林义雄

林义雄

1

台湾有像林义雄如此素朴而坚定的政治家，但跟随其后的政治家们，又在那里？

Taiwan has Lin yi-hsiung , this simple and steady statesman , but where are the statesmen who will come after him ?
2

林义雄在禁食不久前对报社记者说：我非常惭愧我努力了20年，没有感动我们的掌权者。

Shortly before he began his protest , Mr. Lin told the press he was ' sorry my 20 years of efforts have failed to move those in power . '
3

现年73岁的林义雄被公认为上世纪70年代以来台湾最有影响力的政治人物之一。作为一名持不同政见的人士，他曾在台湾戒严时期（1949-1987）多次被判入狱。

At 73 , Mr. Lin is regarded across party lines as one of the most influential political figures in Taiwan since the 1970s . As a dissident , he was jailed multiple times during the island 's martial law era ( 1949-87 ) .