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 &39;Snake&39;.(Belgium Supports The Francs And Denies It Will Quit The &39;Snake&39;.)
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 &39;Snake&39;.(Belgium Supports The Francs And Denies It Will Quit The &39;Snake&39;.)
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。
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