2015年CRI 新加坡前总理李光耀病逝享年91岁 张高丽出席中国发展高层论坛开幕式

 

Singaporean statesman Lee Kuan Yew¹ has died.

The Prime Minister's Office says the 91-year old died this morning after weeks of battling pneumonia².

Lee Kwan Yew served as the city-state's first Prime Minister for 31 years.

He was Singapore's first Prime Minister after independence.

During his tenure³, Lee has been credited with transforming Singapore into one of world's wealthiest countries and financial hubs.

However, his governance style also drew criticism, setting out a series of laws which many say has turned Singapore into "a nanny state."

Chinese vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli has helped open the China Development Forum⁴ in Beijing.

He's used his opening speech to address the government's plans for the so-called "new normal" for the economy, saying it will require new thinking and new steps.

Zhang Gaoli says they're working on initiatives to spur innovation and entrepreneurship.

He also says the government still expects to maintain a medium-to-high level of growth and development.

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 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。

3 tenure   

n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期

参考例句：

• He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
• Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。

4 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。