Thực Hành Dịch English In Articles About Islamic State Crisis On Bbc And Cnn, 2014.Docx

CONTENTS Contents Page 1.Introduction 1.1.Reasons to choose the topic: 1.2.The structure of article on BBC and CNN 1.2.1.The similarities in structure of article on BBC and CNN 1.2.2.The differences in structure of article on BBC and CNN 2.Linguistic features of articles about Islamic State crisis on BBC and CNN 2.1.Syntactical features of article about Islamic State crisis on BBC and CNN 2.1.1.Headlines in articles about Islamic State crisison BBC and CNN 17 17 17 2.1.1.1.Structure of headlines 17 2.1.1.2.Omission 20 2.1.1.3.Headline interpreting 21 2.1.2.Story highlights in articles about Islamic State crisis on BBC and CNN 2.1.3.Leads in articles about the Islamic State crisis on BBC and CNN 2.1.4.Endings in articles about Islamic State crisis on BBC and CNN 2.2.Lexical features of articles about Islamic State crisison BBC and CNN 26 28 33 39 2.2.1.Common vocabulary 39 2.2.2.Compound words 43 2.2.2.1.Compound adjectives 43 2.2.2.2.Compound nouns 50 2.2.2.3.Compound verbs 56 2.3.Relations between parts of an articles 58 3.Expressions used in articles about Islamic State crisis on BBC and CNN 61 3.1.Nouns phrases 62 3.2.Verb phrases 66 3.3.Political Terms 69 Cobination Translaion 6.Conclusion 72 7.References 73 Articles for illustration 77 1.INTRODUCTION Islamic State is a Sunni Muslim militant group operating in Western Iraq and Syria The name is an acronym, standing for “the Islamic State of Iraq and alSham (the Levant) The group has dominated headlines this week after launching an assault on the northern part of Iraq, conquering the city of Mosul The CIA estimates that ISIS has a fighting strength of 20,000 — at minimum The high-end estimate is 31,500.These ISIS fighters are extremely effective in tactical terms The group is well-resourced Its new adventure in Iraq has seen it seize military bases in Mosul In Syria, it controls oil fields, and it may yet gain control of Iraq’s largest oil refinery in the town of Baiji Obviously, there are quite a few things that make the crisis in Iraq and Syria complicated so difficult to resolve The President Barack Obama announced his plan to destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), one general involved in war planning called the mission "harder than anything we've tried to thus far in Iraq or Afghanistan," according the Washington Post Given how tough those wars have been for the United States, that's an incredibly high bar So what is it about the ISIS situation that makes it so very hard for the United States to solve? The U.S and partners launched dozens of strikes on terror targets in Syria Monday night The assignment on translation focuses on articles about Islamic State crisis on bbc.co.uk and cnn.com because they uses very standard English that completely useful for improve English language skills Moreover, Articles about Islamic State crisis contain vocabulary, term, and expression related to politics that help complete the translating ability from English to Vietnamese on the field of politics 1.1 Reasons to choose the topic In the space of just a few weeks, the jihadi threat group ISIS has accomplished more than al Qaeda did in the the thirteen years since the September 11 attacks It will continue to grow in power and come to pose a direct threat to the United States unless America guides a regional response Al Qaeda entered the history books as the deadliest terrorist group in modern history In under a few hours it murdered more people in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania than other terrorist groups like the IRA or the Baader- Meinhof Gang had killed over a period of decades The U.S military has launched airstrikes against ISIS in Syria The U.S military said five Arab nations had roles in the attacks, which focused on ISIS' heartland around the Syrian province of Raqqa  It attract many other countries’s attention and the author decided to choose the topic Besides, the author chooses BBC and CNN websites to study about Islamic State crisis because they are a professional news and a big reliable news sources All news will update quickly and has high accuracy Furthermore, the newspaper style of BBC and CNN are very scientific, logical but simple, easy to understand The aim of the author after this assignment is that, the author can clearly understand the newspaper style of BBC and CNN in particular and of English Newspaper style in general From that, the author can get not only the information from the English articles to translate it into Vietnamese This is the first time the author does an assignment in English with narrow knowledge Therefore, It will have many mistakes However, it is also very exciting big assignment in English The author hope that the teacher will like a assignment 1.2.The structure of articles on BBC and CNN 1.2.1.The similarities in structure of articles on BBC and CNN As you can see from the photo captured, the structure of articles on BBC and CNN has some similarities with general Internet Newspaper First, As illustrated above, Typical structure of articles on BBC and CNN contain a headline, lead, body, ending Secondly, they both have the BBC other supporting parts such as: photo for illustration and with or without caption below it : Highlighted idea, subtitle, etc There supporting parts are not compulsory Their appearances depend on the reporter’s aim and their effect toward the article they serve CNN 1.2.1.1 Headlines Headlines are a vital part of a newspaper because they’re one of the first thing readers see when they pick up a newspaper They are like story leads except that they have fewer words and appear in larger type If readers come across a dull or confusing headline, they will very likely skip the story Two purposes of a headline are : • To grab the reader’s attention • To tell the reader what is the story is about Generally speaking, the headline must tell the news The headline must sum up the news in the story serves and no other Therefore, when people approach an article, the