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China Records Lowest Birthrate Since 1978
China Records Lowest Birthrate Since 1978
中国人口出生率创下1978年以来历史新低
中国人口出生率创下1978年以来历史新低
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Keywords
试图 - shìtú - to attempt / to try
潜在 - qiánzài - hidden / potential / latent
危机 - wēijī - crisis
预测 - yùcè - to forecast / to predict
生育 - shēngyù - to give birth / to grow / to rear / to bring up (children) / fertility
呈 - chéng - to present (a certain appearance) / to assume (a shape) / to be (a certain colour)
婴儿 - yīngér - infant / baby
统计学家 - tǒngjìxuéjiā - statistician
归结 - guījié - to sum up / to conclude / in a nutshell / the end (of a story)
育龄 - yùlíng - childbearing age
成本 - chéngběn - costs (manufacturing, production etc.)
支出 - zhīchū - to spend / to pay out / expense
扭转 - niǔzhuǎn - to reverse / to turn around (an undesirable situation)
放宽 - fàngkuān - to relax restrictions
强制 - qiángzhì - to enforce / enforcement / forcibly / compulsory
冷静 - lěngjìng - calm / cool-headed
焦虑 - jiāolǜ - anxious / worried / apprehensive
胎 - tāi - fetus / pregnancy
Grammar
依旧… - Expressing "as before / still" with "yījiù..."
《卫报》11月23日报道，尽管中国政府采取各种手段试图避开潜在的人口危机，中国的出生率依旧跌至1978年以来最低水平。
据悉… - Expressing "according to reports / it is reported (that)…" with "jùxī…"
据悉，近几年来，中国政府频频推出大量新的政策，试图扭转人口下降这一趋势，其中包括放宽生育政策、降低教育成本以及在离婚前强制规定“冷静期”等。
频频 + Verb - Expressing doing the action "repeatedly / continuously / constantly" with "pínpín + Verb"
据悉，近几年来，中国政府频频推出大量新的政策，试图扭转人口下降这一趋势，其中包括放宽生育政策、降低教育成本以及在离婚前强制规定“冷静期”等。
截至 + Time / Time Phrase - Expressing "up to / by (a certain time)" with "jiézhì + Time / Time Phrase"
尽管如此，截至目前为止，新的政策似乎并没有真正减轻年轻人因生活成本而产生的生育焦虑。
绝大多数 + Noun Phrase - Expressing "an absolute majority / overwhelming majority of…" with "juédàduōshù + Noun Phrase"
由于政府此前对独生子女政策的大力推广，绝大多数中国人都只想要一个小孩，而且也习惯于只生一孩。
Proper Nouns
卫报 - Wèi Bào - The Guardian (U.K. newspaper)国家卫生健康委员会 - Guójiā Wèishēng Jiànkāng Wěiyuánhuì - National Health Commission
国家统计局 - Guójiā Tǒngjìjú - National Bureau of Statistics (China)
大国空巢 - Dàguó Kōngcháo - Big Country With an Empty Nest (book)
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