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Hi friends, how many children are there in your family? Do you have any sisters and brothers? In 50's China, most families had 4 or 5 children. In the 70's, most families had 2 children, but in today's China, most families have only one child. China has controlled its population increase successfully in the past 30 years. However this has   brought about a new problem for the country, that in the future, for every two children there will be four old people to support...

So today I would like to present you with some new sentences about this topic and hope it is a little help to you in your Chinese learning.

Please click on any Chinese character that you need help with to see its Chinese pinyin, pronunciation and meaning, and then read it after me.

NEW SENTENCES:

No.150: -- 中国社会科学院（社科院）的一份报告指出，中国将面临一个严重的社会问题。
               -- A report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), has pointed out that China faces a serious problem in the future.
           
No.151: 贯彻了差不多三十年的计划生育政策，使大多数中国家庭只有一个孩子。
              -- Almost 30 years after the family planning policy was implemented, most families have just one child。

              
No.152: -- 谁将支持五十年后的中国经济？国家该怎样照顾十亿老年人等问题已经引起政策制订者的关注。

               -- Who will support China's economy in 50 years？How can the country care for up to a billion old people? These serious issues have come to the attention of policy-makers.


* Not: The English news cover is from People's Daily --Aug 23,2006

NEW WORDS:

Please click on any Chinese character that you need help with to see its Chinese pinyin, pronunciation and meaning, and then read it after me.


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--Shirley
Written and Recorded On Sat, August 26, 2006