文档介绍：.页眉. .页脚. [ Abstract ] Sports is an eternal theme in people ’s daily life ; sports isa symbol of social civilization. With the rapid development of munication and mass media, sports have attracted more and more attentions from sports lovers all over the world. As a kind of news reports, English sports news with its distinctive characteristics, aims at catching the eyes of the readers with vivid, authentic and objective reports about what happen in the sports field or anecdotes before, during and after the match. The English sports news can be characterized by lexical, s yntactic and rhetorical characteristics. As a result, mastering the language characteristics and translation strategies of English sports news can help readers understand English sports news easily and smoothly. Meanwhile, reading English sports news can arouse readers ’ strong interest and curiosity in reading and enrich their relevant sports knowledge , and have a better appreciation of English sports news. [ Key Words ] English sports news; characteristics; translation 1. Introduction Since the first broadcast ofa sporting event took place on 11 April 1921 , En glish sports news has e a part in people ’s daily life. With the further development and increasing popularity of sports, English sports news has e one of the effective ways for people toknow what is happening in the sports field at home and abroad. Re