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英语新闻系列讲座-新闻英语的标题的特点·简短小词(二)

  标题除偏爱使用短小动词外,还常常选用简短、字母数少的名词或名词词组。如accord与agreement, aide与assistant,aim与purpose,rally与amass assembly,drive与campaign,talk与negotiation 等。例如:

  quake death toll may top 2000
  (=the death toll in the earthquake may exceed 2000)
  地震死亡人数估计已逾两干

  new groups boost hi—tech research
  (=new groups promote high technology research)
  新兴集团推动高新技术研究

  baker,japan visit off,arms issue hot
  (=baker's japan visit is off and the military weapons issue is hot)
  军备问题争论激烈贝克取消访日之行

  以上这类简短名词在英语新闻标题乃至消息报道中屡见不鲜,俯拾即是。读者平时阅读时不妨多加留意,这对于提高英语水平,尤其是熟悉英语同义名词,无疑是大有裨益的。为便于读者更好地理解英语所闻标题,现再列举一些这类常见诸报端的标题小词,以备不时之需:

  ace=champion(得胜者)
  aid=assistance(帮助)
  blast=explosion(爆炸)
  body=committee/commission (委员会)
  clash=controversy(机构)
  crash=collision(碰撞;坠毁)
  deal=agreement/transaction (协议/交易)
  dems=democrats
  envoy=ambassador(大使)
  fake=counterfeit(赝品;骗局)
  fete=celebration
  feud=strongdispute(严重分歧)
  flop=failure(失败)
  freeze=stabilization
  glut=oversupply(供过于求)
  gop=grand 0ld party
  nod=approval(许可;批准)
  pact=agreement/treaty (条约/协议)
  poll=election/publicopinion poll (投票选举/民意测验)
  probe=investigation(调查)
  pullout=withdrawal(撤退;撤离)
  rift=separation(隔离;分离)
  row=quarrel(争论;争议)
  set=ready(准备)
  snag=unexpecteddifficulty (意外障碍;意外困难)
  statement=dispute that cannot be settled(僵持;僵局)
  stance=attitude(态度)
  step=progress(进程;进步)
  strife=conflict(冲突;矛盾)
  ties=(diplomatic)relations