Eroding religious belief in Europe may partly explain lowered birthrates.

欧洲宗教信仰的削弱可能是出生率下降的其中一个原因。

After the Soviet Union's collapse, "anxiety for the future" depressed birthrates in Russia and Eastern Europe.

苏联解体后，“对未来的焦虑”使得俄罗斯和东欧的（人口）出生率下降。

First, high birthrates cannot be altered substantially overnight.

第一，高出生率不可能在一夜之内就被改变。

The resistance to the idea is caused by the falling of birthrates.

人们反对这一看法来自于出生率的下降。

This is because the areas with the highest birthrates do not use forks.

这是因为人口出生率最高的地区并不使用叉子吃饭。

Murray said. Once countries prosper, fallen birthrates rarely rise again.

一旦国家繁荣起来，已经下降的出生率很少会再度上升。

The World Wildlife Fund says numbers are declining because of low birthrates.

世界野生动物基金会宣布这种动物的数量因其出生率低还在下降中。

The Census Bureau says birthrates have dropped in every area of the world except Africa.

人口普查局说，除了非洲之外，世界各地的出生率近来已有所下降。

The census bureau says birthrates have dropped in every area of the world except africa .

人口普查局说，除了非洲之外，世界各地的出生率近来已有所下降。

The problem is likely to worsen because Japan has one of the lowest birthrates in the world.

日本在世界范围内屈指可数的低出生率有可能导致事态进一步恶化。

With one of the lowest birthrates in the world, South Korea is eager to encourage larger families.

韩国是世界出生率最低的国家之一，因此韩国大力提倡人口生育。

The 73 Congressmen who signed that letter were not alone in linking birthrates with global temperatures.

把出生率与全球气温联系起来的并不止在这封信上签名的73名国会议员。

Considering the nationwide decline of birthrates, the number of accommodating children may decrease in the near future.

考虑到全国范围内的出生率下降，在不久的将来，容纳孩子的数量可能会减少。

Europe's population will continue to decline for decades even if birthrates improve significantly, researchers have calculated.

据研究人员统计，接下来的几十年，欧洲人口将持续减少。即便出生率显著提高也无法改变这一状况。

China's "blistering rate of decline" in child mortality resulted more from new wealth than from low birthrates, Dr. Murray said.

默里博士表示，相比于低出生率，中国婴幼儿死亡率“迅猛下降”更多是因为有了新的财富。

Japan has one of the world's lowest birthrates as more young people put off starting families, finding them a burden on their careers or lifestyles.

由于事业或生活方式的拖累，日本的年轻人们越来越不愿组建家庭，以致日本成为全球出生率最低的国家之一。

While demographers acknowledge the Chinese zodiac's cultural importance, some have thrown cold water on the idea that it affects birthrates on a national scale.

虽然人口学家承认中国十二生肖文化的重要性，有些人还是向这种文化泼来了冷水，因为他们认为这种文化影响了全国人口的出生率。

Unborn children are also at risk. Studies show chronic exposure to high levels of particulate matter is associated with high rates of fetal loss, premature births and lower birthrates.

未出生的胎儿也受到空气污染的威胁。多项研究表明，长期处于颗粒物浓度较高的环境中会提高流产、早产和生育率下降的几率。

birthrates and female employment rates tend to move together, ” said Ms. Hagemann, an expert on the German care system. “Child care and a school systemthat covers the working day is key.”

“人们将会把高生育率和女性就业率这两个数据合在一起看待，”德国医疗制度专家哈格曼女士说，“工作日期间抚养孩子和学校的制度是影响数据的关键。”

And it is true that birthrates are very low in most of Europe, which increases the percentage of old people, but that of course is not because of some biological impairment of European fertility.

在欧洲大部分地区，出生率确实很低，导致老人比例提高，但这并不是因为欧洲人的生育能力出现生物学上的下降。