Abstract: With the development of globalization, China has more contact and cooperation with other countries all over the world. News media provides us with more chances to read international news. And the translation of English news reports helps us learn the outside world better. The translation of headlines is an essential part of translation of news. This paper introduces some basic knowledge of English news headlines including its definition and functions. Meanwhile language features are analyzed from lexical, grammatical and rhetorical levels through examples. Finally, the author puts forward principles and procedures of news headlines translation according to special features of English news headlines on different levels.
Key Words: translation; news; headlines
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
1. Background of English News Headlines 2
1.1 Definiton of News Headlines 2
1.2 Functions of News Headlines 2
2. Language Features of English News Headlines 3
2.1 Lexical Features of News Headlines 3
2.2 Grammatical Features of News Headlines 7
2.3 Rhetorical Features of News Headlines 9
3. Translation of English News Headlines 11
3.1 Introduction of Translation of English News Headlines 11
3.2 Principles of Translation of News Headlines 12
3.3 Procedures in Translating English News Headlines 14
4. Conclusion 16
Bibliography 20
