global fertility

slump

sth surge optimism in some quarters

baby bust hangs over the economy of the future of global economy

the prime examples of

be drowned out by

levy taxes on

cash in on sth

relative:相對(duì)的 the relative merits of rwo plans

dynamism

enterprising

suppress productivity growth

compound vt. deteriorate vi

The situation is compounded by severe food shortages

be compounded of/from

All things considered

face trade-offs between work and family

populist

misdiagnosis

dearth=scarcity

There was a dearth of reliable information on this subject

tackle

slump by/ from to v&n a slump in profits

slump n衰退，蕭條 the slump of 1930s. the toy industry is in a slump.

This gap between aspiration and reality could be in part because of

inadequate fertility treatment

subsidiary ~to=additional to輔助的，次要的 n.附屬公司

a tax rebate退還稅款

grant n.(政府/機(jī)構(gòu))撥款be awarded a research grant. student grants助學(xué)金

unleash ~sth on sb/sth

The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press.

dreadful

a fraction of

a stagnant economy

make do with 設(shè)法應(yīng)付

infuse 注入，全面影響

Her novels are infused with sadness.

Politics infuses all aspects of our lives

labour-intensive capital-intensive

demographic

time-bomb

detonate vi