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媒体报道具有为公众设置议题的重要功能,很多事件经过媒体的报道之后都演变成为了公众关注的焦点,甚至有可能成为影响社会舆论和公共政策的“媒体事件(media event)”。2007年4月16日,美国弗吉尼亚理工大学发生了震惊世界的校园枪击案,韩裔学生赵承熙在短短不到九分钟的时间里在该校工程系教学楼内射出170发子弹,造成30余人死亡,之后饮弹自尽。在当前这样一个全球化浪潮正在汹涌澎湃的时代中,校园枪击事件无疑引发了全球性的瞩目,很多媒体报道都援引了“美国历史上最惨烈的枪击案(the deadliest shooting rampage in American history)”这种说法来描述这一事件。就在4月16日当天,《纽约时报》就以“弗吉尼亚理工枪击事件造成33人死亡(Virginia Tech Shooting Leaves 33 Dead)”为题对此事件进行了大篇幅的深入报道。在此,本文引用了该报道的节选,希望从针对这一突发事件的媒体报道中简要归纳出一些新闻英语的特点,以飨读者。
Media reports have the important function of setting topics for the public. Many events have become the focus of public concern after being covered by the media and may even become “media events ” that affect public opinion and public policies. On April 16, 2007, a shootout that shocked the world was made at the Virginia Tech University in the United States. Korean student Zhao Cheng-hee shot 170 rounds of ammunition in the teaching building of the university’s engineering department in less than nine minutes, resulting in more than 30 people Death, then drink himself. At a time when the current wave of globalization is in its infancy, the campus shootings have undoubtedly drawn global attention. Many media reports have cited “the most deadly shooting rampage in American history” “This description to describe this incident. On April 16, The New York Times gave a lengthy and in-depth coverage of the incident in the title of ”Virginia Tech Shooting Leaves 33 Dead." In this article, the paper quotes the excerpt of the report, hoping to briefly summarize some of the characteristics of news English from the media coverage of this incident to readers.