(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
According to the 2015 census, Japan's population dropped by nearly a million people in the last five years.
根据2015年人口普查,在过去的五年里,日本人口下降了近一百万 。
Japan's population in 2010 stood at 128 million, and has dropped to 127 million people.
日本人口在2010年为1亿2800万,目前已减少到1亿2700万 。
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to boost birth rates in a country with a slowing economy.
日本经济放缓,首相安倍晋三试图提高出生率 。
But experts say even his target of 1.8 children per woman may not be enough to prevent population from falling under 100 million people.
但专家表示,每位妇女生育1.8个孩子的目标可能不足以防止人口下降到1亿以下 。
Without a substantial increase in the birthrate or looser immigration policies, the population is forecast to fall to about 108 million by 2050 and to 87 million by 2060.
没有出生率的大幅增长或宽松的移民政策,人口预计在2050年大约下降至1亿800万,到2060年至8700万 。
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词汇解析
1、prevent
防止;预防;阻止
These methods prevent pregnancy.
这些方法能防止怀孕 。
Further treatment will prevent cancer from developing.
进一步的治疗将阻止癌症恶化 。
阻止;制止;阻碍
He said this would prevent companies from creating new jobs.
他说这将使公司无法创造新的工作机会 。
Its nationals may be prevented from leaving the country.
其国民可能会被禁止出境 。
2、forecast
预报;预测
a forecast of a 2.25 per cent growth in the economy.
经济增长 2.25% 的预测
He delivered his election forecast.
他公布了自己对选举的预测 。
3、substantial
大量的;相当程度的;重大的
The party has just lost office and with it a substantial number of seats.
该党刚刚竞选失利,同时还失去了许多席位 。
That is a very substantial improvement in the present situation.
在当前形势下这是一个非常巨大的进步 。
(建筑物)大而坚固的,结实的,牢固的
those fortunate enough to have a fairly substantial property to sell.
那些有相当多的固定资产可出售的幸运儿