[Opic] Birthrate

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The birthrate in Korea last year was the lowest ever.

 

The birthrate was 0.98. The lowest number since the birthrate was first recorded in 1970.

 

This means that average of babies women will have during child bearing year 15-49 is not even one.

 

In all the world, Korea is the only country with the birthrate below one.

 

The general consensus is that the total fertiliy rate must be 2.1 to maintain a population

 

The reality is that Korea falls below even half that number.

 

The average birthrate for OECD is 1.68.

 

Korea is dead last among member nations.

 

1) in all the world 전세계 통틀어

There is no more beautiful city like Seoul in all the world.

 

2) the reality is that ~ 현실은

The reality is that there is no solution yet.

 

3) dead last 완전히(completely) 꼴등

I finished dead last but I was still proud of myself.

 

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<The impact of Korea's low birthrate> 

 

Korea's low birthrate looms large as a future problem in the country.

*loom large 암운을 드리우다, 큰 문제로 남게되다

 

Korea's population will start to decline sooner rather than later.

*sooner rather than later 생각보다 빨리

 

It was predicted that Korea's population would begin decreasing in 2028.

 

But the birthrate is in a free fall and the population is likely to start shrinking even sooner.

 

The problem is that this could shake our economy and society to the core.

*shake ~ to the core 근간을 흔들다

 

The smaller working age population will reduce economic vitality.

 

The aging population could cause welfare cost to snowball out of control.

 

Social instituions like education and chilcare benefits must ???all receive an? overhaul to raise the birth

*overhaul 대대적으로 개편하다

 

It's a tough nut to crack.

 

1) be in a free fall 뚝 떨어지다

Stock prices are in a free fall.

 

2) (to) snowball out of control 걷잡을수 없을정도로 커지다

: If a plan, problem, idea, etc. snowballs, it quickly grows bigger and more important

 

3) a tough nut to crack 해결하기 어려운 문제/상황

Youth unemployment is a tough nut to crack.

 

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It's not for me to say.

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