Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Message 2014.docVIP

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Message 2014 李显龙总理2014年新加坡国庆日致辞 ? 08 August 2014 2014年8月8日 ? I am here at the Alexandra Park Connector near Dawson. This area used to be kampongs and swamps. Now this neighbourhood includes homes, shops, and restaurants, beautifully integrated with nature, running water and green spaces. ? 我在女皇镇杜生区附近的亚历山大公园连道。以前，这一带是甘榜和沼泽地。现在，它变成了一个与大自然结合的美丽社区，这里除了有房屋，还有商店、餐馆和公园。 ? Dawson is an example of how we are upgrading Singapore, year by year. We are working together to improve our lives, build a better home, and hand to our children a better Singapore than what we inherited. ? 杜生区是政府不断建设新加坡、改善家园的一个好例子。我们要和大家携手改善生活、建设更美好的家园，留给后代一个更好的新加坡。 ? This was the spirit of our pioneers. They worked hard to take Singapore from Third World to First. They worked together. Thanks to them, we have today’s Singapore. The Pioneer Generation Package is our way of saying ‘thank you’. ? 这就像建国一代努力付出，给了我们今日美好的新加坡一样。他们刻苦耐劳，同心协力，把新加坡从一个第三世界国家，发展成为第一世界国家。因为他们，新加坡才有今天的成就。政府推出了建国一代配套，是要向他们表达最真诚的谢意。 ? We must uphold the spirit of our pioneers in a new era. The globalised world offers many opportunities for the bold and enterprising. But it also makes people uncertain and anxious about their future. Events overseas affect us quickly and unpredictably, such as political changes in Southeast Asia, maritime disputes in the South China Sea, or armed conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine. ? 在这个新的时代，我们必须继续秉持前辈们优良的价值观和崇高的精神。全球化的世界给那些敢于冒险、有企业精神的人，创造了更多机会。但同时，也让人对未来感到焦虑和不安。一些在国外发生的事情出乎意料、而且很快地影响到我们，无论是东南亚的政治局势、南中国海的海域争端、或者是中东地区或乌克兰的暴力冲突，都是如此。 ? Singapore has changed too. Most of us were born after independence, and have grown up in a completely different Singapore than our pioneers. Our interests and opinions are more diverse and deeply held. We are now at a higher level, from which we can scale new heights. Hence we must reassess our position, review our direction, and refresh our strategies. ? 新加坡也改变了。大多数国人是在国家独立后出生的，在成长期所经历的新加坡，和建国前辈所经历的完全不同。现在，大家关心的课题更加多样化，看法也更加不同，而且更坚持自己的