VOA慢速英语:China Debates Egg-Freezing Ban for Single Women

短语讲解：

1. Modern science has done a lot to help adults who were once unable to produce children.

a lot of 很多
例句：He is a man with a lot of experience under his belt.
他是个阅历很深的人。

2. This debate heated up when a Chinese actress, Xu Jinglei, reported that she had gone to the United States two years ago to have nine of her eggs frozen.

heat up 变热; 加[煮]热…; 沸腾
例句：You'd better heat up the tomato soup.
你最好把蕃茄汤热一下。

3. It denies this treatment to "single women and couples and who are not in line with the nation's population and family planning regulation."

in line with 本着; 跟…一致，符合
例句：Your plan is in line with my ideas.
你的计划符合我的想法。

4. She adds that China should use the reproductive treatment and others to help deal with a falling birth rate and aging population.

deal with 应付;对待;惠顾
例句：Mr. Brown's very difficult to deal with.
很难和布朗先生打交道。

5. At the same time, other people wishing to have babies will face punishment and their children will be barred of Chinese citizenship.

at the same time 同时;  一起; 但是
例句：The machines all started up at the same time.
所有的机器都同时开动了。