冰冻三尺非一日之寒
September 2nd, 2010 | 
Author: 多年来，老一辈的新加坡人为了改善家人的生活，忍气吞声地在执政党的高压下过活。对社会上许多不公平、不道德的事情都不敢啃声。近年来，政府以一贯不透明、不咨询的态度急速的让大量的外劳与移民涌入，但年薪猛涨到两百万美金的部长们却不能有效地预测到所带来的各种后果，让老百姓的日常生活如工作、收入、孩子入学、交通、就医、社会风气、家庭和谐等等都受到严重的影响，破坏了国人与执政党多年来心照不宣的无形契约。
政府部门对各种管理不当的事故却继续采取一贯不承认、不重视、不说真话及不道歉的官僚应对态度，这更激起国民的怒气，一夜之间，怨声四起。大选将近，年轻选民更在意执政党会利用改变选区范围及操纵媒体的不公平手段来保护政权。
以目前的情况来看，即使今年的国内生产总值会回弹到双位数以上，政府大概不敢在今年内解散国会进行大选。因为GDP的增长已不能确保普罗大众会继续支持目前的执政党。
李氏政权即将成为过去，正如前政府高官严崇涛先生日前的谈话，李光耀作风如果继续被延续将很大程度的威胁到新加坡长远的兴亡。当今国家急需的是政治生态上的大革新。执政党中不乏智者，应以国家为重，对选民更有信心，以公平、谦卑的作风与选举途径从新赢取国民的委任，即使输掉几个议席也未偿不是一件好事。
人民行动党到目前为止是功大于过，但历史潮流、中庸之道，顺者苍，逆者亡，屡见不鲜。如果坚持不改，最终一定会同台湾的国民党一样，被选民所唾弃，丢了政权、害了国家，成为历史的罪人。
NGIAM THONG YOK
Posted in Letters
新加坡老一辈人是自讨苦吃，明知道李光耀是个政治恶棍，还要忍气吞声，还要投他一票，真的是政治白痴！当李显龙被捧上神台时，民众早应该反对了，养到了今天，谁能收他？
到了今时今日，很多新加坡老一辈人算是吃尽了苦头。好咯，现在连到麦当劳去混的机会都没有了，要饿肚子，讨饭，活得连狗的尊严都不如。
中国农民在中国拿900人民币月薪都会高兴得发抖，你丢给它800新元把它拉来新加坡，它肯定会乖乖的给你做好几年的哈巴狗。中国上下都是讲钱的国家，是个没有道德的共残国家。老李一家就钟爱拿它们来利用，有奶便是妈妈嘛。
老李一家高高在上，坚持不改，他们吃定你了咯。还要吃你一家，还要吃定你的子孙，如果你还生得出。外来腥新移民也别太得意，多几年你也会尝到苦果，搞不好你的子孙也得跳楼，还要狠狠的诅咒你。
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“Three feet of ice does not result from one day of cold weather.”
Very well spoken.
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Defintely MIW overall percentage will drop.
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For many years, older generation’s Singaporean person in order to have improved family member’s life, earns a living stoically under incumbent party’s high pressure.To the society in many unfair, the moral matter all does not dare to gnaw the sound.In recent years, the government by the manner which all along not opaque, did not consult rapidly lets the massive imported laborers and the immigrant inrushes, but the yearly salary rose suddenly to 2,000,000 dollar ministers cannot forecast effectively actually brought each kind of consequence, let common people’s daily life like work, the income, the child enter a school, the transportation, goes see a doctor, the social convention, the family harmony and so on all comes under the serious influence, destroyed the invisible contract which the people and the incumbent party for many years have had a tacit understanding.
The government department manages the improper to each kind accident to continue to adopt actually all along did not acknowledge, does not take, not to say the truth and does not apologize the bureaucrat should to the manner, this arouse national’s anger, between a night, the resentful sound rises from all directions.The election will be near, the young voter will care about the incumbent party to be able to use changes the electoral district scope and the operation media unfair method protects the political power.
Looked by the present situation, even if this year GDP meets the snapping back to the two-position number above, the government probably does not dare in this year to dismiss Congress to carry on the election.Because the GDP growth has not been able to guarantee the proletariat populace to be able to continue to support present the incumbent party.
