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1、 Features of jounalistic wordsNews give us information about what is happening around the word . it committed to helpong the people know more about economy, policy, culture and sports. Words and phrase used in english news texts are rich and varied.1新词 multitaskingIn jounalistic english ,many multit

2、asking was used . with the development of the scence ans technology , our life are forever changes . new words are replacing old fashioned word in large quantity . for example , in the speech of american about war we can see Bush use this multitasking well.- each time he speaks , Bush has to bu mind

3、ful of the need to preach hope to Israel is and palestinians , cajole moderate Arabs, warn rogue states , reassure European allies and point a finger at would-be terrorists . its a huge piece of multitasking for a man who is best at doing one thing at a time .2 旧词新意 new meaning of old word Some word

4、 has its new meaing in the development of society, we should take care of these word when we come across with it . do not misunderstand it ,we can see this development in the following news.- in Barcelona,office space in one of the new 44-story towers (other is a hotel) at the Olymipic Village has h

5、elped to ease the office crunch.(the international herald tribune,feb, 12,1992) “crunch” in the news is not means the kind of sound , it means crisis here. And “source” in the followed news not means come from ,it means some related officials who supply information . -Hu jintao met Bush in beijing l

6、ast february, but according to a source familiar with the encounter , the chinese political heir came across mostly as a blank slate.(Newsweek, may6,2002)2外来词 loan word Language is a kind of media for peole to convey messages and express ideas .different nations may absorb some expressive loan words

7、 to enrich their language .when refferring to some newly events reporters may use some loan words to attract resders attention and express the deep connotations of the words . Being often used, some loan words have become english.So loan words refer to those words or expressions that qre borrowed fr

8、om the non-englosh language. We can often tell these words by their spelling and pronunciation easily, but some of them are so frequently used that it is hard to recogonize.For example ,the word “chauvinism” comes from french; aggressive and irrational belief that ones own country is better that all

9、 others .“judo”originated from japanese;“cliche”comes from latin; phrase or idea which is used so often that it has become stale and meaningless.“karoshi”is borrowed from japanese meaning the death caused by too heavy and steessful work.Examples:a) his earnestness and utter alck of a sense of humor

10、ensured that he never built a close rapport with the american public. Rapport comes from french, which means “sympathetic and harmonious relationship”. b) two weeks ago she was in moscow, and had her private meeting with president Gorbachev,whom she warned about backsliding on perestroika. “perestro

11、iks” comes from Russian, which means restructuring of the soviet economic and political system. c) Blair spells out threats posed by Iraq regime, regime comes from French, which means “system of government” d) amid all the bonhomie, both hosts and guests are emphasizing how keen they are to stop Ira

12、n getting nuclear weapons. “bonhomie” comes from French ,which mesns “friendlyu atmosphere”. e) katrina was a big, vicious storm, it must be said. But katrina was not the worst-cade scenario. “scenario” originated from italian which means situation. f) some of the efforts made at the first seemed on

13、ly ad hoc. “ad hoc” originated from latin .It means “for a paticular purpose”.The impasse has forced a partial government shutdown and the furlough of hundreds of thousands of federal workers. “impasse”and “furlough” originated from French.3. 政治词汇news lexicon and the politicsPolitical news is always

14、 a significant section in news reports . when watching TV news or unfolding a piece of newspaper, you will never miss the political news which often dominate the front page . through the words which come from politics news ,we can know more about the political system of a coutry. In the report about

15、 the Presidential election of the United States, we can find a lot of terms that reflect the regime of the USA , such as hawk means hardliners ,dove means moderate.3 简化常用词 simple and common-using words in newsGenerally speaking, using simple and common-usong words is all kinds of publicationsfesture

16、s.It not only can increase the newsreadability, but also save the newspaperpage. For example : Washington, April 20(AP)president Ronald Reagans top foreign policy advicers gathered at the White House Sunday to map strategy on Central American. In this piece of news ,the author use “top” instead of “

17、top-ranking”or “high-ranking”,using “map”instead of “workout”.4 精确词Use precise verb.As a rule , newsreport deeply emphasize on wordsaccuracy. So we should choose the precise words, but not using some nuclesr or meaningless words. For example : an express train packed with tourists from Gatwick Airpo

18、rt rammed the rear of a commuter train an route to london today and at least 100 pelple were injured, British Rail and hospital offijcials said.AP in above news , the reporter has used the verb “ram”, but not “hit”.It means the accident is serious.5 合成词 compound WordsIn journalistic english report ,

19、 using compound words is also its obvious character. Just like ,autobike,dismiss, interview, internet,unusual, build-up, build-down, kneen-in, ride-in , swim-in, pray-in,work in.6 缩略词 shortened words and abbreviation phrase.This kind of words make the whole passage clearing, simple and easy-understa

20、nding.for example:deli means delicatessen, mod means modern, disco means discothique, pro means professional, mike means microphone, flu means influenza, ABMC means anti-ballistic missile, ADB means asian development banks , AIDS means acquired immune deficiency, PA means personal assistant,PLO mean

21、s palestinc liberation organization, PR means public relation, and so on.7 名词 proper nounIn a report , people often use a proper noun reprsenting a place, or person , or a thing . for example “washington”means “U.S.A.”. “beijing”means “china”. “Austin”means “austinbrand car”, “Bocing” means “bocing airplane”. “pentagon” means “american ministry of national defense”and so on.