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n news title, referring to past, present and future. However, tense and voice application in the title is not completely out of the rule. Usually, general present is used to express past, infinitive refers to the future, present participle expresses the occurring matter, and passive voice is frequently expressed directly only by the verb past participle without linking verb. 5.1. Omission. “Omission is the most common device in English news headline. Since such items as articles, auxiliary verbs, relative verbs, conjunctions, pronouns and so on in headline only indicate their grammatical functions, by no means of the same weight or importance in meaning; generally they can also be omitted in translation.”[27]P108 For example: (1) Italian Ex-mayor Murdered (= An Italian Ex-mayor was murdered) ---意大利前市长遇刺身亡.(Omitting article and relative verbs) (2) Pompeii Reported Seriously Damaged （=Pompeii Is Reported to Have Been Seriously Damaged ) ---据报道庞培遗址已严重损毁(omitting auxiliary verb) (3) Forecast of Mexican Quake Accurate, But Ignored (=The Forecast of Mexican Quake Is Accurate, But It Is Ignored) ---墨西哥地震预报准确,但未被重视(omitting article, relative verb and pronoun) (4) China Appoints First Governor in World Bank. (=China Appoints its First Governor in World Bank.) ---中国任命第一位驻世界银行代表。 (5) Florida Freeze to Increase Area Produce Prices. (= The Florida Freeze Is to Increase the Area Produce Prices. ---佛罗里达严寒，将使本地区农产品涨价。 5.2. Present tense expresses past: (1) A Ground War Begins. ---场地面战争打响了. (2) Sweden Defeats China. ---瑞典队战胜中国队. (3) UC Journalism Suffers Rough Year in Credibility. ---年来美国新闻界信誉下降. (4)Two Scientists Receive State Award. ---两名科学家获得国家级奖. However, sometimes the author also uses present to express future or present occurrence. For example: China Daily Delegation Flies to US. ---《中国日报》代表团将飞往美国. “Sometimes past tense also refers to the past things, which often occurs when present tense is unable appropriately to transmit the original meaning or is unable to achieve the right logic in grammar.”[28]P6 For example: (1) They Thought They Were Better --- (反里根派)误在自视过人. (2) Jury Acquits Woman 26, Who Killed Ex-husband ---位26岁妇女谋杀前夫,陪审团竟宣判无罪. 5.3. Infinitive refers to future: (1) Noppon Steel to Hold down Production ---日铁将降低产景. (2) Largest Chinese Trade Delegation to Visit US in Nev. ---最大的中国贸易代表团将于11月访美 (3) US to Ease Technology Sale to China. ---美将简化对华科技销售. (4) China to Repay Big IMF Loans ahead of Time. ---中国将提前偿还国家货币基金组织的大笔贷款 (5) Russia to Put Man on Mars by 2020. ---俄罗斯将于2020年前把人类送上火星. (6) New Antibiotic to Be Approved in Asia ---新的抗生素将在亚洲批准上市 (7) No Place to Hide ---无处藏身 Sometimes future tense also indicates the future things: (1) US Will Not Curb Arms for Israel ---美国无意削减对以武器援助 (2) Belgium Supports Frances, Denies It Will Quit ‘Snake’ (=Belgium Supports Frances and Denies It Will Quit ‘Snake’) ---比利时支持法郎,否认将退出“蛇形行动” (3) We Will Not Be Intimidated. ---我们不会被吓倒 (4) Reeve Was Real-life ‘Superman’ ---克里斯托弗.里夫永远的“超人” (5) These First Ladies Were Second to None. ---无与伦比的美国第一夫人们 5.4. Present participle expresses present or future: (1) Yugoslav Pianist Stirring Music World