News-Reporting-in-English-英语新闻写作技巧.pptVIP

A Practical Guide for International News Reporting in English 英语对外新闻报道 第一部分 语言与文风 第一讲 现代新闻英语浅论 第二讲 准确，准确，再准确 第三讲 设想读者对中国一无所知 第四讲 英语新闻报道中的文化趋同 和文化干扰 第五讲 英语新闻文风的沿革与演变 第一讲 现代新闻英语浅论 Curtis D. MacDougall 美国最著名的新闻工作者 新闻教育家 本书为美国影响最大的新闻写作教科书之一 第一讲 现代新闻英语浅论 Compact, usually short sentences, each word selected and placed for maximum effect. Short, terse paragraphs, each complete in itself and generally capable of being removed without destroying the sense of a story. Conciseness, directness and simplicity, through elimination of superfluous words, phrases and clauses and through proper emphasis. Factualness, without editorial opinion, puffs and boost, unwise superlatives, adjectives, nouns and other dogmatic words. Avoidance of “fine” writing, strong verbs and nouns being preferred to trite, hackneyed and obsolete words and expressions. Observance of the rule good grammatical and word usage. ------ Interpretative Reporting 现代新闻英语是… 精炼的英语，能够用有限的篇幅传达最大量的有效信息 公众日常使用的英语 词语生命力强大，不用生僻词语 规范的英语 新闻用事实说话 惜墨如金 英语新闻导语的字数标准： 二战后，美联社（Associated Press, AP)把新闻导语从平均27个词（包括只起语法作用的冠词、情态动词等）压缩到平均23个词。 每个词的音节数从平均1.74个压缩到1.55个。 国际惯例：消息导语一般不超过30个词，每段不超过4行。 如何惜墨如金？ 一、同义词语中，哪个最短就用哪个。 二、只要有可能，就应用更简洁、有有力的词语。 三、同义词中，尽可能选择较通俗、使用频率较高的词语。 四、尽可能使用简单句，少用复合句。 五、现代英语中的词性转换往往能够产生强烈的修辞效果 六、正确使用动词，节省用词，增大语感强度。 The committee arrived at a conclusion. The society held a discussion on the matter. They did away with the building. He will be here for a period of three weeks. The color of the car is red. We reached him by the use of telephone. Mr. Jonson arrived in Beijing by air. The Year is drawing to an end. The committee concluded. The society discussed the matter. They razed the building. He will be here for three weeks. The car is red. We reached him by telephone. Mr. Johnson flew to Beijing. The year is ending. 去掉多余的表达 Commute back and force Bouquet of flowers To get drowned in water Estimated at about Disclosed for the first time Concentrated his ef