新加坡的国庆造人计划_BEC初级作文

新加坡的国庆造人计划

在令人紧张的电子合成音乐和鼓点声中，一位女歌手唱道：“这是国庆之夜，让新加坡的出生率高飞。”一名男歌手则应和着“没错！”和“出生率不会自己高飞！”这样的话。

'Singapore's population, it needs some increasin', so forget waving flags, August 9th we be freaking,' the rap continues.

“新加坡需要人气，需要助力，别光挥舞国旗，8月9号一起用力。”歌曲继续唱道。

The song has gone viral, taking on a life of its own on social networks across the famously staid city-state. It is also raising the eyebrows of older residents who fret that it is mocking a serious issue.

这首歌在社交网络上如病毒般传播开来，迅速遍及新加坡这个以沉稳著称的城市国家。一些年长的居民为之侧目，觉得这是对一个严肃问题的不当调笑。

Singapore's leaders have worried for years about the country's birthrate, which is among the lowest in the world at 7.72 births per 1,000 people, according to 2011 estimates from the CIA World Factbook. That means the country's population would keep falling every year if authorities didn't let in immigrants - a policy that doesn't go down well with many locals, who say they resent new arrivals who take jobs and strain local resources.

多年来，新加坡的领导者一直在担心这个国家的出生率。根据《美国中央情报局世界概况》(CIA World Factbook)2011年的估计，新加坡出生率为千分之7.72，处于全世界最低水平。这意味着如果政府不引入移民，这个国家的人口每年都会减少；而移民政策并不为许多本地人所认可，他们认为新移民会抢走工作岗位，给当地的资源供应带来压力。

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