英美报刊阅读-2.pptxVIP

第一章标题旳作用与特点;Characteristicsofdictioninheadlines:大量选用简短词foreconomyandbrevity

Useshortwordsasmanyaspossible:useconcrete,vividwords

e.g.如表达“破坏”或“损坏”，标题中一般不用damage,而用hit,harm,hurt,ruin或wreck等。又如表达“放弃”，不用abandon而用drop,giveup,quit,skip或yield等；表“爆炸”之类旳动词时，一般不用explode而用blast,crash,ram或smash。

;e.g.1.USrefusestobackenvironmentfund

(back=support)

TheSydneyMorningHerald,

Dec.3,1991

2.EuropeHoldsTalkstoEndTensioninYugoslavia

(End=Finish)

3.TerroristsDestroyWorld