Transcript Understanding Headlines.ppt

Understanding Headlines
Syntax
• 1. Subject-Verb-(Completion)
Chen seeks cross-strait code of conduct
2. Noun phrase
Killer ’cane
• 3. Prepositional Phrase
Sting on the jungle
Giant of the sea
4. Elliptical
(1) [The] Prime Ministers of [the] twp
Koreas agree to meet
(2) Typhoon Tokage [is] not expected to
hit Taiwan
(3) Otsuki [is] not found guity of murder.
(4) West Bank, Gaza [are] quiet on
uprising anniversary.
Verbs
• Present tense—it emphasizes the immediacy of
the report.
*Fresh quake shakes island.
*London trains collide, killing eight, injuring
160.
*Taiwanese artists try to improve
understanding.
• Past tense—it is used occasionally.
*19 hrs. after deadline, the war began.
Future Tense
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Future tense—it is not usually for future events.
*Y2K will keep some workers away from
celebrations.
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Present form “is to + verb” (or “are to +verb) is used
for future events.
*China [is] to kickstart North Korea talks.
*Woods and Garcia to face off in Spain.
•
(What is omitted in this sentence?)
Note: The verb is and are could be omitted.
Passive form—the verb to be + the
past participle of a main verb
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Passive form—the verb to be + the past participle
of a main verb
*Westchester mayor is stabbed by angry voter.
(agent)
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Note: When the agent is unknown or unimportant, it is
omitted.
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*Westchester mayor is stabbed.
*Building rules must be enforced, say engineers.
Indirect reporting
• A journalist cannot be forced to tell a source’s
name.
– [is] said to
*Westchester Mayor said to be near death.
– [is] reported to
* Westchester Mayor is reported to have
Mafia connections.
– Reportedly
*Mayor’s birthday party reportedly cost
city $25G.
• B refers to a billion.
• G refers to a thousand. (informal)
• M refers to a million.
Names
• The personal names in headlines refer usually to people
in government and famous figures in all areas.
Examples: leaders of nations, presidential candidates
in an election year, leaders in Congress, local
government officials, sports heroes, law-breakers, and so
on.
• All personal names are explained in the first sentence or
two of the article.
Numbers (numerals, digits, figures,
or no.)
• Numbers function like adjectives.
$51
20 years
• When numbers appear alone, they refer to:
(1) People
*Anti-smoking efforts will save 3 million.
(2) Age
* Boy, 6, killed by 18-wheeler
(3) scores or points
*Red Sox beat Yankees, 4-3
• Ordinal numbers are printed as numerals followed by the last two
letters of the word.
Examples: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.
Nicknames of Cities
• Boston—Beantown
• Chicago—Windy City
• Detroit—Motortown
• Minneapolis and St. Paul—Twin Cities
• New Orleans—Jazz town
• New York City—Big Apple
• Los Angles—L.A. or Big Orange
Fun with words—Alliteration
• Get fat as a pig & feel fit as a fiddle…say
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experts
Sad Sox Battle Bronx Bombers
L.A. in huff over Detroit rough stuff
fab: fabulous (wonderful)
JetCapade: jet + escapade (adventure)
Dukenomics: Dukakis + economic plan
Reaganomics: President Reagan’s economic plan
Schroder bows out with swipe at
Blair（ 2005/10/13 ）
• 施洛德宣佈 引退 不忘抨擊布萊爾的伊拉克
政策
Apple earnings surge on iPod sales
（ 2005/10/12 ）
• iPod Nano 銷售創佳績 蘋果利潤 激增
Cruise, Holmes over the moon at
pregnancy（ 2005/10/7 ）
• 阿湯凱蒂「做人」成功 喜出望外
（ 2005/10/7 ）
Chen returns early due to typhoon.
（ 2000/8/24 ）
• 強颱壓台 陳總統 提前返國
July unemployment figures are at a
new high.
（ 2000/8/24 ）
• 七月份 失業率 將創今年新高
Diaz dresses like a bag lady
（ 2005/9/30
• 流行設計師范倫鐵諾 批評卡麥隆‧迪亞茲穿
著有如
女遊民
UK enjoys fourfold surge in foreign
investment（ 2005/9/30 ）
• 英國去年外資注入金額 比前年呈現 四倍
成長
Age no issue for Kutcher, Moore
• 年齡不是問題
艾西頓‧庫奇與戴咪‧摩兒
傳聞已共結連理（ 2005/9/27 ）
Shaq helps police nab assault
suspect
• 俠客歐尼爾立志作警長 協助警方馬路 現逮
攻擊犯（ 2005/9/15 ）
Matt Damon pops the question
• 好萊塢才子麥特戴蒙傳已向交往二年女友
求婚
Victory for the bold: Koizumi
crushes his election enemies
• 日眾院大選 自民黨小泉 贏得壓倒性勝利
（ 2005/9/12 ）
Apple launches new iTunes phone
and iPod
• 蘋果 推出 首支iTunes手機及新型iPod
Nano（ 2005/9/8 ）
Telstra battle leaves both sides
worse off
• 澳洲電訊集團與澳政府 針對國家釋股爭端
不斷 導致 兩敗俱傷 （ 2005/9/7 ）
Venus shows her little sister no
mercy
• 美網公開賽又見姊妹對決 大威 手下不留情
擊敗胞妹晉級八強（ 2005/9/5 ）
Lacklustre Serena outshone by her
own jewellery
• 美網公開賽：小威廉絲 表現平平 未展球
技光芒（ 2005/8/30 ）
Fox sued by 'sweatshop' TV writers
• 電視編劇告上法庭 指稱福斯電視壓榨員工
與 血汗工廠
無異（ 2005/8/29 ）
Mars Spirit rover makes the grade
• 火星探測器「精神號」 任務成功
斯本德山頂點（ 2005/8/29 ）
抵達赫
Surging oil price forces bosses to
wield axe
• 油價持續 飆漲
（ 2005/8/25 ）
迫使工廠大幅裁員
Jackson accuser's mom in hot
water
• 麥可性侵案原告男童母親被控詐欺 身陷困境
（ 2005/8/25 ）
Leaving Los Angeles: Scarlett sees
red after scrape with paparazzi
• 閃避狗仔發生小車禍 史嘉麗喬韓森 火大
（ 2005/8/24 ）
Brad, Jen's divorce: done deal
• 法官簽字批准 小布、安妮斯頓離婚 已成定案
（ 2005/8/23 ）
iPod in Japan: Apple plays winning
tune in Sony's back yard
• iTunes服務進軍日本一鳴驚人 蘋果反攻
Sony老家 高奏凱歌
（ 2005/8/22 ）
Nun upstages star Hanks
• 達文西密碼拍片現場修女抗議 搶走
‧漢克
鋒頭（ 2005/8/16 ）
湯姆
Discovery returns to relieved nation
• 發現號太空梭平安歸來 全美（如釋重負
2005/8/10 ）
One in seven new mobiles 'faulty'
• 英國雜誌統計每七支手機即有一支為 瑕疵品
（ 2005/8/8 ）
Pirate Chinese Potter books sold
• （ 2005/8/1 ）哈利波特 盜版 翻譯本充斥
中國大陸
Survey says teens are more wired
than ever
• 青少年 上網 比例持續攀升 四年成長十五
個百分點（ 2005/7/29 ）
Spitzer lifts lid on payola at radio
stations
• 紐約州檢察長史匹哲 揭發
新力BMG唱
片賄賂電台醜聞（ 2005/7/27 ）