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BBC to produceKelly tape in bid to exonerate re-porter (TheGuardian, July 23, 2003)省略了联系动词is,不定冠词a和表示所有格的s:BBC is to produceKelly’s tape in bid to exoner-ate a reporter

3、不定代词和形容词性的物主代词的省略,如:Migrants will face exams in quest to becomeBritish　(TheGuardian, September4, 2003)不定代词some (certain)和all被省略:Allmigrantswill face some exames in quest to be-come BritishPoor‘mouse’may loose house　(The Age,Feb. 12, 2003)省略了形容词性物主代词:A poor‘mouse’may loose herhouse

4、用于做定语的介词短语中的介词和冠词被省略,直接用该介词短语中的名词作定语,如:World leaders hailHussein deaths　(The News,July24, 2003)在该标题中省略了介词和冠词in, the,直接用world作定语:Some leaders in the world hail the Husseins’deathsFive cleared of park rape after 13 years in jail　(The SydneyMorningHerald, Dec. 21, 2002)该标题中省略了介词短语中的介词in和不定冠词a,直接用park作定语:Five black and Latino people were cleared of arape in a park after spending 13 years in jail

5、量词的省略,如:Hidden jobless could double unemployment figure(The SydneyMorningHerald, Dec. 21, 2002)该标题中省略了an army of和定冠词the:An army ofhidden jobless could double the unem-ployment figure

6、双引号的省略:It’s payback from God, say Iraqis　(The SydneyMorningHerald, Feb. 3, 2003) 直接省略了双引号“”:“It’s payback from God,”say the Iraqis

(五)标点符号替代

1、常用单引号代替双引号,使标题显得简单明燎,同时也使引号部分不那么显眼,能更好地与标题的其他部分融为一体。Labor’s anti-nuclearwaste stance just‘croco-dile tears’(The SydneyMorningHerald, Dec. 27, 2002)Labor’s anti-nuclearwaste stance is just“croc-odile tears”

2、用冒号代替引号,可突出和强调间接引语或直接引语所说内容。如:Premier tells PM: Don’t railroad us on nuclearwaste dump(The SydneyMorningHerald, Dec. 24, 2002)省总理(ofNSW)警告首相(Howard)说:“我们不乘坐核废料堆上的火车”。The Premier tells PM“Don’t railroad us on nu-clearwaste dump”

3、常用逗号代替and:Detainees face jai,l deportation after fires at newcentre(The SydneyMorningHerald, Dec. 30, 2002)Detainees face jail and deportation after fires atnew centre

4、常用逗号代替介词ofThe leak, the name. Who is to blame?　(TheGuardian, July, 23, 2003)The leak of the name. Who is to blame?在The Guardian 2003年7月29日这天的129个标题中, 8个单词和8个单词以下的标题有117个,约占标题总数的90%,而9个单词以上, 13个单词以下的标题共有12个,约占标题总数的10%。由于省略、替代等因素,新闻英语标题多数是短语和短句,因而新闻英语标题短小简明。

(六)一般现在时

在句法上,英语标题除了省略、替代这些特点外,句子大多数是用一般现在时。在2003年7月27日的TheAge的174个标题中,共有88个标题是以句子形式出现的,其中用一般现在时的句子就有78个,还有一个用现在被动进行时的句子。这充分体现了新闻英语标题用动词的一般现在时态表示刚发生或正在发生的事情以强调现在和真实,体现“新”这一特点,如:Labor takes a stand on higher education　(TheAge, 27, 2003)Polite Nats await the leader’s p本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。