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Lesson2TheCharacteristicsandUnderstandingofEnglishNewsHeadlinesWhatdoyouthinkofthefollowingHeadlines?PutinFacesHarshPressCriticismoverTerror普京因恐怖事件受媒体严厉批评OlympicsBegininStyle;SwimmerTakes1stGold奥运盛妆开幕泳将喜夺首金NoFans?“Nofret！”赛场没人气？“咱可没生气!”JapaneseDashtoUStoSay“Ido”日本情侣蜂拥美利坚牧师面前誓言“我愿意”SingaporeanStarGivesPartofLivertoSaveDyingLover若为爱情故肝脏也可抛———狮城上演感人生死恋CondensedHeadlines•Ellipses•Simplifiedtenses•Abbreviations缩写oracronyms首字母缩略词•Midgetwordsorsinglesyllablewords•Voice•LackofbackgroundinformationEllipsesInheadlines,asentencecontainsonlythenotionalwords,leavingouttheemptyones,suchasarticles,verb‘tobe’,prepositions,relatives关系词,auxiliaries助动词,andpronouns,andsometimesnotionalwordsoreventhemainclauseprovidedthatthemeaningofthesentenceremains.1、冠词基本省略。例如：TenthOfBritishMackerelCatchGroundIntoFeed.(ATenthOfTheBritishMackerelCatchGroundIntoFeed.)英国捕获鳍鱼一成碾为饲料。ThreeGorgesFloodedBy‘Farewell‘Tourists.(TheThreeGorgesFloodedBy‘Farewell‘Tourists.)惜别之情难以挡游客蜂拥至三峡。Ex-PMmurdered=(The)ItalianEX-PM(is)Murdered2、联系动词通常省略。例如：ThreeDeadAfterInhalingOvenGas.(ThreeAreDeadAfterInhalingOvenGas.)吸入炉灶煤气三人窒息身亡。ClintonInaugurationMostExpensiveEver.(ClintonInaugurati0nIsM0stExpensiveEver.)克氏就职典礼花费空前巨大。3、助动词通常省略。例如：FinancierKilledByBurglars.(AFinancierIsKilledByBurglars.)夜毛贼入室金融家遇害。PopeToVisitJapanInFebruary.(PopeIsToVisitJapanInFebruary.)教皇拟于二月访日。IndiaMendingFences.(IndiaIsMendingFences.)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，VietnamResumeTalks.(UsAndVietnamResumeTalks.)美越恢复会谈。Nbc‘sPresidentRobertWrightSeeksBigAcquisitions,VenturesForTheNetwork.(Nbc‘sPresidentRobertWrightSeeksBigAcquistionsAndVenturesForTheNetwork.)“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。BelgiumSupportsFrancs,DeniesItWillQuit‘Snake‘.(BelgiumSupportsTheFrancsAndDeniesItWillQuitThe‘Snake‘.)比利时支持法郎并否认将退出“蛇形浮动”。GuangzhouFairCloses,TradeBooms.(TheGuangzhouFairClosesAndTheTradeBooms.)广交会闭幕交易兴旺。WomanKillsHusband,Self=(A)WomanKillsHerHusbandandHerSelf.Sometimes‘tobe’andotherverbsarereplacedby‘:’Eg.Mao:WeShouldSupportThirdWorldCountries=Mao(Says)(That)WeShouldSupport(The)ThirdWorldCountriesYeltsin:MuslimNationsCallForEndToTensionInBosniaHergezervena.(YeltsinSaysThatMuslimNationsCallForAnEndToTheTensi0nInBosniaHergezervena.)叶利钦说：穆斯林国家呼吁尽早结束波黑紧张局势。Shanghai:ResplendentPearlOfNewChina.(ShanghaIsAResplendentPearlOfNewChina.)上海：新中国的璀璨明珠。