| Beijing officials spent Friday trying to win back the goodwill of the city's population, one day after they released a long-awaited increase to the death toll from last weekend's flooding. |
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Associated Press2012年7月27日，一名道路施工人员走过北京一座立交桥下摆放的鲜花。在7月21日的暴雨中，一名男子驾车从桥下驶过时被困，淹死在车中。
#000000;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;line-height:140%;font-size:28px;font-weight:bolder'>北京市官员上周五试图重新赢得民心，此前一天，在公众千呼万唤之下，北京发布了7.21暴雨死亡人数上调后的最新数据。 |
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| But criticism continued, even including an editorial from the state-run Xinhua news agency, often the official voice of China's leadership. |
但是针对北京市政府的批评之声仍在继续，这其中甚至包括国有媒体新华社发表的一篇评论文章。新华社经常充当中国政府的传声筒。 |
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| The Communist Party mouthpiece People's Daily carried an article and photo on its website showing Beijing Party Chief Guo Jinlong and acting mayor Wang Anshun on Friday bowing in Fangshan, a district on the city's southern outskirts that was the hardest hit by Saturday's rains. |
人民网刊登了北京市委书记郭金龙和代市长王安顺上周五在房山鞠躬默哀的文章和照片。房山位于北京南部郊区，是7.21暴雨中受灾最严重的地区。 |
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| After a moment of silence, the newspaper said, Mr. Guo vowed to improve the city's planning and construction. 'We must seriously reflect on these lessons and always bear them in mind,' he said. |
报道中说，在向灾害死难者默哀后，郭金龙承诺将改善北京的规划和建设。他说，我们必须深刻反思，永远铭记这个教训。 |
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| An account in Xinhua quoted Mr. Wang as saying the public frustration directed at city officials in the days after the flood wouldn't be forgotten. 'The municipal government will consider the public's criticisms openly and constantly improve its efforts to prevent such a tragedy from happening again,' he said. |
据新华社报道，王安顺说，公众在洪灾发生后的几天对北京市政府的失望和不满不会被忘记。他说，今后将主动接受批评和监督，不断加强和改进工作，避免悲剧重演。 |
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| Judging by a separate commentary on Xinhua, city officials will continue to be under political pressure to show results. |
从新华社的另一篇评论看，北京市官员在必须发布最新结果方面将继续面临政治压力。 |
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| Xinhua, with a few notable exceptions, usually treats Chinese leaders tenderly. Not this time. It said that the release late Thursday of the new death toll and the names of those identified 'did not happen until the public and media criticized the government over its failure to release the figures in a more timely manner, as the death toll for the city's livestock had already been calculated and released by that time.' |
除个别情况外，新华社对中国政府官员通常态度温和，但这次却不同。新华社说，直到公众和媒体对政府未能以更及时的方式发布数据发出指责后，北京市政府才在周四晚间公布了新的死亡人数和已确认身份的死者名单，而那时牲畜死亡数据都已经被统计和公布了出来。 |
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| It added: 'The municipal government should realize that the timely release of the names and number of victims following a disaster is not only part of their responsibility to tell the truth, but also a matter of respect.' |
文章补充说，市政府应该认识到，灾后及时发布遇难者人数和名单不仅是出于告知真相的责任，也是一种尊重。 |
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In conclusion, the Xinhua opinion piece said, 'success in boosting GDP growth, urbanization, the development of rural areas and other massive tasks currently being undertaken by the government will mean nothing if the country's citizens cannot enjoy safety while they remain alive, and dignity following death.'
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新华社的评论文章在结尾处写道，如果国民不能在活着的时候享有安全，不能在死后获得尊严，那么政府目前正在推进的GDP增长、城市化、农村地区的发展和其他重大任务上的成功也就失去了意义。
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