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1、WORLDS CHILD POLICYhttp:/ 度度等。等。第三类国家有第三类国家有美国美国以及多数以及多数发展中国家发展中国家。 2010-05-14 01:41:06光明网光明网-光明观察光明观察 WORLDS CHILD POLICYhttp:/ 挪威：孕产期享受全额工资挪威：孕产期享受全额工资 新加坡：孕妇享受新加坡：孕妇享受“星级待遇星级待遇” 俄罗斯：死亡率是出生率的俄罗斯：死亡率是出生率的1.6倍倍 印度：为控制人口出怪招印度：为控制人口出怪招 西班牙：全社会鼓励生育西班牙：全社会鼓励生育 韩国：出现了人口高峰期韩国：出现了人口高峰期 埃及：推行计划生育难埃及：推行计划生育难

2、墨西哥：已过生育高峰墨西哥：已过生育高峰 日本：人口百年连降两次日本：人口百年连降两次 马其顿：人口增长率出现停滞马其顿：人口增长率出现停滞也门：妇女人均生育率达也门：妇女人均生育率达61人人 CHINAS ONE CHILD POLICYChinas One Child policy is a policy that the Chinese government introduced in 1979 to try and solve the problem of overpopulation. Its main purpose was to make sure that China coul

3、d support its large population with facilities such as healthcare, education, housing, good jobs and most importantly, food. The aim was to reduce poverty and to improve overall quality of life for the people. CHINAS ONE CHILD POLICYThe Policy is strictly enforced with three main factors. These are:

4、Favouring delayed marriage and delayed child birth;Favouring fewer and healthier births, rather than more unsuccessful ones;Laying down the rule of one child per couple.CHINAS ONE CHILD POLICYThe one child policy is very hard to enforce but the presence of it has definitely played a part in improvin

5、g Chinas overpopulation problem.2013年计划生育新政策年计划生育新政策婚姻类法律百科 2013-01-10 http:/ 经指定医疗机构诊断证明为非遗传性病残, 不能成长为正常劳动力的;(二)夫妻双方均为独生子女,并且只有一个子女的(三)婚后五年以上不育,经指定医疗机构诊断证明为不孕症,依法收养一个子女后又怀孕的;(四)再婚夫妻双方只有一个子女的; (五) (六) (七) (八) (九) 依照中国2013计划生育新政策允许生育第二个子女的,生育间隔不少于四年,或者女方年龄不低于二十八周岁If every couple in China had two chil

6、dren, China would have been in poverty now. 100% of attentionParents would pay all of their attention to the only child . It is good for childs development.FreedomMaybe the older brother or sister would interfere with the younger brother or sisters daily life. single-child maybe has more freedom. ke

7、eps population down The One Child Policy is having negative effects on Chinas population too. There will soon be, and already is a sign of an ageing population which will mean the government will have to put more money onto healthcare and pensions with fewer youngsters around to carry out the work.

8、By the year 2025, the percentage of over 65s in China could reach 30% and instead of the traditional method of children caring for their elders, Chinas elderly will have to be put into social retirement care as there wont be enough youngsters to support them. U.N. Projection: RAPID PROCESS OF POPULA

9、TION AGING IN CHINA 联合国的预测联合国的预测: 中国人口快速老龄化中国人口快速老龄化 Much Faster Increase in Proportion of Elderly Persons than in Developed Countries中国老年人口占总人口的比例增长速度大大快于发达国家中国老年人口占总人口的比例增长速度大大快于发达国家 Figure 1. Number of Years It Takes for the Elderly Population Aged 65+ to Increase from 10% to 20% 65+岁老人占总人口比例从岁老人

10、占总人口比例从10%增加到增加到20%的年数的年数 Extremely Rapid Increase of “Oldest Old” Persons 高龄老人增长速度更快 Figure 2. International comparison of average annual increase rates (%) of elderly populations 老年人口年增长率的国际比较老年人口年增长率的国际比较Children are becoming far too spoilt! Parents are treating their only children like royalty,

11、and obese, demanding boys are being seen far too often now and they will have big problems when they reach their teens. Gender imbalance: The policy is seriously affecting Chinas sex ratio. Since the 1980s, our ratio has become completely disfigured and the male to female ratio is now 120:100. So mu

12、ch for killing of baby girls and an increase in abortion rates. China could have completely devastated its future as there will soon be a shortage in the number of young fertile women and then there will be even fewer births. What a disaster!EVALUATION:Overall, Chinas One Child policy has ultimately

13、 done what it set out to do. However, it cannot be hailed a success as there have also been some serious consequences including a lack of fertile women within the middle age group, a rise in the number of unregistered children and a host of other problems. China may have began to control its populat

14、ion, but has it really solved the problem of bring the country up to date and created a better standard of living for its people?Unit 6 Is an Only Child a Lonely Child?Pre-reading Are you the only child in your family? How do you feel as the only child or as one of the children in the family? Ever s

15、ince the adoption of the “One Couple, One Child” policy, China has succeeded in slowing down the rapid expansion of her population. But every coin has two sides, and so does Chinas population policy. Carry out a debate on the topic of Its reasonable to have only one child in familyDebate Tips more l

