新加坡国父李光耀去世 享年91岁

 　　Lee Kuan Yew¹, the statesman who transformed Singapore from a small port city into a wealthy global hub, has died at the age of 91.

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

　　李光耀曾担任新加坡总理长达31年，被人们称为新加坡繁荣的建筑师。

　　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.

　　但他也因铁腕执政而遭受批评。在他的统治期间，言论自由受到严格限制，他的政敌们也被法庭当作目标。

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

　　李光耀的国葬将在为期一周的哀悼后，于3月29日举行。

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

　　李光耀之子，新加坡总理李显龙发表电视讲话向他致敬。

　　"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."

　　“他致力于新加坡独立，从无到有建立起我们的国家，并让我们以自己是新加坡人而感到骄傲。我们再也不会遇见他这样的人。”

　　Mr Lee oversaw² 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 pneumonia³.

　　在李光耀的领导下，新加坡先后从英国和马来西亚的统治下获得独立。周一早些时候，李光耀去世的消息被公布。此前他已因肺炎住院数周。

1 yew   

n.紫杉属树木

参考例句：

• The leaves of yew trees are poisonous to cattle.紫杉树叶会令牛中毒。
• All parts of the yew tree are poisonous,including the berries.紫杉的各个部分都有毒，包括浆果。

2 oversaw   

v.监督，监视( oversee的过去式 )

参考例句：

• He will go down as the president who oversaw two historic transitions. 他将作为见证了巴西两次历史性转变的总统，安然引退。 来自互联网
• Dixon oversaw the project as creative director of Design Research Studio. 狄克逊监督项目的创意总监设计研究工作室。 来自互联网

3 pneumonia   

n.肺炎

参考例句：

• Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
• Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。