The Li regime soon becomes, just like front government senior official Mr. Yan Chong Tao on the other day conversation, Lee Kuan Yew attitude if will continue to continue the very great degree threat Singapore long-term rise and fall.Now the national urgent need is in the political ecology big innovation.
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扪心自问，我们50年代的新加坡人生活比我们移民来的老前辈好的多，但是现在我们却没办法确保我们的下一代子孙们将来会过得比我们更好的生活。这是新加坡的成功吗？？？
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有一点我很肯定，就是过去20-30年生活没有什么改善，薪水增加费用也增加了。言论自由方面我们大概是亚细安最糟糕的了吧？
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同胞们
及时醒悟 共救亡国
否則必淪为亡国奴
切記没国必無家
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..政府以一贯不透明、不咨询的态度急速的让大量的外劳与移民涌入，但年薪猛涨到两百万美金的部长们却不能有效地预测到所带来的各种后果，让老百姓的日常生活如工作、收入、孩子入学、交通、就医、社会风气、家庭和谐等等都受到严重的影响..
..政府部门对各种管理不当的事故却继续采取一贯不承认、不重视、不说真话及不道歉的官僚应对态度..
一针见血。外表民主，内里独裁，专制，傲慢.
正如我师父,外表正派，内里自私, 狂妄，阴险.
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Thanks for the initial translation, but can someone please do a proper translation?
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Simple translation
冰冻三尺非一日之寒
Roman is not built in a day
新加坡老一辈人是自讨苦吃，明知道李光耀是个政治恶棍，还要忍气吞声，还要投他一票，真的是政治白痴！当李显龙被捧上神台时，民众早应该反对了，养到了今天，谁能收他？
The Older Singaporeans have caused the sufferings themselves.
Knowing that Lee Kuan Yew is a dictator the older Singaporeans still cast votes for him without voicing their difficulties.
All of them are real political idiot.
When Lee Hsien Loong came into power Singaporeans should opposite him.
Now It is not easy to vote him out as he has been holding the power for a long time.
到了今时今日，很多新加坡老一辈人算是吃尽了苦头。好咯，现在连到麦当劳去混的机会都没有了，要饿肚子，讨饭，活得连狗的尊严都不如。
Many older generation in Singapore are suffering now.
ho back luck! Nowadays even The McDonald’s do not want to employ old Singaporeans anymore. We will be starveling and begging for food,
living with dignity not better than a dog.
中国农民在中国拿900人民币月薪都会高兴得发抖，你丢给它800新元把它拉来新加坡，它肯定会乖乖的给你做好几年的哈巴狗。
When the Chinese farmers in China are given a monthly salary of 900 in yuan they would be so happy that their hands are trembling. If you give them 800 in Singapore dollars to ask them to work in Singapore they will come to work
for some years like a faithful dog.
中国上下都是讲钱的国家，是个没有道德的共残国家。老李一家就钟爱拿它们来利用，有奶便是妈妈嘛。
China is a communist country where the people are greedy for money and lack of society ethics.
MM Lee and his family like to make use of them because they are the type of human beings who will stand on your side as long as you give them money.
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@vincent
Good job but you were using the title of the main text and translated one of the responses. The initial google translation of the main text is terrible. Perhaps, you want to try that.
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BTW, A literal translation for 冰冻三尺非一日之寒 “Three feet of ice was not accumulated in a day’s cold weather” is much more accurate than the google translation of “Roman is not built in a day”.
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@Vincent, Maign; Many thanks!
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中国农民在中国拿900人民币月薪都会高兴得发抖，你丢给它800新元把它拉来新加坡，它肯定会乖乖的给你做好几年的哈巴狗。
—想想你的祖先是不是中国农民？
共残国家？中国上下都是讲钱的国家，是个没有道德的共残国家。
—证据？什么是道德？当今哪个强国敢说自己的屁股是干净的。 香蕉仔！
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冰冻三尺非一日之寒
Three feet of ice was not accumulated in a day’s cold weather
The problems have existed for many years and is not just created
多年来，老一辈的新加坡人为了改善家人的生活，忍气吞声地在执政党的高压下过活。对社会上许多不公平、不道德的事情都不敢啃声。近年来，政府以一贯不透明、不咨询的态度急速的让大量的外劳与移民涌入，但年薪猛涨到两百万美金的部长们却不能有效地预测到所带来的各种后果，让老百姓的日常生活如工作、收入、孩子入学、交通、就医、社会风气、家庭和谐等等都受到严重的影响，破坏了国人与执政党多年来心照不宣的无形契约。
For many years, the older Singaporeans for the sake of their family to have a better living, they live
under oppression of the PAP without complaining anything.
