新加坡國(guó)父李光耀去世 享年91歲

Lee Kuan Yew, the statesman who transformed Singapore from a small port city into a wealthy global hub, has died at the age of 91.

將新加坡從一個(gè)小港建設(shè)為富裕的國(guó)際樞紐的政治家李光耀先生去世，享年91歲。

The city-state's prime minister for 31 years, he was widely respected as the architect of Singapore's prosperity.

李光耀曾擔(dān)任新加坡總理長(zhǎng)達(dá)31年，被人們稱(chēng)為新加坡繁榮的建筑師。

But he was criticised for his iron grip on power. Under him freedom of speech was tightly restricted and political opponents were targeted by the courts.

但他也因鐵腕執(zhí)政而遭受批評(píng)。在他的統(tǒng)治期間，言論自由受到嚴(yán)格限制，他的政敵們也被法庭當(dāng)作目標(biāo)。

A state funeral will be held on 29 March, after a week of mourning.

李光耀的國(guó)葬將在為期一周的哀悼后，于3月29日舉行。

In a televised address, his son Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong paid tribute to him.

李光耀之子，新加坡總理李顯龍發(fā)表電視講話(huà)向他致敬。

"He fought for our independence, built a nation where there was none, and made us proud to be Singaporeans. We won't see another man like him."

“他致力于新加坡獨(dú)立，從無(wú)到有建立起我們的國(guó)家，并讓我們以自己是新加坡人而感到驕傲。我們?cè)僖膊粫?huì)遇見(jiàn)他這樣的人。”

Mr Lee oversaw Singapore's independence from Britain and separation from Malaysia. His death was announced early on Monday. He had been in hospital for several weeks with pneumonia.

在李光耀的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，新加坡先后從英國(guó)和馬來(lái)西亞的統(tǒng)治下獲得獨(dú)立。周一早些時(shí)候，李光耀去世的消息被公布。此前他已因肺炎住院數(shù)周。