In 2010, the world's population was about 6.8 billion.
2010年,世界上的人口大約有68億。
More than three billion people live in Asia now.
現(xiàn)在有三十多億人口都生活在亞洲。
That's almost half of the world's population.
那幾乎占了世界人口的一半。
China has the largest population in the world, and about one fifth of the people in the world live in China.
中國是世界上人口最多的國家,全世界大約五分之一的人都生活在中國。
Because of the large population, there is less living space for each family.
因為人口太多,每個家庭的生活空間都變得更小。
And it is difficult for lots of people to find jobs.
很多人都很難找到工作。
At the same time, the large population has caused many other difficulties for the whole nation.
與此同時,人口太多還給國家?guī)砹撕芏嗥渌щy。
For example, it is hard for China to supply energy and water to satisfy people's daily needs.
例如,中國很難提供人們?nèi)粘I钏璧哪芰亢退础?/div>
Most cities are more crowded than before, and the traffic is much heavier.
多數(shù)城市都比以前更擁擠,交通也比以前更擁堵。
Natural environments are becoming worse and worse.
自然環(huán)境變得越來越差。
The large population has been a serious problem.
人口過多成了一個很嚴(yán)重的問題。
So far, our government has taken many measures to control the population.
目前,政府已經(jīng)采取了很多措施來控制人口。
One is known as the one-child policy.
有一項是計劃生育政策。
It has worked well in controlling China's population.
它在控制中國人口方面頗有成效。
Thank to the policy, China is developing quickly and people's living conditions are improving rapidly.
多虧了計劃生育政策,現(xiàn)在中國發(fā)展很快,人們的生活條件也大幅提升。
However, the population problem is still serious in China.
但是,中國的人口問題依然很嚴(yán)重。
We still have a long way to go.
我們?nèi)沃囟肋h。