They dare not to voice any society unfairness and immoral they encountered.
In recent years, the government allow the influx of foreign workers and new immigrants without consulting with the peoples.
They hide somethings from the peoples.
AS the ministers with an annual salary of more than 2 millions are unable to foresee the bad effects of the immigrants policy it has greatly affected the daily life of the Singaporeans such as their works,their income,the schooling of their children ,transportation probles,hospital bill,social problems and family harmony.
All of these has broken the contracts of trust between the people and the PAP built up in the past years.
政府部门对各种管理不当的事故却继续采取一贯不承认、不重视、不说真话及不道歉的官僚应对态度，这更激起国民的怒气，一夜之间，怨声四起。大选将近，年轻选民更在意执政党会利用改变选区范围及操纵媒体的不公平手段来保护政权。
the Government continued to take the usual bureaucratic attitude of non-recognition, no attention, not telling the truth, no apology towards the mismanagement of various incidents recently have aroused the people’s anger overnight, loudly complaining around the Singapore.
The General election is approaching. The young voters are more worrying that the ruling party may use the unfair means to protect their regime by changing the electoral boundaries and the manipulation of the media .
以目前的情况来看，即使今年的国内生产总值会回弹到双位数以上，政府大概不敢在今年内解散国会进行大选。因为GDP的增长已不能确保普罗大众会继续支持目前的执政党。
Under the current situation, even if this year’s GDP will rebound to more than double digits, the Government would not dare to dissolve the parliament and to hold a general election within this year. Because GDP growth has not ensure the general public will continue to support the current ruling party.
李氏政权即将成为过去，正如前政府高官严崇涛先生日前的谈话，李光耀作风如果继续被延续将很大程度的威胁到新加坡长远的兴亡。当今国家急需的是政治生态上的大革新。执政党中不乏智者，应以国家为重，对选民更有信心，以公平、谦卑的作风与选举途径从新赢取国民的委任，即使输掉几个议席也未偿不是一件好事。
Lee regime will become in the past. In the former senior government officials, Mr. Yan Chongtao recent conversation, he said
that if Lee Kuan Yew’s style of ruling to be continued he was certain that it will a great threat to the rise and fall of Singapore.
Now Singapore is urgently needed a major innovation of its political system.
No lack of wise men in the ruling party. They should put the interests of the nation above all and have confidence on the voters; and win a majority again by a fair and humble way in the coming elections.
The will be no great effect to lose a few seats to the oppositions.
人民行动党到目前为止是功大于过，但历史潮流、中庸之道，顺者苍，逆者亡，屡见不鲜。如果坚持不改，最终一定会同台湾的国民党一样，被选民所唾弃，丢了政权、害了国家，成为历史的罪人。
Until now, the People’s Action Party has meritorious deed more than mistakes made but the history tell us that a gentle ruling system is more welcome.
If you fulfill the wishes of the majority of your country they will support you in return. If you go against their wishes
they would vote you out. Is is common in the history.
If The PAP keep on without changing the ways of their ruling, It will like the Taiwan’s Kuomintang to be voted out by its peoples,
losing the power,causing detrimental to the country and to be condemned by history in the end.
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毛泽东的共产党，灭祖灭宗、摧毁人心。今日的中国，经济再发达也是一个男盗女娼的社会。国内的流氓、娼妓流到世界各地去丢人现眼，让留外的中国人受到鄙视、海外的华人觉得悲哀。
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singapore belong to singaporeans or PAP or LKY ? i wonder …
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Monday
你的祖先肯定是中国农民！别人的肯定不是！
美国人的屁股肯定比中国人的嘴巴干净，这个天下人都知道的。
你想当香蕉仔是吗？看来你是马来蕉仔，或州府仔，要骂就骂，你还是马来蕉仔。
毛泽东的共产党，灭祖灭宗、摧毁人心。今日中国，经济再发达但是一个男盗女娼的社会。国内的流氓、娼妓流到世界各地去丢人现眼 ———–〉你肯定也是一个。
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