朝鲜发布了一批新的所谓“生存证明”照片，显示金正恩正在检查鞋子和女性服装 — — 在社交媒体上流传着独裁者因脑出血而死亡的惊人传言之后。
North Korea has released a fresh batch of apparent “proof of life” photos showing Kim Jong Un inspecting shoes and women’s clothing — after wild rumors swept social media claiming the dictator had died from a brain hemorrhage.
这些图片由朝鲜国家媒体于周一发布，显示金正恩似乎精神状态良好，正在检查儿童鞋类，向官员们做手势，并在一个服装和鞋类展览上检查女性外套。
The images, published by North Korean state media on Monday, show a seemingly animated Kim examining children’s footwear, gesturing toward officials and inspecting women’s coats at a garment and footwear exhibition.
这些照片在网上流传着42岁领导人遭遇大面积脑出血、陷入昏迷，并在被紧急送往北京接受治疗后死亡的耸人听闻的说法仅几小时后出现。
The photos surfaced just hours after sensational claims circulated online that the 42-year-old leader had suffered a massive brain hemorrhage, fallen into a coma and died after being rushed to Beijing for emergency treatment.
朝鲜官方朝鲜中央通讯社报道称，金正恩于周一参观了该展览，尽管这些照片尚未得到独立验证，且目前尚不清楚它们的确切拍摄时间。
North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim toured the exhibition on Monday, although the photographs have not been independently authenticated and it remains unclear exactly when they were taken.
在一张照片中，金正恩俯身检查一只由一名穿着淡粉色双排扣连衣裙的年轻女子手持的小粉色鞋子。
In one image, Kim bends forward to inspect a tiny pink shoe held by a young woman wearing a pale pink, double-breasted dress.
另一张照片显示，朝鲜强人金正恩双腿分开站立，双臂伸展，嘴巴张开，似乎正在与一名官员激烈地交谈。
Another shows the North Korean strongman standing with his legs apart, his arms outstretched and his mouth open as he appears to speak emphatically with an official.
第三张照片捕捉到金正恩伸手去触摸一件展示在人台上的锈色女性外套的袖口，而几名助手在他身后跟随。
A third captures Kim reaching toward the sleeve of a rust-colored women’s coat displayed on a mannequin, while several aides trail behind him.
这一明显的公开露面发生在美国的中国异见人士、与中国民主党有关联的万俊谢（Wanjun Xie）在周日于X平台上发布了一系列爆炸性指控之后。
The apparent public appearance comes after Wanjun Xie, a US-based Chinese dissident associated with the China Democracy Party, posted a series of explosive allegations on X on Sunday.
谢最初声称金正恩已经死亡，中国因担心继承危机而向平壤派遣了9000名士兵。
Xie initially claimed that Kim had died and that China had dispatched 9,000 troops to Pyongyang amid fears of a succession crisis.
随后他又声称，北京协和医院的一支专家团队于周六被派往朝鲜，为金正恩治疗严重的脑出血。
He subsequently alleged that a team of specialists from Beijing’s Peking Union Medical College Hospital had been sent to North Korea on Saturday to treat Kim following a severe cerebral hemorrhage.
根据谢的未经证实的说法，朝鲜领导人在被转移到北京之前陷入昏迷，医生们未能救活他。谢声称，随后他的遗体被秘密送回朝鲜。
According to Xie’s unsubstantiated account, the North Korean leader slipped into a coma before being transferred to Beijing, where doctors were unable to save him. His body was then secretly returned to North Korea, Xie claimed.
这些指控均未附带医疗记录、照片、可辨认的目击者或其他可独立验证的证据。
None of the allegations were accompanied by medical records, photographs, identifiable witnesses or other independently verifiable evidence.
然而，这些说法在社交媒体上仍然广泛传播，并被多家国际媒体报道，包括《太阳报》，该报将此故事描述为未经证实的猜测。
The claims nevertheless gained traction across so cial media and were picked up by several international outlets, including The Sun, which characterized the story as unverified speculation.
这些传言还引发了人们对金正恩的有权势的姐姐金与正是否已掌控这个神秘政权的质疑。
The rumors also raised questions about whether Kim’s powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, had taken control of the secretive regime.
然而，最新的照片似乎旨在消除人们对朝鲜领导人命运的猜测，尽管平壤尚未明确回应有关他死亡的报道。金正恩的健康长期受到国际社会的关注。
The latest photographs, however, appear intended to dispel speculation about the North Korean leader’s fate, although Pyongyang has not explicitly addressed the death reports. Kim’s health has long been a subject of international scrutiny.
9月30日，韩国国家情报院向国会议员报告称，金正恩体重约为140公斤——约309磅——由于严重肥胖，他面临较高的心血管疾病风险。
On Sept. 30, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service told lawmakers that Kim weighed roughly 140 kilograms — about 309 pounds — and faced an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease because of his severe obesity.
然而，该情报机构表示，尚未发现他有明显的健康问题迹象，据称他们引用了金正恩在检查一艘驱逐舰时能够跑楼梯的能力。
Nevertheless, the spy agency said it had detected no significant signs of ill health, reportedly citing Kim’s ability to run up stairs during an inspection of a naval destroyer.
朝鲜国家媒体此前报道称，金正恩于10月11日参加了国防革命博物馆的落成典礼，典礼的报道在两天后发表。
North Korean state media previously reported that Kim attended the inauguration of the National Defense Revolution Museum on Oct. 11, with an account of the ceremony published two days later.
此次露面发生在所谓的医疗紧急情况之前，因此无法驳斥其病情突然恶化的说法。
That appearance preceded the alleged medical emergency and therefore could not refute claims that his condition had suddenly deteriorated.
此次最新的死亡惊魂也呼应了2020年臭名昭著的一次虚假警报：当时，曾是朝鲜脱北者、后成为韩国国会议员的池圣浩称，他有99%的把握认为金正恩在接受心血管手术后去世。金正恩随后公开露面，池圣浩为此传播错误说法而道歉。
The latest death scare also echoes a notorious false alarm in 2020, when Ji Seong-ho, a North Korean defector who became a South Korean lawmaker, claimed he was 99% certain Kim had died following cardiovascular surgery. Kim subsequently appeared in public, and Ji apologized for spreading the erroneous claim.
那份六年前的预测在最新一轮热议中再次浮出水面，一些网络账号将其呈现为朝鲜领导人已逝的全新证据。
That six-year-old prediction resurfaced during the latest frenzy, with some online accounts presenting it as fresh evidence that the North Korean leader had died.
《华盛顿邮报》已向朝鲜政府、中国政府以及北京协和医院寻求置评。
The Post has sought comment from the governments of North Korea and China as well as from Peking Union Medical College Hospital.