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|  | | 新闻英语的标题的特点·标点符号 |
英语新闻标题一贯注重结构精练，并不使用所有的标点符号。即便使用某个标点符号，其主要目的不外乎两种，一是区分表示各句子成分意群之间的关系；二是旨在进一步节省标题字数。现简要介绍一下标题中常见的几种标点符号的用法：
1）逗号常被用来代替连词"and"例如：
BELGIUM SUPPORTS FRANCS，DENIES IT WILL QUIT 'SNAKE'（＝BELGIUM SUPPORTS THE FRANCS AND DENIES IT WILL QUIT THE 'SNAKE'）比利时支持法郎并否认将退出“蛇形浮动”
GUANGZHOU FAIR CLOSES， TRADE BOOMS（＝THE GUANGZHOU FAIR CLOSES AND THE TRADE BOOMS）广交会闭幕交易兴旺
2）冒号除了用在引语之前表示“说”外，还经常被用来代替联系动词“be”。例如：
YELTSIN：MUSLIM NATI0NS CALL FOR END TO TENSI0N IN BOSNIA HERGEZERVENA（=YELTSIN SAYS THAT MUSLIM NATIONS CALL FOR AN END TO THE TENSI0N IN BOSNIA HERGEZERVENA）叶利钦说：穆斯林国家呼吁尽早结束波黑紧张局势
SHANGHAI：RESPLENDENT PEARL OF NEW CHINA（=SHANGHA IS A RESPLENDENT PEARL OF NEW CHINA）上海：新中国的璀璨明珠
3）破折号常被放置在不用引号的引言前后，以引出说话者。例如：
ECONOMY GROWS SLOWLY AS UNEMPLOYMENT, INFLATION RISE—ECONOMISTS(=ECONOMISTS SAY THAT THE ECONOMY GROWS SLOWLY AS THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND INFLATION RISE)经济学家认为：失业率及通货膨胀加剧使得经济增长缓慢。
MALARIA STILL MENACES QUARTER OF HUMANITY-FRENCH PROFESSOR(=A FRENCH PROFESSOR SAYS THAT MALARIA STILL MENACES A QUARTER OF THE HUMANITY)法国一教授称：疟疾仍威胁着四分之一的人类。
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