首次降至20萬以下
The number of college freshmen in Taiwan is expected to hit a new low in 2023, with fewer than 200,000 for the first time ever.
預計在2023年，台灣的大學新生人數將首次降至20萬以下，創下新低。
forecast(v.)預測、預計
According to a recent report, there may only be 191,000 first-year college students this year.
根據最近的報告，今年可能只有19萬1千名大一新生。
This number shows a 31% decrease since 2012, when 278,000 freshmen entered Taiwan’s colleges.
數據顯示，自2012年來，台灣的大學新生人數已經減少了31％，當時有27萬8千名新生入學。
decrease(n.)減少be on the decrease逐漸減少
The report notes that this trend will likely continue in the future.
報告指出，這一趨勢在未來可能持續下去。
note(v.)提到、指出trend(n.)風潮buck the trend抵住趨勢、逆勢
By 2030, the number of first-year students enrolling in college may fall to around 147,000.
到了2030年，大學的新生人數可能降至約14萬7千人。
enroll in註冊、報名(=sign for)around(adv.)大約(=in the region／neighborhood of)
This would be a 26.8% decline from the total in 2022.
這將比2022年的總數下降了26.8％。
Moreover, by 2038, there may only be 719,000 total college students in Taiwan.
此外，到了2038年，台灣的大學生總數可能只有71萬9千人。
moreover(adv.)此外(=in addition=besides)total(adj.)總共的in total總共add up to總計(=amount to)
Officials worry that there is no way to stop this trend.
官員擔心這一趨勢已經無法挽回，
official(n.)政府官員officer(n.)武官no way沒有(=impossible)
The main reason is that there have been fewer and fewer babies being born in Taiwan each year.
主要原因是台灣每年的新生兒數量越來越少。
on a yearly basis每年
In fact, the country hit an all-time low of fewer than 139,000 births in 2022.
實際上，台灣2022年的新生兒人數低於13萬9千人，創下歷史新低。
give birth to生下～
Because of this, the number of future college freshmen will obviously continue to fall.
因此，未來大學新生人數顯然會繼續下滑。
because of因為(=due to=as a result of)obviously(adv.)很明顯地(=apparently)fall(v.)掉落(=decrease)plummet(v.)驟降(=plunge)