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Translation of Journalistic English Translation of Headlines The Great Superpower Spy War KGB vs. CIA QE2 may be subs’ target British students knifed in France Florida Freeze To Increase Area Produce Prices 超级大国间谍战：克格勃对中情局 ‘伊丽莎白二世女王号’ 可能遭受潜艇攻击 英国学生在法被刺 佛罗里达遭严寒 当地农产品将涨价 Translation of Headlines (1) Great Wall length measured 我国首次测出长城长度 (2) 3 groups strive for deal 三大阵营角力气候大会 (3) Snow in Europe brings chaos 欧洲突遇暴雪交通瘫痪 A tentative Conclusion Are they translations to each other? Chinese headlines are more compact and informative than English ones. Does China Daily follow the style/format of British or American Newspapers? China Saturday announced the length of the Great Wall: 8851.8km. The State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping announced the result after 2 years’ survey and measurement, which is the first time in history. The current Great Wall stretches from Hushan, Liaoning, in the east to Jiayuguan, Gansu, in the west. It was renovated and rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). 国家文物局和国家测绘局在经过两年的科学调查和测量后，18日正式宣布明长城的总长度为8851.8公里。这是我国首次精确测出长城的长度。明长城东起辽宁虎山，西至甘肃嘉峪关，在明朝期间进行了大规模的整修和重建。 2009-4-19 Representatives from nearly 200 countries and regions including Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will attend the climate summit in Copenhagen, capital of Denmark, from December 7-18 seeking to agree to a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, first stage of which is to expire in 2012. Three groups will strive for an agreement on greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, said analysts. They are the EU, some countries led by the US and 77 developing countries and regions including China. China announced late November to reduce carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP in 2020 by 40-45% compared with 2005 levels. 2009-12-07 7-18日，近200个国家和地区的代表将聚会丹麦首都哥本哈根，商讨《京都议定书》第一承诺期于2012年结束后，全球应对气候变化的道路。分析家指出，针对各国温室气体排放额度，展开博弈3大阵营为：欧盟、以美国为首的集团和包括中国在内的77个发展中国家。届时，我国总理温家宝将出席该气候大会。中国上月末正式宣布，到2020年单位国内生产总值二氧化碳排放比