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(jiǎnɡlì) 

A: A small village in Finland decided that starting in 2021, every resident will be awarded 10,000 euros for having a child.  

芬兰一个小镇决定,2021年起,居民每生一个孩子就奖励一万欧元。

(fēnlán yīɡè xiǎozhèn juédìnɡ, èrlíng èryī niánqǐ, jūmín měi shēnɡyīɡè háizǐ jiù jiǎnɡlì yīwàn ōuyuán.) 

B: This probably indicates a problem. Slowing population growth has already become a serious social phenomenon in a lot of countries. 

这可能说明一个问题。人口增长缓慢在很多国家已经是很严重的社会现象了。

(zhè kěnénɡ shuōmínɡ yīɡè wèntí. rénkǒu zēnɡzhǎnɡ huǎnmàn zài hěnduō ɡuójiā yǐjīnɡ shì hěn yánzhònɡ de shèhuì xiànxiànɡ le.)

A: In my country, even though I don't really care either way, the rate of new births is very low.

在我们国家,虽然我们自己没有在意,但是新生儿出生率已经很低了。

(zài wǒmén ɡuójiā, suīrán wǒmén zìjǐ méiyǒu zàiyì, dànshì xīnshēnɡér chūshēnɡlǜ yǐjīnɡ hěndī le.)

   

B: I guess this is what they mean by the idea that quantitative change in people's personal choices leads to a qualitative change in society, right?  

我猜这就是大家所说的,个人选择的量变引起社会的质变吧？

(wǒ cāi zhèjiùshì dàjiā suǒshuō de, ɡèrén xuǎnzé de liànɡbiàn yǐnqǐ shèhuì de zhìbiàn ba.)

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT