上海关闭15家涉铅工厂（双语）
Shanghai environmental-protection authorities said a battery factory operated by U.S.-based Johnson Controls Inc. that they ordered to suspend operations last month will remain closed through the end of the year, along with 14 more plants that also use lead.
上海市环保局说，上个月被勒令暂停运营的美国江森自控公司（Johnson Controls Inc.）在沪经营的一家电池厂与另外14家使用铅的工厂将关闭至今年年底。
The moves suggest the city is rethinking the balance between economic growth and safety after a series of lead-poisoning scandals around the country.
此举表明在中国各地发生一系列铅中毒丑闻后，上海正在重新思考经济增长和安全之间的平衡。
The Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau began ordering temporary plant closures last month after routine back-to-school medical tests determined unhealthy levels of lead in the bloodstream of a small number of youngsters -- and sparked a local outcry.
Reuters上个月，上海医院内一名体内血铅含量超标的儿童。上个月，学校开学后例行的体检发现一小部分儿童体内血铅含量超标，这在上海引发了强烈抗议。之后上海环保局勒令上述工厂暂时关闭。
The agency has stopped short of accusing any manufacturer of illegal lead emissions. It said the closures will give it time to examine the source of the lead poisoning. Anxious Shanghai residents have posted numerous comments of concern on websites like the Twitter-like Weibo service.
环保局未指责任何制造商有非法排放铅污染物的行为。环保局说关闭工厂将为检查铅中毒的来源提供时间。忧心忡忡的上海居民在微博上发布了大量表示担忧的评论。
“It's encouraging in Shanghai that the government went ahead and shut down these plants,” said Phelim Kine, a senior researcher with Human Rights Watch, which has studied lead poisoning in China. In June, the New York group published findings that weak government attention has made lead poisoning “among the most common pediatric health problems in China.”
对中国铅中毒问题进行过研究的人权观察组织（Human Rights Watch）高级研究员凯恩（Phelim Kine）说，上海市政府采取行动关闭这些工厂的举动是令人鼓舞的。今年6月，该组织发布研究结果说，政府关注不足已经导致铅中毒成为中国最常见的儿科健康问题之一。
Mr. Kine applauded Shanghai's decision to sacrifice at least a degree of economic growth that will result from the action while it tries to identify the problem, saying it contrasts with responses elsewhere in China.
凯恩说，上海为找到铅毒来源而采取的关厂行动至少会在一定程度上牺牲经济增长，但这一做法值得赞赏。他说，这与中国其他地方政府对这类问题的应对方式形成了鲜明对比。