Nounsareusedtomodifynounswithoutverbsorrelatives.Eg.ChannelTunnelHalt=(The)ChannelTunnel(Project)IsHaltedSimplifiedtensesSimplepresenttenseisappliedtoreportThingshappened:JewelerIsSlain.Thingshappening:SchoolAskParentsforMoneyTowardsBooks(DozensofschoolsthroughoutBritainareaskingparentstohelptopayfortextbooksandotherbasicteachingmaterials,accordingtoasurveyintoday’sissueofTHETIMESEDUCATIONALSUPPLEMENT)Thingstohappen:EUPlanstoBoostTrance’sRecovery‘Todo’forfuturetensePekingtoFireTestRockettoSouthPacificChinaFootballTeamtoLeavefor2002WCMainland，TWtotalkeconomy（两岸ECFA(EconomicCooperaionFrameworkAgreement经济合作架构协议)下周首度协商Pastparticipleforpresenttense:USCarMarkersViewedasThreatbyEuropeanspasttense:ColombianSenttoUSforDrugTrialprogressivetense:BrazilElite/ei`lit/ForcedtoMakeLoanspresentperfect:PetrolBombFoundoutsideCardiffConservativeClub1、Simplepresent=past新鲜感（Freshness）、现实感(Reality)，和直接感（Immediacy）。•ComebackGivesChinaASensationalThomasCupWin.(TheComebackGaveChinaASensationalThomasCupWin.)中国队反败为胜荣获汤姆斯杯。StreetBattleInHeavyShellingAsPeaceTalksProceed.(StreetBattleInHeavyShellingAsPeaceTalksProceeded.)和平会谈进行之际巷战依然炮声隆隆。2、Todo=future•LastTwoBeiruitHostages'ToGoFree'.(TheLastTwoHostagesInBeiruitAre'ToGoFree'.)贝鲁特最后两名人质“获释在望”。•FloridaFreezeToIncreaseAreaProducePrices.(TheFreezeInFloridaIsToIncreaseTheAreasProducePrices.)佛罗里达严寒将使该地区农产品涨价。3、presentparticiple=presentprogressive现在进行时•SignsOfRiftsAppearingInArgentina'sJunta.(TheSignsOfRiftsAreAppearingInArgentina'sJunta.)阿根廷军人政府出现内讧迹象。•Deposits,LoansRisingInShanghai.(DepositsAndLoansAreRisingInShanghai.)上海储蓄与贷款额见升。Abbreviation缩写:graduate（毕业生）——grad；hospital（医院）——hosp；billion（十亿）——bn；percent（百分比）——pc；cigarette（香烟）-cig.•WeeklyMagForStampLoversToBeLaunched[Mag=Magazine（杂志）].集邮周刊即将发行。•NewGroupsBoostHi-TechResearch[Hi-Tech=HighTechnology（高新技术）].新兴集团推动高新技术研究。Aussie=Australian（澳大利亚的）biz=business（商业）champ=champion（冠军）con=convict（罪犯）deli=delicatessen/delikə`tesn/（熟食）expo=exposition（博览会）homo=homosexual（同性恋）lib=liberation（解放）pro=professional（专业的，职业的）rep=representative（代表）Russ=Russia（俄罗斯）Sec=secretary（秘书）chute=parachute（降落伞）copter=helicopter（直升机）nat‘l=national（全国的）com'l=commercial（商业的，广告）c‘tee=committee（委员会）C'wealth=Commonwealth（英联邦）telly=television（电视机）tech=technology（技术）pix=pictures（电影）vic=victory（胜利）vet=veteran（老兵，老手）Acronyms缩写词:CPPCCHEADMEETSRETURNEDOVERSEASSTUDENTSINBEIJING（CPPCC＝TheChinesePeople’sPoliticalConsultativeConference中国人民政治协商会议）AIDSVICTIMSSURGINGINUS（AIDS＝acquiredimmunedeficiencysyndrome：后天免疫缺损综合症，即“艾滋病”）PLOSAYSBIGISRAELI/iz`reili/DRIVEAHEAD（PLO＝PalestineLiberationOrganization：巴解组织称以色列即将大举进攻1）organizationsUNESCO＝UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganizationIMF＝InternationalMonetaryFund（国际