英语翻译数字口译篇章练习Task2

　　Task 2(口译任务2)The world population by 2050

　　任务要求：下面你将听到一段关于2050年世界人口状况的报告，请在停顿时进行口译。注意：本段讲话提到的数字中有一个thousand million的说法。在报告中人们经常用thousand, million, billion或者万、亿为单位，请留意这种表达的译法。

　　New research shows that Earth will have more than 9000 million people by 2050. The world population is currently estimated at 6.4 thousand million. The research says most growth will take place in developing countries in Africa and western Asia.//

　　India is expected to surpass China as the world’s most populated nation. By the mid of the century, the report says, India will have over one and half thousand million citizens, an increase of fifty percent. //

　　China currently has 1.3 thousand million people. The research says the population should increase about ten percent by 2050.//

　　Most industrial nations will see a drop in their populations. The only big exception is expected to be the United States. The report says the United States will remain the third biggest nation.//

　　The population of the US is close to 300 million now. It is expected to reach 420 million. The report says this will be because of immigration and low death rates among babies.//

　　The study is based on information from governments and the United Nations. Researcher Carl Haub wrote the report. He examined infant death rates, life expectancy, birth rates and the age structure of nations. The study also considered family planning use and, for the first time, rates of AIDS.//

　　一项新的研究表明，到2050年世界人口将超过90亿。目前世界人口估计在64亿。根据该研究，人口增长最快的将是一些非洲和西亚的发展中国家。//

　　印度将会超过中国成为世界人口最多的国家。该研究报告预测：到本世纪中期，印度人口将超过15亿，增长50%。//

　　中国目前总人口13亿，该研究认为中国人口到2050年还将增长10%。//

　　大部分发达国家的人口都会下降，只有美国将是个例外。研究报告表明美国仍将保持人口第三大国的位置。//

　　现在美国人口已接近3亿，预计将达到4.2亿，其主要原因在于移民和婴儿的低死亡率。//

　　各国政府和联合国向该研究提供信息来源。卡尔·霍布研究员撰写了报告。他调查了各国的婴儿死亡率、预期寿命、出生率和年龄结构。除了考虑到实行计划生育，该研究还第一次涉及爱滋病的传播速度。