Translation Exercise (was The last enemy)

> > Sanghyeon Seo wrote:
> > ...how does this translate in your conlang?
> >
> > The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
>
> andrew <hobbit@...> wrote:
> The last enemy of Conlangers is an uncompleted translation and so
> we will fight this enemy forever.  Nice to see a translation
> exercise thrown up.  It's been a while.
Sorry for the piggyback message, but, for some reason, I cannot
reply, only forward!

I thought the following, presented as newspaper headlines, might be a
good exercise in "disambiguation."  Some may simply be typos, but a
number are genuinely ambiguous, e.g., #38.  If translated into other
natlangs, would any ambiguity remain or disappear?  Have fun or just
a good laugh.

 1) Include Your Children when Baking Cookies
 2) Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
 3) Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
 4) Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted
 5) Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case
 6) Survivor of Siamese Twins Joins Parents
 7) Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
 8) Prostitutes Appeal to Pope
 9) Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
10) British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands
11) Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms
12) Eye Drops Off Shelf
13) Teachers Strike Idle Kids
14) Clinton Wins on Budget, But More Lies Ahead
15) Enraged Cow Injures Farmer With Ax
16) Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told
17) Miners Refuse to Work after Death
18) Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
19) Stolen Painting Found by Tree
20) Two Sisters Reunited After 18 Years in Checkout Counter
21) Killer Sentenced to Die for Second Time in 10 Years
22) Never Withhold Herpes Infection from Loved One
23) War Dims Hope for Peace
24) If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last a While
25) Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
26) Deer Kill 17,000
27) Enfields Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
28) Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
29) Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
30) Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge
31) New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
32) Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
33) Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
34) Chef Throws His Heart into Helping Feed Needy
35) Arson Suspect Held in Massachusetts Fire
36) Ban On Soliciting Dead in Trotwood
37) Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
38) New Vaccine May Contain Rabies
39) Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors

Charlie

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