VOA原文：

Health authorities in China's southwestern province of Sichuan will allow unmarried individuals to raise a family and enjoy benefits reserved for married couples, in the latest effort to bolster a falling birth rate. The government dictates that only married women are legally allowed to give birth, but with marriage and birth rates having fallen to record lows in recent years, provincial authorities revamped a 2019 rule to cover singles who want to have children. From February 15, married couples and any individuals who want offspring will be allowed to register with the government in China's fifth most populous province, with no ceiling on the number of children they can register for.

中国西南部的四川省卫生部门将允许未婚人士生育，并享受为已婚夫妇保留的福利。此举是为了缓解出生率不断下降而做出的最新努力。政府之前的规定是，只有已婚女性才能合法生育，但随着近年来结婚率和出生率降至历史最低水平，四川省政府修改了2019年制定的一项规定，想要孩子的单身人士也可以生育。从2月15日起，已婚夫妇和任何想要孩子的个人将被允许在这个中国第五大人口大省的政府上注册，他们可以注册的新生儿数量没有上限。

1.a falling birth rate 下降的出生率（birth rate 出生率）

2.marriage rate 结婚率

3.fall to record lows 下跌至历史低点