A headline is an indispensable component of a news report and is the eye of the pages on the newspapers,through which the readers can gain as much information as possible in the newspaper within the shortest time and ...A headline is an indispensable component of a news report and is the eye of the pages on the newspapers,through which the readers can gain as much information as possible in the newspaper within the shortest time and search for clues to stories that interest them,as the headline is the condensation of the whole story.Despite their own characteristic ways of editing headlines,English newspapers share something in common,namely brevity,accuracy,clarity and eye-catchingness.However,these features unique to English newspaper headlines constitute a big barrier to readers' understanding of the headlines and they may become quite at loss when reading headlines at the very beginning.This thesis aims to make an analysis of English news headlines in terms of their features at structural,lexical and rhetorical levels and hopes to help readers understand English news headline better.展开更多
English news, by virtue of its rich content, diverse species, timely information and international status, has won more and more people's interest and attention. This thesis aims to elaborate on the features of En...English news, by virtue of its rich content, diverse species, timely information and international status, has won more and more people's interest and attention. This thesis aims to elaborate on the features of English news and explore the best suitable methods of translating English news. On account of the different functions of title, lead and body, the translation of English news should highlight its unique features.展开更多
In English business news discourses, there are numerous financial words or terms which are quite difficult for readers to under-stand, especially those ones built on the basis of metaphorical mechanism. Conceptual Met...In English business news discourses, there are numerous financial words or terms which are quite difficult for readers to under-stand, especially those ones built on the basis of metaphorical mechanism. Conceptual Metaphor has a strong power to explain the cor-rect meaning of these words with their specific types of metaphors. Through the explanation of the meaning construction of the metaphori-cal words, it can be a great help for the news readers to master the accurate and deep-seated messages in the discourse. Simultaneously,it gives the reader an insight into the English culture in order to grasp the international economic trends and makes them accomplishcross-cultural communication task with ease.展开更多
Several factors influence listening comprehension of English radio news broadcasts. The study adopted a questionnaire to investigate students' recognition of these factors. On the basis of this analysis, students ...Several factors influence listening comprehension of English radio news broadcasts. The study adopted a questionnaire to investigate students' recognition of these factors. On the basis of this analysis, students put emphasis on vocabulary and background knowledge and they were aware of the approaches to better listening comprehension and making some practical preparations before doing the listening tasks. However some differences exist between the effective listeners and less-effective listeners,specially regarding to speech rate and out-of-class relevant practice.展开更多
文摘A headline is an indispensable component of a news report and is the eye of the pages on the newspapers,through which the readers can gain as much information as possible in the newspaper within the shortest time and search for clues to stories that interest them,as the headline is the condensation of the whole story.Despite their own characteristic ways of editing headlines,English newspapers share something in common,namely brevity,accuracy,clarity and eye-catchingness.However,these features unique to English newspaper headlines constitute a big barrier to readers' understanding of the headlines and they may become quite at loss when reading headlines at the very beginning.This thesis aims to make an analysis of English news headlines in terms of their features at structural,lexical and rhetorical levels and hopes to help readers understand English news headline better.
文摘English news, by virtue of its rich content, diverse species, timely information and international status, has won more and more people's interest and attention. This thesis aims to elaborate on the features of English news and explore the best suitable methods of translating English news. On account of the different functions of title, lead and body, the translation of English news should highlight its unique features.
文摘In English business news discourses, there are numerous financial words or terms which are quite difficult for readers to under-stand, especially those ones built on the basis of metaphorical mechanism. Conceptual Metaphor has a strong power to explain the cor-rect meaning of these words with their specific types of metaphors. Through the explanation of the meaning construction of the metaphori-cal words, it can be a great help for the news readers to master the accurate and deep-seated messages in the discourse. Simultaneously,it gives the reader an insight into the English culture in order to grasp the international economic trends and makes them accomplishcross-cultural communication task with ease.
文摘Several factors influence listening comprehension of English radio news broadcasts. The study adopted a questionnaire to investigate students' recognition of these factors. On the basis of this analysis, students put emphasis on vocabulary and background knowledge and they were aware of the approaches to better listening comprehension and making some practical preparations before doing the listening tasks. However some differences exist between the effective listeners and less-effective listeners,specially regarding to speech rate and out-of-class relevant practice.
