新闻英语标题的特点与翻译对策(17)

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After being changed, the sentence structures become more vivid and accordant with the expressing habit in Chinese. Its a good way to improve the receptivity of Chinese people when reading foreign publications, because cultural diversities do exists.

3.4 Using Other Figures of Speech

A headline with a figure of speech is more expressive and vivid. Some figures of speech in English can find a counterpart in Chinese, but some can not. As a result, some other figures of speech or a paraphrase can be used on a basis of correct understanding of the news in the source language. E.g.:

Pilot’s Final Flight (Alliteration) 特拉格纳的告别飞行

Courage Know No Gender (Personification ) 勇气不分男女

After the Boom, Everything is Gloom (Rhyme) 繁荣好景不再，萧条接踵而来 （Keep the rhyme figure of speech）

Figure of speech in headlines can increase the expressive force and create a fancy effect. But the figurative system is not corresponding in Chinese and English, it is hard to convert directly even for the same figure of speech. So we can use paraphrase and other figure of speech when the original one can not be kept.

3.5 Using Classical Expressions and Idioms

The language of English headlines is simple and plain, it pays more attention to the description of the event. While the language of Chinese headlines is elegant and flowery .The antitheses, rhymes, idioms even classical expressions are often used in translation. For example,

Bush’s Flight Into the Sunset 桑榆暮景照归程（Classical expression）

Bear the Unbearable 忍无可忍 还是要忍（Classical expression）

Salaries Did Increases. But So Did the Race to Keep Up with the Wangs.(Idiom)中国人均收入增加,居民生活水平普遍提高

This is a report about the people’s living condition in China from “NewsWeek”, the author use “Wangs” which is a typical family name in China just like the “Jones” in America. In this way, The article creates a feature of ethical trait, and the space of