1、Chapter 2,Newspaper Headlines,Lesson 2 Newspaper Headlines,1. functions of newspaper headlines2. types of newspaper headlines3. grammatical features4. lexical features5. rhetorical features,I. Functions of newspaper headlines,1. summarizes the lead which summarizes the whole story2. draws the reader
2、s attention to the story3. helps the reader to evaluate the news,II. Types of newspaper headlinesStatement,Massive funds for green projectBeijing firm on one-china policyMultipolarity better than unipolarityWTO entry talks completedBritain appoints education minister Iraq shoots down US spy aricraft
3、,II. Types of newspaper headlinesQuestion,Can mad cow disease happen here?How safe is your job?Steel price to rise?Woman had six at one birth?Police allowed jailbreak?China threat?,II. Types of newspaper headlinesQuotation,Bush: “Im going to be everybodys president.”Deng: Dare to experimentHealth su
4、rvey: New Yorkers fitter, slimmerPhilippine volcano may see eruption again, experts say,II. Types of newspaper headlinesStory headline,A phoenix rising from the ashesMulti-millionaires make Bushs team richest in historyLife is mountains, yaks, wineOnce-destitute village weaves straw into gold,III. G
5、rammatical features Frequent omission of certain words,Terror drive cabby jailed(A cabby, who drove terribly, has been jailed.)Shanghai to do business on net, including B2B, B2C(Shanghai is to do business on the net, including “business to business” and “business to consumer”.)Woman kills husband, s
6、elf(A woman killed her husband and herself),III. Grammatical features Use of the simple present tense,Sino-U.S. relations develop in twists and turns(The Sino-U.S. relations develop in twists and turns.)UNCTAD ends with a vow (The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ended with a vow)A
7、ir disaster kills 145(An air disaster killed 145 people.),III. Grammatical features Use of the simple future tense,Republican to push farm housing(The Republican Party is to push the farm housing.)RMB not to be devalued(RMB is not to be devalued)Asian countries to further open up ecotourist resource
8、s(Many Asian countries are to further open up their ecotourist resources.),III. Grammatical features Use of the present progressive tense,Thames approaching danger level(The River Thames is approaching the danger level.)China promoting quality education(China is promoting the quality-oriented educat
9、ion.)Cloning technology being used in medical treatment(The cloning technology is being used in the medical treatment.),III. Grammatical features Use of the passive constructions,3 injured in bomb attack(Three people were injured in a bomb attack)Anti-smuggling force established(The anti-smuggling f
10、orce has been established.)Action needed on brain drain(Action is needed on the brain drain.),III. Grammatical features Use of heavily modified nominal groups,200-meter-long flood prevention dyke built(A dyke, which is 200 meters long, has been built for the prevention of flood.)January crude oil ou
11、tput beats target(The output of crude oil in January has beaten the target.)Sino-German trade review talks start(The talks to review the trade between China and Germany have started.),IV. Lexical features Preference for short words,Last-minute slip bars win (prevent)Bid to open border (attempt)3 die
12、 in hotel blast (explosion)Sales boom (increase rapidly)Ticket sales soar (increase)Bug kills babies (disease)Clash over budget (argument)Trade deal (agreement)Actress losses gems (jewels, valuable stones),Years biggest fire guts 178 homes (destroys)Thailand, Malaysia ink sea treaty (sign)Police net
13、 escapees (capture)Minister seeks nod for oil saving plan (approval)Killing triggers riot (causes)Police probe (investigation)Economy is improving but snags still remain (difficulties)Toll rises to 100 (number of people killed)Actress to wed for 8th time (marry),IV. Lexical features Wide use of acro
14、nyms,CIA=Central Intelligence AgencyEU=European UnionFBI=Federal Bureau of InvestigationGNP=Gross National ProductGDP=Gross Domestic ProductICRC=International Committee of the Red CrossILO=International Labor OrganizationMVP=Most Valuable PlayerR&D=research and development,NASA=National Aeronautics
15、and Space AdministrationNATO=North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationUNDP=United Nations Development ProgramUNICEF=United Nations International Childrens Emergency FundWB=World BankWHO=World Health OrganizationWTO=World Trade OrganizationWTO=World Tourism Organization,IV. Lexical features Wide use of abbr
16、eviations,1. Back clippinglib=liberation; ad=advertisement, auto=automobile2. Front clippingcopter=helicopter, plane=airplane; phone=telephone3. Front-and-back clippingflu=influenza; fridge=refrigerator,4. Middle clippingcric=critic; natl=national; intl=international 5. Irregular clippingsEEC warns
17、nuke arms spread (nuke=nuclear) （EEC= European Economic Community）Big biz eats others, small fry are eaten (biz=business),V. Rhetorical features,1. Alliteration（头韵）Soldiers salaries soarRound rocks runs riverBye, bye balanced budget2. Rhyme （尾韵）Whos near to Clintons ear? Needy or greedy?Bye, Bye Ame
18、rican Pie,V. Rhetorical features,3. Metaphor （隐喻）An Afghan Joan of ArcA house in two partsHookers getting the hook4. Pun （双关）Soccer kicks off with violenceThe Sun sets for last timeMan reigns over UKs Queen,V. Rhetorical features,5. Euphemism （委婉）Atom bomb put quantities of people to restPanda to br
19、eathe his lastPeople mourn departed king6. Antithesis （对仗）Give me liberty, or give me deathTokyo closes, London opensA military smash but a moral fizzle,V. Rhetorical features,7. Parody （仿拟）A Tale of Two Hearts (A Tale of Two Cities)The Old Man and the Economic Sea (The Old Man and the Sea)A skill is not acquired in a day (Rome was not built in a day.)The early man gets the job (The early bird gets the worm.),
