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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. Parents attend blind date 千名家长鸟巢‘海选’媳婿 3. SH gets financial institute 沪3亿打造金融黄埔军校 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 Some 2000 seniors holding silk belts were wandering between the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube over the weekend as part of a matchmaking fair that attracted more than 5000 participants in Beijing. Those hunting for prospective sons-in-law were holding red silk belts and those seeking prospective daughters-in-law were carrying blue belts. 18-19日，一场逾5千人参加的相亲会在鸟巢和水立方之间的广场上举行。其中，约2000人是替子女相亲的父母，他们手拿红丝带(表示找女婿)或蓝丝带(表示找儿媳)，奔波于会场之间。 2009-4-20 The Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance was established at Shanghai Jiao Tong University on April 19, with a 6-year grant of RMB320m from the local government. A team of 16 distinguished instructors from world-class schools such as Princeton University and Olin Business School at Washington University has been set up. Program admission is op