Lee Kwan Yew is credited with leading Singapore into full independence and prosperity.
李光耀領導新加坡走上了全面自由和復興之路。
He led his tiny nation from the end of British colonial rule through the trauma of the the second world war and its post-war exclusion from the Malaysian Federation.
并帶領新加坡結束了英國殖民地統治,走出了二戰創傷的陰影,戰后,新加坡從馬來西亞聯邦中擺脫出來。
His administration often face criticism over its harsh treatment of political opponents and restrictions to media freedom.
李光耀政府對于政敵的強硬舉措,以及對媒體自由的限制都讓他備受指責。
We haven't got much elbow room for making mistakes.If you make mistakes,you're over the cliffs and if you're over the cliffs, there's no rescue.
我們不容許有半點差池,如果出現偏差,我們就會掉下懸崖,而掉下了懸崖,我們將萬劫不復。
I mean you can't come back and start all over again.
我的意思是說你無法從新來過。
Mister lee also clashed with Australia.
李光耀政府還與澳大利亞發生了外交沖突。
The Singapore leader criticizing Australia's bilateral approach to it's strict immigration policies.
新加坡領導人指責澳大利亞對待其移民政策的多邊主義。
Is it necessary to be offensive? That's the point I wanted to make.
有必要這樣咄咄逼人嗎?這是我想說的。
Mister lee's family association with Singapore spanned five generations bearing Harry Lee Kwan Yew in 1923.
李光耀一家五代人都與新加坡有著密切的聯系,1923年李光耀出生。
He studied at Raffles College where he proved to be a top student.
就讀于英校萊佛士書院,他是那里的高材生。
He spoke English as his first language after the fall with Singapore to the Japanese in 1942,
李光耀的第一語言是英語。1942年,在日本占領新加坡之后
Mister lee worked as an interpreter in the occupied propaganda office where he studied and learned to speak Japanese.
李光耀在日占區的宣傳部擔任口譯員工作,在那里習得了日語。
At war's end, he studied in London and read law at Cambridge University.
戰爭結束之時,他前往倫敦學習,并在劍橋大學攻讀法律。
Returning to Singapore, he formed the People's Action Party,learned to speak Chinese,went to the Parliament when Britain granted self-governance
回到新加坡之后,他組建了人民行動黨,并開始學習中文,當英國承認新加坡自治之后,李光耀進入了議會,
and became prime minister when the UK seeded full independence.
新加坡完全獨立之后,他成為了新加坡總理。
Despite the small community,full separation from the Malaysian Federation.
盡管新加坡國土狹小,又從馬來西亞聯邦完全分離出來。
Mister lee oversaw Singapore's development into one of the world's greatest cities with finance and commerce and trade.
李光耀將新加坡發展成為了全球金融、商貿領域的中心之一。
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