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