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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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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 "yī​jiù..."
《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 "jié​zhì + 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。
Grammar
依舊… - Expressing "as before / still" with "yī​jiù..."
《衛報》11月23日報道,盡管中國政府采取各種手段試圖避開潛在的人口危機,中國的出生率依舊跌至1978年以來最低水平。

據悉… - Expressing "according to reports / it is reported (that)…" with "jùxī…"
據悉,近幾年來,中國政府頻頻推出大量新的政策,試圖扭轉人口下降這一趨勢,其中包括放寬生育政策、降低教育成本以及在離婚前強制規定「冷靜期」等。

頻頻 + Verb - Expressing doing the action "repeatedly / continuously / constantly" with "pínpín + Verb"
據悉,近幾年來,中國政府頻頻推出大量新的政策,試圖扭轉人口下降這一趨勢,其中包括放寬生育政策、降低教育成本以及在離婚前強制規定「冷靜期」等。

截至 + Time / Time Phrase - Expressing "up to / by (a certain time)" with "jié​zhì + Time / Time Phrase"
盡管如此,截至目前為止,新的政策似乎並沒有真正減輕年輕人因生活成本而產生的生育焦慮。

絕大多數 + Noun Phrase - Expressing "an absolute majority / overwhelming majority of…" with "juédàduōshù + Noun Phrase"
由於政府此前對獨生子女政策的大力推廣,絕大多數中國人都只想要一個小孩,而且也習慣於只生一孩。
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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