文档介绍：Lesson 2 The Characteristics and Understanding of English News Headlines
What do you think of the following Headlines?
Putin Faces Harsh Press Criticism over Terror
普京因恐怖事件受媒体严厉批评
Olympics Begin in Style; Swimmer Takes 1st Gold
奥运盛妆开幕泳将喜夺首金
No Fans? “No fret!”
赛场没人气?“咱可没生气! ”
Japanese Dash to US to Say “I do”
日本情侣蜂拥美利坚牧师面前誓言“我愿意”
Singaporean Star Gives Part of Liver to Save Dying Lover
若为爱情故肝脏也可抛———狮城上演感人生死恋
Condensed Headlines
Ellipses
Simplified tenses
Abbreviations缩写or acronyms首字母缩略词
Midget words or single syllable words
Voice
Lack of background information
Ellipses
In headlines, a sentence contains only the notional words, leaving out the empty ones, such as articles, verb ‘to be’, prepositions, relatives关系词, auxiliaries助动词, and pronouns, and sometimes notional words or even the main clause provided that the meaning of the sentence remains.
1、冠词基本省略。例如:Tenth Of British Mackerel Catch Ground Into Feed.

(A Tenth Of The British Mackerel Catch Ground Into Feed.)
英国捕获鳍鱼一成碾为饲料。
Three Gorges Flooded By ‘Farewell‘ Tourists.

(The Three Gorges Flooded By ‘Farewell‘ Tourists.)
惜别之情难以挡游客蜂拥至三峡。
Ex-PM murdered = (The) Italian EX-PM (is) Murdered
2、联系动词通常省略。
例如:Three Dead After Inhaling Oven Gas.

(Three Are Dead After Inhaling Oven Gas.)
吸入炉灶煤气三人窒息身亡。
Clinton Inauguration Most Expensive Ever.
(Clinton Inaugurati0n Is M0st Expensive Ever.)
克氏就职典礼花费空前巨大。
3、助动词通常省略。
例如:Financier Killed By Burglars.
(A Financier Is Killed By Burglars.)
夜毛贼入室金融家遇害。
Pope To Visit Japan In February.
(Pope Is To Visit Japan In February.)
教皇拟于二月访日。
India Mending Fences.
(India Is Mending Fences.)
印度正在改善与邻国的关系。
4、连词通常省略,并用逗号代替。
例如:Us,Vietnam Resume Talks.
(Us And Vietnam Resume Talks.)
美越恢复会谈。
Nbc‘s President Robert Wright Seeks Big Acquisitions, Ventures For work.
(Nbc‘s President Robert Wright Seeks Big Acquistions And Ventures For work.)
“强有力的伙伴”+“可观的投资”――罗伯特董事长为nbc网络扩展而奔走。
Belgium Supports Francs, Denies It Will Quit ‘Snake‘.
(Belgium Suppor