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教你阅读英文报刊的小技巧


[日期: 2009-02-25 ] 来源: 网络   作者: 未知 [字体: ]

怎样阅读英文报刊

 

 

  报刊是人们了解国内外大事的窗口,尤其是在社会经济文化迅速发展,国际交流日益频繁的今天,报刊的作用就更为突出。在我国,越来越多的读者想利用英文报刊了解国内外时事,开拓视野,增长知识。如何快速而准确地获得英文报刊的信息,已成为广大读者急需解决的问题。为此,本文着重谈谈阅读英文报刊时需注意的几个方面。

 

  首先,必须掌握英文报刊标题的语言特点。标题是新闻报道的点睛之笔,通常以鲜明的黑体大字在文章的抢眼处标出,它既要扣住全文要点,突出中心,又要新颖醒目,其作用不可忽视。但对不少读者来说,首先碰到的问题是:不少标题奇特,无法一看就懂。究竟是什么东西妨碍顺利阅读和准确理解标题呢?原因在于新闻报道作为一种独特的文体,它的文法和用词与一般的书面英语有很大的区别。这一点在标题的使用上显得尤为突出。因此,对英语学习者来说,掌握标题的语言特点,是读懂标题的关键。新闻报道标题的主要特点是短而精,力求删繁就简,具体表现在两个方面:一是省略某些语法功能的虚词;二是标题的时态有其特定的习惯用法。归纳起来,其语言特点见之于下:

 

  1.在不发生歧义的情况下,冠词往往被省略。例如:

 

  Boy7killed by Ejection From Cockpit of Navy JetThe Washington Post

 

  Standard EnglishA Boy7killed by Ejection From the Cockpit of a Navy Jet

 

  Chinese Population Is Put at 13 BillionInternational Herald Tribune

 

  Standard EnglishThe Chinese Population Is Put at 13 Billion

 

  2.系动词经常被省略。例如:

 

  Joblessness Still a ProblemChina Daily

 

  Standard EnglishJoblessness Is Still a Problem

 

  Forecast of Mexican quake accuratebut ignoredScience News

 

  Standard EnglishThe Forecast of Mexican quake is accuratebut it is ignored

 

  3.连词、代词、引导词也会省略。例如:

 

  Kingssheiks rap USSRUSChina Daily

 

  Standard EnglishKings and sheiks rap USSR and US

 

  Anne and baby are wellSouth China Morning Post

 

  Standard EnglishAnne and her baby are well

 

  Far fewer pitclosures and job losses likely than rumoredThe Times

 

  Standard EnglishThere are far fewer pit closures and job losses likely than have been rumored

 

  4.现在分词表示事件正在进行。例如:

 

  Spinning out of orbitTime

 

  Standard English:(The SpacecraftIs Spinning out of orbit

 

  India Mending FencesChina Daily

 

  Standard EnglishIndia Is Mending Her Fences

 

  5.过去分词表示被动语态。例如:

 

  Economists told China's programme unchangedChina Daily

 

  Standard EnglishEconomists are told China's programme is unchanged

 

  JapanSkilled Hands NeededInternational Herald Tribune

 

  Standard EnglishJapanSkilled Hands Are Needed

 

  6.动词不定式通常表述未来行为。例如:

 

  Florida Freeze To Increase Area Produce PricesThe Washington Post

 

  Standard EnglishFlorida Freeze Will Increase Area Produce Prices

 

  Pope to visit Japan in FebruaryThe New York Times

 

  Standard EnglishPope will visit Japan in February
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