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1、BEIJING—Adayafteradevastatingfiregutteda28-storyShanghaiapartmenttower,ChinafacedangryquestionsonTuesdayaboutwhetherthisnation’sbreakneckconstructionboomhadsowntheseedsofsimilaraccidentsinyearstocome.（政府面临质问了） Governmentcensorsswiftlysuppressedthecomplaintsinfavorofcomme
2、ntariesabouttheunavoidablerisksoflivinginskyscrapersandthepromiseofanofficialinquirytobehandledatthehighestlevels.（政府开始河蟹了）Butastheevidenceofblatantdisregardforsafetyattheincineratedbuildinggrew,disquietsweptfromShanghai,theboom’shigh-riseepicenter,acrossthecountry. Sha
3、nghai’sgovernmentstatedonitsWebsitethatsparksfromtheweldingtorchesoffourunlicensedworkersapparentlyignitedflammablenylonwebbingandbambooscaffoldingthatsheathedthebuildingasitwasundergoingrenovations,rapidlyengulfingitinflames.（纽约时报说工人是无证操作哟）。Shanghai,whichexpertssaydoesn
4、otrequiresprinklersystemsforresidentialbuildings,hasscoresofnylon-wrappedbuildingsunderconstructionorundergoingrenovations,andmostofits20millionpeopleliveinskyscrapers.MostofChina’sbigcitiesareinthemidstofsimilarlyvastbuildingbooms.“Ineverthoughtafirecouldendupkillingsom
5、anypeople,”saidLiDezhu,a66-year-oldretireewhoescapedfromthe17thflooroftheShanghaibuilding.“We’veheardabouthotelsandotherentertainmentplacesonfire,butneveraresidence.Andwearethebiggestcityinthewholecountry.”Theauthoritiesdetainedeightpeopleandpromisedathoroughinvestigatio
6、nandareporttotheStateCouncil,agovernmentbodyoftenlikenedtotheWhiteHousecabinet.Somecriticssaid,however,thattherootsofthedisasterspreadwellbeyondlaxworkersatonebuildingtoapervasivelackofsafetystandardsthroughoutChina’sgo-goconstructionindustry.（有人认为根源不在于有过失的工人而在于中国狂热的建筑业工
7、程中无处不在的安全保障措施的缺乏。）SomecommentsonWebsitesexpressedshameoverthefireandthegovernment’seffortstoplayitdown.（恩，“反华”调调出来了）TheWebsiteHuashengOnline,runbyaHunanProvincenewspapergroup,describedthequalityofurbanconstructioninbluntscatologicaltermsbeforebeingblockedbygovernmentcens
8、ors.（CENSORS，哈哈，给力啊）。“Theseshort-livedconstructionsarethegreatdisasterleftbytheChineserealestateindustr
