VOA慢速英语:China Ends One–Child Policy

短语讲解：

1. A Chinese Communist Party statement gave a number of reasons for the change in policy.

a number of 一些; 许多的
例句：A number of men were detached to guard the right flank.
派遣了一些士兵守卫右翼。

2. For example, some rural families were given approval to have two children.

for example 例如
例句：For example, after an e-mail message has been sent, there is no undoing it.
例如，电子邮件发送以后就不存在撤销了。

3. Too many young people in the cities are probably no longer interested in having a second child,” he said.

no longer 不再
例句：The mine is no longer being worked.
这座煤矿现在已不开采了。

4. At the end of 2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people.

at the end of 在...结束时
例句：At the end of the concert, the audience stood and clapped.
音乐会结束时，观众起立鼓掌。

5. A total of 800 million of them are employed. But that job market population is expected to drop by 2050.

a total of 总数为
例句：Their expenses reached a total of 1, 000 pounds.
他们的花费总计1000英镑。
be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句：I shall be expected to shell out the money for the party.
我将要支付这个集会的费用。