a short piece of text in a newspaper article below the headline (= title) that gives the most important facts and ideas that are contained in the article that follows

Then there was a standfirst: "Hungry, frightened and helpless, women and children are crossing the border in their thousands". 然后有一段提要：“饥饿、恐惧而无助，成千上万的妇女和儿童正在越过边境”。