新闻结构与词语特点.ppt

英语报刊选读—新闻结构与词语特点 Reading English Newspapers Lead in What is news and newsworthy? structure of news Europe Offering Bulk of UN Force Big hurdles Remain for Lebanon Mission By Molly Moore Washington Post Foreign Service BRUSSELS. Aug. 25 ——European countries agreed Friday to provide about half the troops for a new 15,000 member UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, with a significant contingent expected to arrive within a week, officials announced after an emergency meeting here. inverted pyramid structure inverted pyramid Application: hard news breaking news Example: BAGHDAD(AP) —— A car bomb exploded in the parking lot of a government-run newspaper in Iraq’s capital Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring 30, police said. What: Where： When: How: pyramid Application: Features hourglass Application: news of approval, security and fire fighting circulation Application: government events multi-pod Application: report of conference, program, research, etc. Types of news Linguistic features of news Lexical features Abbreviations (acronyms) Shortening Midget words New words Loan words Old words with new implication Compound words Euphemism Abbreviations (acronyms) PLO: OPEC: UNESCO: DPRK: CPC: NPC: CPPCC: UNDP: BRICS: Shortening cig : ad: telecon: Eurosis: Femlib: biz: Uni: Pc: Vs: Forex: Agro: homo Hosp: Mag: simplifying Hi-Tec: pro: rep: Russ： Sec： copter： com’l: nat’l: c’tee: C’wealth: telly: vet: pix: vic: High Technology professional representative Russia secretary helicopter commercial national committee Commonwealth television veteran picture victory Midget words aid= assist alter= change or modify ban= prohibit or forbid blast= explode bid= attempt boost= increase claim= cause the death of clash= disagree strongly curb= control or restrict dip= decline or decrease grill= investigate row =quarrel or disagreement ink=sign probe=investigate raid=attack rap= criticize slay= murder soar=skyr