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PATNA, India, Oct 16 - Authorities in eastern India are painting a crime-infested town pink in the hope that an image makeover will lift the sagging morale of residents who are fed up with the decline in law and order, officials said on Monday.
印度东部地区官员周一表示，当局正准备将一座犯罪率居高的城市的建筑刷成粉红色，希望市容的改变能够舒缓被违法乱纪现象困扰的市民的心情。
The ancient town of Aurangabad in Bihar -- one of India's most backward and poorest states -- is a hotbed of crime ranging from killing, extortion, kidnapping and inter-caste wars.
印度古老城市奥兰加巴德位于该国最贫困落后的比哈尔邦，这里谋杀、勒索、绑架以及阶级内部纷争等犯罪行为层出不穷。
Officials say the idea of painting the city pink originated from the dominant Rajput community, who migrated from the western state of Rajasthan where the capital, Jaipur is known as the pink city of India.
当地官员表示，打造粉红城的想法来源于当地的统治阶级拉其普特族（印度武士族），拉其普特人从印度西部的拉贾斯坦邦迁入当地。拉贾斯坦邦首府斋浦尔就是印度著名的粉红城。
"Only a few buildings bear the pink color. Aurangabad will actually be the country's real pink city," said Arvind Kumar Singh, a senior government official overseeing the work who is also a Rajput.
奥兰加巴德负责监督粉红城工作的政府高官、拉其普特人Arvind Kumar Singh说：“在斋浦尔，只有少数建筑被刷成了粉红色。奥兰加巴德将成为印度真正的粉红城。”
With the city's two million residents complaining about poor quality of life and depression due to crime, officials said they had decided to paint the city pink ahead of the Hindu festival of light, Diwali, on October 21.
由于奥兰加巴德的200万民众抱怨因犯罪行为导致的贫困生活和精神压力，当地官员已决定在10月21日的排灯节前夕将该城漆成粉红色。
Local residents said they welcomed the new lick of paint to the town. "The town does not seem to carry any of its past look and we feel happy about it," said Santosh Kumar, a local businessman.
当地居民表示，他们欢迎城市的新颜色。当地商人Santosh Kumar说：“这座城市似乎会改变过去的面貌了，这让我们很高兴。”
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发表于 2016-8-12 16:20:58