent = prices rose by 4. 4 percent) 5) Big?Cuts?in?School?Budget 　 Cuts (reduces)学校预算大幅削减 6) Bus?Bans ?on?Pupils 　 Ban (prohibits/forbids) 公共汽车禁止学生乘坐 abandon drop, give?up,?quit, skip,? yield damage harm,?hit, ruin,?wreck explode blast, collide, crash, ram, smash 如表示“放弃”这一概念的动词，标题一般不用abandon而用一些较短的词如drop, give?up,?quit, skip,? yeild，表示”damage”一词的意义常用harm,?hit, ruin,?wreck；表示爆炸或出事故之类的意思常常出现blast, collide, crash, ram, smash。一下再列举几例。  aid=assist/ assistance （帮助，援助） bar/ban=prevent /prohibit /exclude （防止，阻止,禁止） end=terminate(结束,中止) raid =attack(进攻) vow=determine/ promise(决心,发誓) ties=relations（关系） accord= agreement bid = attempt　 curb / hold/r