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The World at 7 Billion, and Growing 世界人口達七十億，並且持續成長中
學習重點：單字、片語與句型
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01. billion n. 十億
02. population n. 人口；人口數量
03. expert n. 專家；adj. 內行的，專家的
04. the United Nations = the UN 聯合國
05. estimate v. n. 估計；估算
06. predict v. 預言；預測
07. one and a third 一又三分之一
08. one and a half 一又二分之一
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09. currently adv. 目前；當前
10. economy n. 經濟；節約，節省
11. fertility n. 肥沃；繁殖力
12. rate n. 率，比率；費率；速率
13. concern n. 關心的事；v. 使關心，與～有關
14. labor n. 勞動；勞工
15. shortage n. 短缺；不足
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(1) be expected to 預計；預料
The world is expected to add two billion more by the middle of the century.
(到了本世紀中時，世界人口預計會多增加二十億。)
(2) at the same time 同時
Too many things are happening at the same time. I'm not ready yet.
(太多事情同時發生。我還沒有準備好。)
The world reached seven billion people on Monday. Population experts at the United Nationsestimated that the world reached six billion in October 1999. They predict nine billion by 2050 and ten billion by the end of the century.
China's population of one and a third billion is currently the world's largest. India is second at 1.2 billion. But India is expected to pass China and reach one and a half billion people around 2025.
Populations are growing faster than economies in many poor countries in Africa and some in Asia.At the same time, low fertility rates in Japan and many European nations have raised concern aboutlabor shortages.
中文翻譯：按照字面翻譯，幫助學習
世界人口在星期一達到70億。聯合國的人口專家估計，在1999年10月人口達到60億。他們預估在2050年世界人口會有90億，這個世紀末時會達到100億。
中國13億的人口是全世界最大。印度12億人排名第二。但是印度預計會超過中國，在2025年達到15億人。
在很多非洲和一些亞洲貧窮國家，人口成長速度比經濟還要快。同時，在日本和許多歐洲低生育率的國家，已經開始關注勞工短缺的問題。
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