新加坡開始步入后李光耀時代.

　　新加坡民眾周一默默地哀悼剛剛?cè)ナ赖脑搰鴩咐罟庖?Lee Kuan Yew)。政府宣布了為期6天的全國哀悼活動。現(xiàn)任總理、李光耀的長子李顯龍(Lee Hsien Loong)在全國電視講話中表示：“我們將不會看到跟他一樣的另一人?！痹敿?xì)請看下面的雙語信息：

　　Addressing the nation in each of Singapore’s national languages of Malay, Mandarin and English,Lee Hsien Loong said: “He inspired us, gave us courage, kept us together and brought ushere. He fought for our independence, built a nation where there was none, and made usproud to be Singaporeans.”

　　李顯龍分別用新加坡的三種官方語言(馬來語、華語和英語)對全國發(fā)表了講話，他說：“他把一生奉獻(xiàn)給新加坡，致力團(tuán)結(jié)全國人民，激發(fā)大家自力更生。在他的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，我國成功從第三世界晉升第一世界，成為一個讓人民引以為豪的家園。”

　　For many Singaporeans, the coincidence of Lee’s death with the 50th anniversary of thecountry’s separation from the former Malayan Federation has added extra poignancy.

　　對許多新加坡人來說，李光耀在該國脫離前馬來西亞聯(lián)邦50周年辭世的巧合，增添了額外的辛酸。

　　“To many Singaporeans and indeed to many others, he was Singapore,” the prime ministersaid, pausing at one point to control his emotions.

　　“對許多新加坡人乃至其他許多人士來說，他就是新加坡，”李顯龍表示。他一度哽咽，竭力控制自己的情緒。

　　Lee Hsien Loong, 63, has run the country since being elected prime minister in 2004, afteroccupying a series of top jobs including finance minister and head of the central bank.

　　現(xiàn)年63歲的李顯龍自2004年當(dāng)選總理以來主政至今，之前他曾出任一系列高層職位，包括財政部長和央行行長。

　　His father’s death leaves his governing People’s Action party facing an array of challenges. Theyinclude widening income and social inequality as Singapore grows as a financial hub andlocation for Asia’s swelling number of millionaires, and pressure from some quarters for a morepluralist political system.

　　父親去世使李顯龍所在的執(zhí)政黨人民行動黨(People’s Action party)面臨諸多挑戰(zhàn)，這些挑戰(zhàn)包括：隨著新加坡成為一個金融中心和不斷壯大的亞洲富人群體的聚居地，收入和社會不平等日益加劇;某些社會階層不斷施加壓力，要求提高政治制度多元化程度;等等。

　　“The government is wrestling with new policy directions that will affect all Singaporeans,” saidBob Broadfoot, managing director of the Hong Kong-based Political & Economic RiskConsultancy.

　　“政府正在為新的政策方向絞盡腦汁，這些政策方向?qū)⒂绊懭w新加坡人，”香港政治經(jīng)濟(jì)風(fēng)險咨詢公司(Political & Economic Risk Consultancy)董事總經(jīng)理鮑勃?布勞德福特(Bob Broadfoot)表示。

　　The PAP faces a general election either this year or next and is expected to encounter a stiffchallenge from opposition parties that collectively won 40 per cent of the vote at the last pollin 2011.

　　人民行動黨面臨著今年或明年舉行的大選，屆時該黨將遇到反對黨的強(qiáng)大挑戰(zhàn)。在2011年舉行的選舉中，各反對黨總共贏得了40%的選票。

　　The biggest such party, the Workers party, issued a letter to Lee Hsien Loong expressing itscondolences, saying: “His [Lee Kuan Yew’s] passing marks an end of an era in Singapore’shistory”.

　　新加坡最大的反對黨工人黨(Workers party)致函李顯龍表示慰問，稱：“他(李光耀)的逝世標(biāo)志著新加坡歷史上一個時代的結(jié)束”。

　　While Lee Hsien Loong lacks his father’s charisma and ruthless political instinct, he has been ahighly competent, generally respected leader whose governing style could not be moredifferent from his father’s stern authoritarianism.

　　盡管李顯龍缺乏父親的魅力和本能的政治鐵腕，但他一直是一位非常能干、受到普遍尊重的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人，他的執(zhí)政風(fēng)格與李光耀的嚴(yán)厲威權(quán)主義截然不同。

　　An avid user of social media such as Twitter and Facebook, Lee Hsien Loong has a consultativestyle that frequently sees him engaging the public in an attempt at dialogue. That builds on asofter style that was adopted by Goh Chok Tong, who succeeded the elder Lee in 1990.

　　作為Twitter和Facebook等社交媒體的積極用戶，李顯龍具有一種集思廣益的風(fēng)格，經(jīng)常試圖與公眾展開對話。他的前任、1990年接替李光耀出任新加坡總理的吳作棟(Goh Chok Tong)也采取了比較柔和的風(fēng)格。

　　Lee’s body will lie in state at the country’s parliament from Wednesday until Saturday, allowingthe public to pay their respects. A state funeral will take place on Sunday, followed by a privatecremation.

　　李光耀的遺體將從周三至周六停放在國會大廈讓民眾瞻仰。周日將舉行國葬，之后將舉行私人火化儀式。