英語新聞標(biāo)題一貫注重結(jié)構(gòu)精練，并不使用所有的標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)。即便使用某個(gè)標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)，其主要目的不外乎兩種，一是區(qū)分表示各句子成分意群之間的關(guān)系；二是旨在進(jìn)一步節(jié)省標(biāo)題字?jǐn)?shù)?，F(xiàn)簡要介紹一下標(biāo)題中常見的幾種標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)的用法：

1. 逗號(hào)常被用來代替連詞"and"。例如：

BELGIUM SUPPORTS FRANCS, DENIES IT WILL QUIT 'SNAKE'

(=BELGIUM SUPPORTS THE FRANCS AND DENIES IT WILL QUIT THE 'SNAKE')

比利時(shí)支持法郎并否認(rèn)將退出“蛇形浮動(dòng)”

GUANGZHOU FAIR CLOSES, TRADE BOOMS

(=THE GUANGZHOU FAIR CLOSES AND THE TRADE BOOMS)

廣交會(huì)閉幕交易興旺

2. 冒號(hào)除了用在引語之前表示“說”外，還經(jīng)常被用來代替聯(lián)系動(dòng)詞”be”。例如：

YELTSIN: MUSLIM NATI0NS CALL FOR END TO TENSI0N IN BOSNIA HERGEZERVENA

(=YELTSIN SAYS THAT MUSLIM NATIONS CALL FOR AN END TO THE TENSI0N IN BOSNIA HERGEZERVENA)

葉利欽說：穆斯林國家呼吁盡早結(jié)束波黑緊張局勢(shì)

SHANGHAI: RESPLENDENT PEARL OF NEW CHINA

(=SHANGHA IS A RESPLENDENT PEARL OF NEW CHINA)

上海：新中國的璀璨明珠

3. 破折號(hào)常被放置在不用引號(hào)的引言前后，以引出說話者。例如：

ECONOMY GROWS SLOWLY AS UNEMPLOYMENT, INFLATION RISE—ECONOMISTS

(=ECONOMISTS SAY THAT THE ECONOMY GROWS SLOWLY AS THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND INFLATION RISE)

經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家認(rèn)為：失業(yè)率及通貨膨脹加劇使得經(jīng)濟(jì)增長緩慢。

MALARIA STILL MENACES QUARTER OF HUMANITY-FRENCH PROFESSOR

(=A FRENCH PROFESSOR SAYS THAT MALARIA STILL MENACES A QUARTER OF THE HUMANITY)

法國一教授稱：瘧疾仍威脅著四分之一的人類。