Abstract:The news headline is the summary of the valuable content in a piece of news. When reading a newspaper, the reader will do it by choosing the headlines. Therefore, it is said that the headline is the eyes of a piece of news; and that the news will be attracted, only if the eye is vivid. Conversely, if the headline is watery, the reader will not want to read, and then the news will be meaningless no matter how wonderful the content is. So the headline plays an important role in news writing. The language in English news headlines is very special, and it is very different from other writings. Therefore, knowing the features of its language can help the reader better understand the news. This paper will have a study of the features, functions of the English news headlines and analyze the features of its words and grammar, and then introduce some skills about how to read the English news headlines in order to help readers more effectively obtain information about everything under the sun.
Key words: News headline; Feature; Function; English
摘 要:新闻标题是对一则新闻中最有价值内容的概括。当读者在了解一则新闻时，大多数读者会通过标题的浏览来选择是否关注一则新闻。因此，有人说新闻标题是新闻的眼睛，只有当眼睛传神的表达出信息，才能吸引读者阅读，新闻报道才会有意义；反之，假如新闻标题平淡无味，便无法吸引读者，更不能使他们产生阅读新闻的兴趣，那么即使新闻报道写得再出色，没有读者阅读也就没有任何意义了。可见，标题在新闻中的作用是多么的重要。
英语新闻标题中的语言比较特殊,与其它文体有较大的区别。因此,了解其语言特点能够帮助广大英语新闻阅读者更好地理解新闻内容,欣赏其语言的艺术美。本文准备从新闻英语标题的作用、新闻英语标题的语法特点和新闻英语标题的词汇及语法特点等三个方面,对新闻英语标题作一番探讨，从而获取阅读英语新闻标题的方法和技巧，希望这些方法和技巧能有助于读者更好地了解英语新闻标题，培养阅读兴趣，更有效地从中获取信息，为丰富生活服务。
关键词：新闻标题、特点、功能、英语