first thing they read will be the headline to decide whether continue to read the article or not In conclusion, Both BBC and CNN’s headline are used to say most urgent news point ( as the newspaper sees it) For examples: ♦ Iraq: US air strike on Islamic State militants in Iraq [BBC, A1] The urgent point of the news • Grab reader’s attention •Tell the content of the story ♦ U.S airstrikes hit ISIS inside Syria for first time [CNN, A2] 1.2.l.2 Leads “The lead sets to the tone for the feature story” There are many ways to begin a lead of the article There are the descriptive lead, the narrative lead, summary lead, the contrast or comparison lead, The shocking statement lead, the suspense or teaser lead, the quote lead etc All kind of leads have the same purpose The lead is the most important part of a news story It gives readers the most important information in a clear, concise and interesting meaning And especially, It is regarded as direction of an article The lead of the article on BBC and CNN have not too long and often answer the question posed by “The Five Ws and H ” Who? What? When? Why? Where? How? E.g (BBC) : The US has launched an air strike against militants from the Islamic State (IS) group in northern Iraq [BBC, A1] (CNN) : U.S and allied warplanes hit sites near the northern Syrian city of Ayn al-Arab, the scene of fighting between ISIS and Kurdish forces in recent days, U.S Central Command confirmed Saturday [CNN,A1] The example above from BBC and CNN are a summary leads It tells the reader what the article is about, more detail than headline All the article from BBC and CNN about Islamic State crisis that the author studies have leads 1.2.1.3.Bodies The body of an article on BBC and CNN has close relation to its other parts E.g ● “ The Pentagon said its aircraft attacked artillery being used against Kurdish forces defending the city of Irbil.The Sunni Muslim group IS, formerly known as Isis, now has control of large swathes of Iraq and Syria Tens of thousands of people from minority groups have fled their homes due to the militants' advance IS has also seized Iraq's largest dam According to US officials, the dam is a vital part of Iraq's infrastructure as it controls the level of the Tigris River and is a key source of water and electricity generation for the Iraqi people…” [BBC, A1] ● “ A video released by the U.S military shows a missile hitting a building U.S Central Command said it was taken from an F-15E fighter jet that struck an ISIS compound near Kobani, the Kurdish name for Ayn al-Arab In other airstrikes near Ayn al-Arab, coalition forces hit two armed vehicles at a border crossing with Turkey, the military said Syrian Kurdish fighters in Alishar, a village a few kilometers from Ayn al-Arab, said the airstrike hit an unofficial border crossing near the village…” [CNN,A1] For the news story, in its body, details and elaboration are shown and flow smoothly from the lead Bodies of the articles on both BBC and CNN have three kinds of information: details, comments from people involved in the story, and background information 1.2.1.4.Endings Just as a feature story on BBC and CNN can be opened in many ways, There are also to conclude it such as : the lead replay or summary ending, the proximity ending, the restatement ending, the word play ending, quote ending, surprise ending E.g ● “…The UN refugee agency said it was making contingency plans to deal with the rest of Kobane's 400,000 inhabitants fleeing into Turkey Before the latest influx, there were already more than one million Syrian refugees in Turkey ” [ BBC, A2] ● “…The United States has conducted more than 150 airstrikes in Iraq against ISIS, and Kerry has said nearly 40 nation have agreed to contribute to the fight against the militants But it remains unclear which countries are on that list and the precise roles they'll play.” [CNN, A3] This example from CNN is a restatement ending Generally speaking, if the headline and the lead bring reader an article, the ending is the thing that reminds the readers! Ending also plays an important role in writing a perfect article 1.2.2 The differences in structure of article on BBC and CNN As you know now in the internet, there are many favorite news site such as BBC, CNN, Reuters , The sun…But the author think BBC and CNN are considered as a professional news site with the quickest and most efficient way of acquiring news pieces from around the world However, Aside from that, they have some differences in structure which make them stand out from others and become two main news sources of the world 1.2.2.1 Video for illustration and more information CNN (Cable News Network) is the U.S cable channel founded in 1980 It debuted its news website CNN.com (initially an experiment known as CNN interactive ) on August 30, 1995 with its many strong points, CNN has brought more satisfaction for its readers with video for illustration and more information in its articles “ Click to play ” the news related to the article Captured photo from CNN.com.( A4 ) With this feature along the articles, CNN can attract more readers to not only their website but also their channel because, what is more interesting than reading the news along with watching video about it? 1.2.2.2 Story highlights One of the significant things in every article, attracting reader’s eyes when they read CNN, is story highlights CNN story highlights bring to readers outstanding or key information of the articles that they serve ... about Islamic State crisis on BBC and CNN Except for some different features in presenting articles, both BBC and CNN have the same syntactical features and lexical features of articles about Islamic. .. Phrase in order to save space and create a “catchy” one E.g BBC ♦ Iraq: US air strike on Islamic State militants in Iraq [BBC, A1] ♦ Islamic State crisis : New air strikes in Syria and Iraq [BBC, ... translation focuses on articles about Islamic State crisis on bbc. co.uk and cnn.com because they uses very standard English that completely useful for improve English language skills Moreover, Articles