第1个回答 2023-02-23
篇章结构
标题以一种类似电报体（telegraphic）的语言形式，十分简洁地告诉读者所发生的主要事件及有关消息。首先，在句子中起语法限定作用的连接词、冠词、介词、代词等在标题中通常被省略。如：“E.U. Summit: Leaders Downplay, But Can't Banish, EMU Strife ” （ 欧联盟高峰会：首脑们有意回避却无法消除欧洲货币联盟争执），这一标题的完整表达形式应该是： “At the E.U. Summit the Leaders Downplay But They Cannot Banish the EMU Strife” ，其中划线部分的单词是一些起限定作用的虚词。
正文则进一步阐述、说明事件发生的来胧去脉，并提供一些必要的背景材料或知识。为达到客观真实的效果，英文财经报道的正文中往往采用大量的引述。因此，一篇报道中源引政府官员、市场人士、分析评论专家的话层出不穷。引述可以是一段完整的话，或者一句话中的一部分，甚至是原话中一、两个词。例如下面这则报道中划线的部分均为直接引述：
Clinton-Budget Debate Will Now Begin “in earnest”
Washington, Nov. 19 （Reuter） —— President Bill Clinton said on Sunday that a deal between Congress and the White House to get federal workers back on the job was a "good thing" and will let the debate over how to balance the federal budget begin in earnest.
"Tomorrow the government will go back to work and now the debate will begin in earnest on how to balance the budget in a way that is consistent with the interests and the values of the American people," Clinton told reporters at the White House shortly after the deal was announced on Capitol Hill.
Clinton reminded reporters he had expressed "strong doubts" that the seven-year timetable for balancing the budget could be realized. But he said he and congressional Republicans, who are demanding that timetable, had agreed to work "to see if we can reach common ground."
"Tonight represents the first sign of their willingness to move forward without forcing unacceptable cuts in health care, education and the environment on the American people," he said.
Asked about winners and losers in the power struggle that partially shut down the federal government for six days, Clinton said the real winners were the American people and the 800,000 federal workers who were to return to their jobs on Monday.
除了以上这种直接引述外，英文财经报道的正文中还有更多的间接引述。这类引述通常以一些常用的表达法引导，如：“say”（说）, “express”（表示）, “tell”（告诉）, “according to…”（根据…）等等。所有这些引述都旨在体现报道的客观性和真实性。