(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
