全面二孩政策实施一年 年底将进入生育高峰期

 　　China is likely to encounter a peak in births at the end of 2016, one year after the implementation¹ of the country's two-child policy.

　　在距离二孩政策执行一年之后，中国很有可能在今年年底迎来生育高峰。

　　According to Yuan Xin, professor with the Population and Development Institute under Nankai University, many women who currently intend to have a second child are now pregnant.

　　据南开大学人口和发展研究所的袁欣教授表示，目前许多想要生二胎的女性正处于妊娠期。

　　Vice² Minister Wang Pei'an of the National Health and Family Planning Commission remarked that the situation is generally within expectations.

　　国家卫生和计划生育委员会副主任王培安表示，目前形势总体符合预期。

　　全面二孩政策实施一年 年底将进入生育高峰期

　　A total of 8.31 million babies were born in the first half of this year, increasing 6.9 percent from the same period last year.

　　今年上半年总共有831万个婴儿出生，同比去年增长6.9%。

　　Of those babies, 44.6 percent were second children, up 6.7 percent from the year before, Wang added.

　　王培安表示，在新生婴儿中44.6%是二胎，比前一年增长了6.7个百分点。

　　With the implementation of the two-child policy, large numbers of eligible³ families are choosing to have a second baby.

　　随着二孩政策的实施，大量符合资格的家庭正在选择生育二胎。

　　As a result, high-risk pregnancies⁴ and a shortage of pediatricians are positioned to become new challenges for the country.

　　因此，高危妊娠、以及儿科医生的缺乏将成为中国面临的新挑战。

1 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

4 pregnancies   

怀孕，妊娠( pregnancy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Since the wartime population needed replenishment, pregnancies were a good sign. 最后一桩倒不失为好现象，战时人口正该补充。
• She's had three pregnancies in four years. 她在四年中怀孕叁次。