Today we are going to be talking about China’s population.

China said its population hit 1.41 billion in 2020, eking out a tiny rise from the previous year, underlining how the world’s most populous nation is going to have to face its demographic challenges sooner than expected.

生词短语:

eke out [iːk aʊt]

艰难地获得

underline [ˌʌndərˈlaɪn]

在…下面划线；使…突出

population [ˌpɑːpjuˈleɪʃn]

人口

populous [ˈpɑːpjələs]

人口众多的

demography [dɪˈmɑːɡrəfi]

人口统计学

demographic ˌdeməˈɡræfɪk]

人口统计学的

sooner-than-expected ['sunər eæn ɪkˈspektɪd]

比预期早的

later-than-expected [ˈleɪtər eæn ɪkˈspektɪd]

比预期晚的

better-than-expected [ˈbetər eæn ɪkˈspektɪd]

比预期好的

worse-than-expected [wɜːrs eæn ɪkˈspektɪd]

比预期差的