英语新闻标题的特点[Abstract]HeadlinesarequiteessentialforEnglishnews.Theyarethewindowsofnews.Thispaperdescribesthetypesofheadlinesandalsoexplainsthefeaturesofheadlines.Firstly,introductionofclassificationsofheadlinescangivereadersaperceptualknowledge.Secondly,inordertogivereaderssomerationalknowledgeaboutheadlines,thispaperthenexplainscharacteristicsofvocabulariesinheadlines,ie.shortwords,shortenings,quotations,proverbs,wisdoms,idiomsareoftenusedinheadline.Italsogivesexamplesofrhetoricalcharacteristicssuchasmetaphor,contrast,rhyme,pun,metonymyandparadoxandsoonsoforth.Finallythepaperconcludestenseandvoicefeaturesinheadlinesandsumsupthemostimportantfeatureofheadlines:omission.Newsmediaisthebestchannelofknowingeveryfieldincludingpolitics,economics,science,culture,andsociety.ThispaperaimstohelpEnglishlearnersknowEnglishnewswellandreadnewsefficiently.[KeyWords]English;headline;feature【摘要】英语新闻标题在报刊英语中占有十分重要的地位，可谓是新闻的概要，也是新闻的窗口。本文就新闻标题进行了全面的归类和分析。首先，描述标题在形式上的分类和意义上的分类，让读者对新闻标题有一定的感性认识；然后再进一步说明标题用词短小，喜欢用缩略词和截短词及典故；再对新闻标题善用各种修辞手段：比喻，对比，押韵，双关，借代，矛盾修辞法进行举例分析；又归纳了时态语态在新闻标题中的变换省略和替代；最后对新闻标题最大的特色：省略详加叙述。至此，希望读者已经对英语新闻标题有了理性深入的了解。阅读新闻是对了解当今政治，经济，科学，文化，和社会等信息最有效的方法，而对英语新闻标题的理解掌握，则使英语新闻的阅读更有效率。【关键词】英语;新闻标题;特点1.IntroductionApieceofnewsiscomposedbythreeparts:headline，leadingandbodyamongwhichaheadlineistheepitomeandhighlightofthecontentofnewspapersandperiodicals.Headlinesprintedonthepapersarethewindowsofthenewsanditcanletreadersknowitisworthreading.itisessentialforreaderstounderstandheadlinestodecidewhichcolumnshouldbereadwhilewhichnot.Inthispaper,featuresofusingvocabulary,tenseandvoice，omissionofwordsandusingofvariousrhetoricofheadlinesfromEnglishnewspapersandperiodicalsareapproachedforthepurposeofgivingabetterunderstandingofthecontentsofnewsandimprovingEnglishlearners’readingability.2.Typesofheadlines2.1Categoriesaccordingtotheirforms.2.1.1flushleftheadlineInaflushleftheadline,everywordtakesuponelineandbeginsattheveryleft.ThatisthecommonformofmodernEnglishnewspapers.Thefollowingexamplecanshowyouwhatisaflushleftheadline.e.g.IMFWILLHAVESAY2.1.2BannerheadlineEveryheadlinewordinitislargeandboldandthewholeheadlineoftencoversseveralcolumns.Itisalsocalledfirstlargeheadlineandoftenusedinfrontpageforitsattraction.e.g.HousePassesBushPlantoCutTaxes2.1.3dropformheadlineItlookslikealadder.Thereareseverallinesinitandthefollowinglinedrawsbackseverallettersfromtheaboveone.Beautyandniceareitsmerits.e.g.FBIAgreestoCeaseItsIllegalSurveillanceOftheResearchInstitute2.1.4InvertedPyramidheadlineItisalsopopularfornicelooking.ItformsaPyramid-lookingheadline.e.g.FactoryWalkoutThreatOverSacking2.1.5DoubleheadlineThiskindofheadlineisusedmostlyforthereportofbigevents.Ithastwolines:oneismainheadlineandtheotherauxiliaryheadline.(1)e.g.1ExpecttoGotoU.S.CastrotoFreeThousandsofPrisoners(2)e.g.2ItIsn’ttheCowThatAreMadIt’sthePeopleThatAregoingMad2.1.6JumpheadheadlineTheheadlineisdividedintotwoparts:originalheadandjumphead.Aoriginalpartisinonepage,butafterthebodyjumpspages,theoriginalheadwillbechangedintoaju...
