NEWSPAPER VOCABULARY
(Từ vựng Báo chí)


Act hành động; làm một điều gì

FOOD CRISIS: GOVERNMENT TO ACT

Aid viện trợ quân sự hay tài chính, giúp đỡ

MORE AID FOR POOR COUNTRIES

UNIONS AID HOSPITAL STRIKERS

Alert báo động, cảnh báo

FLOOD ALERT ON EAST COAST

Allege buộc tội

WOMAN ALLEGES UNFAIR TREATMENT

Appear xuất hiện trong tòa án khi bị tội

MP TO APPEAR ON DRUGS CHARGES

Axe bãi bỏ, giảm xuống; sự gài bỏ, sự đóng lại

COUNTRY BUS SERVICES AXED

SMALL SCHOOLS FACE AXE

1       special language

Headlines are the short titles above news reports (e.g. RUSSIAN WOMAN LANDS ON MOON). English news headlines can be very difficult to understand. One reason for this is that headlines are often written in a special style, which is very different from ordinary English. In this style there are some special rules of grammar, and words are often used in unusual ways.

2        grammar

a        Headlines are not always complete sentences. Many headlines consist of noun phrases with no verb.

MORE WAGE CUTS                     HOLIDAY HOTEL DEATH

EXETER  MAN’S  DOUBLE  MARRIAGE  BID

b        Headlines often contain strings of three, four or more nouns; nouns earlier in the string modify those that follow.

FURNITURE  FACTORY  PAY  CUT ROW

Headlines like these can be difficult to understand. It sometimes helps to read them backwards. FURNITURE FACTORY PAY CUT ROW refers to a ROW (disagreement) about a CUT (reduction) in PAY at a FACTORY that makes FURNITURE.

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