一併拒絕婚姻和生育
China does not record official statistics on single mothers, but a 2018 report by the All-China Women’s Federation estimated that there would be 19.4 million single mothers in 2020, including those who were widowed and divorced.
中國並沒有單親媽媽的官方統計數據，但一份2018年由中華全國婦女聯合會進行的報告預估，2020年約有1940萬名單親媽媽，其中包括喪夫和離婚婦女。
record (v.)(n.)紀錄statistic (n.)統計數據,統計資料federation (n.)聯盟,聯邦widowed (adj.)喪偶的；widow (n.)寡婦；widower (n.) 鰥夫
There is no law that prohibits single women from giving birth, but family planning policies only mention married couples.
雖然沒有法律禁止單身女性生育，但家庭計畫政策只提到已婚夫婦。
prohibit (v.)禁止married(adj.)已婚的；marry (v.)嫁,娶；marital status婚姻狀態
Guangdong is the only province that allows unmarried women to apply for maternity insurance, and in many places, women are still punished for giving birth out of wedlock.
廣東是唯一一個允許未婚女性申請婦嬰險的省分，在很多地區，未婚生子的女性仍會遭受懲罰。
maternity (adj.) 懷孕的,產婦的；maternity leave 產假；maternity clothes 孕婦裝insurance (n.)保險out of wedlock 婚外的、私生的
Worried about the heavy financial burden and the criticisms single mothers face, more Chinese women are choosing to reject marriage or childbirth altogether.
由於擔心財務負擔及單親媽媽所要面對的批評，有更多中國婦女一併拒絕婚姻和生育。
burden (n.)負擔；shoulder(bear,carry) the burden 負起重擔criticism (n.)批評,批判；strong criticism強烈的批判；constructive criticism建設性的批評；criticize (v.)批評altogether (adv.)=completely 完全地
Furthermore, lesbians are also often denied maternity rights because same-sex unions are not recognized.
此外，女同性戀者的生育權經常被剝奪，因為同性婚姻是不被認可的。
deny (v.) 拒絕,剝奪,否認,否定right (n.)權利；human rights 人權；the right to education 受教權recognize (v.) 正式地承認或認可
However, China’s birthrate has dropped significantly in recent years, and women are beginning to embrace feminism.
然而，中國生育率在近年大幅下滑，女性開始接納女性主義。
significantly (adv.) 顯著地,大幅地embrace (v.)擁抱,接納feminism (n.)女性主義
They are calling for guaranteed maternity benefits, regardless of marital status, and for the right to decide what they want to do with their own bodies.
她們要求保障生產補助，不論婚姻狀態為何，以及要求身體自主的權利。
call for sth. 呼籲、要求benefit (n.)福利,補助；social benefit 社會福利