New Practical Chinese Reader Lesson 4.48 - Page 1

only child

only; merely; alone

to give birth to

sons and daughters; children

to give birth to; to bear

to encourage; to urge

pair

man and wife

decade

to increase; to grow

to reach; to attain

though; in spite of

since

policy

to control

rate

even; average/to average

to keep; to maintain

speed

in fact; as a matter of fact

traffic; communications

and so on; and so forth

continuously; all along; always

tradition

regard men as superior to women

objective

to analyze

a little; slightly

family with double income and no kids

double income and no kids ("DINK")

bring up children to provide against old aage

long-term; long lasting

agriculture; farming

resident; inhabitant

to appear; to emerge

safe/insurance

system

form

total; sum

reality/real; realistic; practical

general; rough/probably

to violate; to run counter to; to go against

law

unfavorable; disadvantageous

advantageous; beneficial

expert; specialist

freedom/free

to explain; to show/explanation

great-grandfather

to store