16、ove and attention good education more opportunities less financial burden spoiled “little emperors”self-centered lack of independenceLonelyGlobal ReadingWHAT?WHAT?What is the authors purpose What is the authors purpose of writing?of writing?To raise a controversial problem with To raise a controvers

17、ial problem with its probable causes and effectsits probable causes and effectsHOW?HOW?How does he organize his story?How does he organize his story? An lucid and logical orderAn lucid and logical orderPart DivisionpartsParas.Main IdeasI1II2-3III4-5IV6V7Introduction: dilemmaDisadvantages of having o

18、ne child Causes of having one child Advantages of having one childConclusion: no simple answerDetailed ReadingPara. 1 What is dilemma that many couples are faced with? What is the concern that weighs heavily on the minds of many couples?dilemma n.a situation in which it is difficult to decide what t

19、o do, because each choice has its advantages and disadvantagese.g.Many women are faced with the dilemma of choosing between career and family commitments.Collocation: be in a dilemmae.g.Im in a dilemma about this job offer.demanding adj.needing a lot of ability, effort, or skille.g.Climbing is physi

20、cally demanding, while studying is mentally demanding.Many people agree that teaching is a demanding profession.the pros and cons of having a second childExplanation:the pros and cons: the advantages and disadvantagese.g.Before we make a decision, we must weigh up the pros and cons.After hours discu

21、ssion, everybody at the meeting could see clearly the pros and cons of the proposal.Paraphrase: the advantages and disadvantages of having one more childPara. 2-3 Why do people think that an only child necessarily means a lonely child? What is the main idea of the third paragraph?Many single-child p

22、arents feel a stigma associated with their decision to have only one child. Paraphrase: Many single-child families have a strong sense of shame in their decision to have only one child.Translation:许多只有一个小孩的父母都许多只有一个小孩的父母都为为自己只生一个小自己只生一个小孩的决定感到羞愧。孩的决定感到羞愧。negotiate v. discuss sth. in order to reach a

23、n agreement, esp. in business or politicse.g.Union leaders have negotiated an agreement for a shorter working week.Collocation:negotiate withe.g.The government refuses to negotiate with terrorists.respect the give-and-take involved in many relationshipsParaphrase: realize the importance of cooperati

24、on and mutual understanding between themselves and other people in various situationsgive-and-take =willingness of each person to satisfy others wishes 妥协，互让妥协，互让e.g.Give-and-take is the secret of successful friendship. 付出和给予是成功的友谊的秘密。付出和给予是成功的友谊的秘密。Paras 4-5 What examples and statistics are given t

25、o show that more and more parents have decided to have only one child? Aging SocietyRising Health careRising Retirement PensionShrinking Workforce Whats the main idea of para. 5?overwhelming: adj.1) having such a great effect on you that you feel confused and at a loss what to doe.g. She felt an ove

26、rwhelming desire to hug her child.The sheer size of the place seems overwhelming and confusing at first.e.g. An overwhelming majority of the members were against the idea.2) (numbers, odds, etc.) very largeDerivation:overwhelm v.estimate v. / n.1)The gardener estimated that it would take him four ho

27、urs to weed the garden.2)The painters estimate for painting the whole house was 1000 dollars. Overestimate/Underestimate Para 6 What are the advantages of having one child in the family? With just one child, they suggest, there is no potential for family arguments arising from favoritism or sibling

28、jealousy. In one-child family there is hardly the possibility for arguments to arise as a result of parental partiality or jealousy among children.Paraphrase potential: n. the possibility that something will develop in a certain way, or have a particular effect The potential for error in such a syst

29、em is enormous. Our sales are going up year after year. And we still have a large potential production capacity.Para.7 Does the writer give a definite answer?unique: adj. being the only one of its kinde.g.Each persons fingerprints are unique.Derivations:uniquely: adv.uniqueness: n.Translation (p113)

30、 1. The dilemma she is facing is whether to tell her husband the truth about his fatal disease. 2. Dont you think it a sort of stigma that you, already in your thirties, still have to depend on your old parents? 3. Almost all the governments in the world are very much concerned about the financial i

31、ssue. 4. With regard to the seminar on English teaching, I suggest that it be held on the coming weekend. 5. whether to go abroad for further education or not is entirely up to you. 6. Just a single spark can lead to an explosion in a room filled with gas. 7. No matter what efforts the government ha

32、s made, the price for housing has barely declined. 8. In order to pass TOEFL, he has devoted almost every minute of his spare time to English studies. 9. With his acting potential, the young man is likely to be a superstar in the field of entertainment. 10. It is believed that siblings jealousy exis

33、ts more in a rich family than in a poor one.VocabularyTranslation Integrated skillsOral activitiesWritingListeningGrammarDictation (p114)You will hear a passage read three times. At the first reading, you should listen carefully for its general idea. At the second reading, you are required to write

34、down the exact words you have just heard (with proper punctuation). At the third reading, you should check what you have written down.Dictation About this time / I found out the use of a key. / One morning I locked my mother up in the pantry, / where she was obliged to remain three hours. / She kept knocking on the door, / while I sat outside on the porch steps and laughed. / This naughty behavior of mine / convinced