1. Gone are the days when Chinese people could expect cradle to death support from the government .
中国人可以指望政府提供从出生到死亡的资助的日子已经不复存在了。
2. The days when one could safely walk city streets at night are gone .
一个人可以在夜里安全地走在城市街道上的日子已经过去了。
3. China's population almost doubled to 1.2 billion people during the 1955-1995 , according to the National Census Bureau .
根据全国人口普查局的数据,中国人口在1955年至1995年期间几乎翻了一番,增加到12亿。
4. A report by the Department of Education estimates that the student-teacher ratio in China is four times higher than in the United States .
教育部的一份报告估计中国的学生和老师的比例比美国高四倍。
5. Official figures released by the Ministry of Transportation show that motor vehicle fatalities have more than tripled since 1995 .
交通部公布的官方数据表明机动车死亡事故从1995年起已经翻了两番多。