2015年CRI 中国领导人将出席李光耀葬礼 俞正声会见日本执政党代表团

 

China's Foreign Ministry¹ says Chinese leaders are expected to attend the state funeral for the former Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew².

However, details on who will be present at the Sunday service have not been released.

Singapore is in seven days of national mourning following the death of its founding father of the nation state.

Lee passed away yesterday morning at the age of 91.

His body is to lie in state at parliament from Wednesday to Saturday, after a private family wake on Monday and Tuesday.

World leaders have been paying tribute to Lee Kuan Ye, who served as the city-state's prime minister for 31 years.

Chinese President Xi Jinping says Lee was a widely respected strategist and statesman.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon is describing him as a "legendary³ figure in Asia."

US President Barack Obama has called him a "giant of history".

China's top political advisor⁴ has met with a delegation⁵ from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komei Party.

Yu Zhengsheng, chair of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, has told the Japanese delegation the Chinese side is hoping the Abe administration is going to abide⁶ by the four principles signed between the two sides.

That agreement has allowed for a resumption of high-level talks.

It also allows for the two sides to hold differing opinions about the status of the Diaoyu Islands.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 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。

3 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

4 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

5 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

6 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。