我特别喜爱新闻英语。原因很简单:我是靠新闻英语起家的。从1947年到1958年,我在新华社翻译部工作,历时12年。这12年的工作为我后来的学术研究奠定了坚实基础。我撰写《文学翻译原理》、《英汉比较语法纲要》、《英语句型的动态研究》等书,靠的就是那一时期的实践经验。我的经历说明,学习新闻英语是学好英语的*有效的途径之一。
新闻英语生动活泼地反映了各国人民日常的政治、经济和文化生活,是一种包罗万象的英语。其中既有政论英语,又有科技英语,既有法律英语,又有财贸金融英语等等。这些都是青年学生在改革开放的今天所迫切需要学习的东西。但是,新闻英语又有它自己的特殊写作方法。初学者在阅读新闻时,往往遇到很大困难。因此,需要有一部好的教科书,来指导青年学生学习新闻英语。

Chapter One The Front Page
ⅠIntroduction
Ⅱ Key Parts of the Front Page
Ⅲ How to Read the Front Page
Exercises
Chapter Two Newspaper Headlines
Ⅰ Introduction
Ⅱ Language Features of Newspaper Headlines
Ⅲ Understanding Headlines with the Help of Background Knowledge
Exercises
Chapter Three The Newspaper Lead
Ⅰ Introduction
Ⅱ Different Types of Newspaper Leads
Ⅲ Understanding Newspaper Leads
Exercises
Chapter Four The Body of the News Story
Ⅰ Introduction
Ⅱ How to Anticipate What a Story Contains
Ⅲ How to Read a Typical News Story
Ⅳ Recognizing Information Introduced Earlier in the Story
Exercises
Chapter Five Understanding New Words
Ⅰ Introduction
Ⅱ Ways to Understand New Words
Exercises
Chapter Six Reading a News Story Critically
Ⅰ Introduction
Ⅱ Judging the Sources
Ⅲ Judging the Story
Exercises
Chapter Seven The 'Feature Story
Ⅰ IntroductiJn
Ⅱ Different Kinds of Feature Stories
Exercises
Chapter Eight Opinion Writing
Ⅰ Introduction
Ⅱ Reviews
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Chapter Nine Spsrts
Appendixes
Bibliography