新闻英语的标题专题之三：标点符号_实用英语
新闻标题一贯注重结构精练，并不使用所有的标点符号。即便使用某个标点符号，其主要目的不外乎两种，一是区分表示各句子成分意群之间的关系；二是旨在进一步节省标题字数。现简要介绍一下标题中常见的几种标点符号的用法：
1）逗号常被用来代替连词"and"例如：
belgium supports francs，denies it will quit 'snake'（＝belgium supports the francs and denies it will quit the 'snake'）比利时支持法郎并否认将退出“蛇形浮动”
guangzhou fair closes， trade booms（＝the guangzhou fair closes and the trade booms）广交会闭幕交易兴旺
2）冒号除了用在引语之前表示“说”外，还经常被用来代替联系动词“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）叶利钦说：穆斯林国家呼吁尽早结束波黑紧张局势
shanghai：resplendent pearl of new china（=shangha is a resplendent pearl of new china）上海：新中国的璀璨明珠
3）破折号常被放置在不用引号的引言前后，以引出说话者。例如：
economy grows slowly as unemployment, inflation rise―economists(=economists say that the economy grows slowly as the unemployment and inflation rise)经济学家认为：失业率及通货膨胀加剧使得经济增长缓慢。
malaria still menaces quarter of humanity-french professor(=a french professor says that malaria still menaces a quarter of the humanity)法国一教授称：疟疾仍威胁着四分之一的人类。
1）逗号常被用来代替连词"and"例如：
belgium supports francs，denies it will quit 'snake'（＝belgium supports the francs and denies it will quit the 'snake'）比利时支持法郎并否认将退出“蛇形浮动”
guangzhou fair closes， trade booms（＝the guangzhou fair closes and the trade booms）广交会闭幕交易兴旺
2）冒号除了用在引语之前表示“说”外，还经常被用来代替联系动词“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）叶利钦说：穆斯林国家呼吁尽早结束波黑紧张局势
shanghai：resplendent pearl of new china（=shangha is a resplendent pearl of new china）上海：新中国的璀璨明珠
3）破折号常被放置在不用引号的引言前后，以引出说话者。例如：
economy grows slowly as unemployment, inflation rise―economists(=economists say that the economy grows slowly as the unemployment and inflation rise)经济学家认为：失业率及通货膨胀加剧使得经济增长缓慢。
malaria still menaces quarter of humanity-french professor(=a french professor says that malaria still menaces a quarter of the humanity)法国一教授称：疟疾仍威胁着四分之一的人类。