中文：

朱镕基作为中国国务院前总理，于1998年至2003年担任该职位。他以强硬的领导风格和务实的政策主张而著称，被广大民众誉为“铁腕”总理。然而，他最终选择了下台，这引起了人们的好奇和猜测。

朱镕基下台的原因是多方面的。首先，他推行的一系列改革政策在短期内可能对经济增长产生了负面影响。例如，他大力整顿金融秩序，推行国有企业改革等措施，这些改革在一定程度上导致了经济增速放缓和失业率上升的问题。其次，他在处理一些敏感的政治问题时过于强硬，导致了一些政治上的不满和阻力。此外，他还面临着日益严重的腐败问题，尽管他采取了一系列反腐败措施，但这些问题仍然困扰着他。

在这些问题的影响下，朱镕基最终决定辞去国务院总理职务。他在告别仪式上说：“我已经尽力了，但是情况比我想象的更困难。”尽管如此，他仍然对中国的发展做出了重要贡献，他的改革措施为中国奠定了更加稳定和可持续的发展基础。

英文：

Zhu Rongji, former Premier of China's State Council from 1998 to 2003, is known for his strong leadership style and pragmatic policy stance. He was praised as the "iron fist" prime minister by the general public. However, he eventually chose to step down, which aroused curiosity and speculation.

The reasons for Zhu Rongji's resignation are various. First, the series of reform policies he implemented may have had a negative impact on economic growth in the short term. For example, he vigorously rectified financial order and implemented reforms of state-owned enterprises, which to some extent led to problems such as economic growth slowdown and unemployment rate rising. Secondly, he was too tough in dealing with some sensitive political issues, resulting in some political dissatisfaction and resistance. In addition, he also faced increasingly serious problems of corruption. Although he took a series of anti-corruption measures, these problems still bothered him.

Under the influence of these problems, Zhu Rongji ultimately decided to resign from the position of Premier. At his farewell ceremony, he said, "I have done my best, but the situation is more difficult than I had imagined." Nevertheless, he made important contributions to China's development. His reform measures laid a more stable and sustainable foundation for China's development.