女性拒絕踏入婚姻
For years, Taiwan has placed near the bottom of the global fertility charts, and in 2021, it ranked last among 227 countries and regions with only 1.07 births per woman.
多年來，台灣在全球生育排行中總是墊底， 2021年時，台灣在227個國家和地區當中甚至敬陪末座，每位婦女僅生育1.07名子女。
place (v.)放置,擺放fertility (n.)生殖力,繁殖力
This is far below the 2.1 birth rate required to maintain its population.
這遠低於能夠維持人口數的2.1生育率。
maintain (v.)維持population (n.) 人口
Taiwan’s National Development Council, the country’s policy-planning agency, predicts that by 2040, the 65-and-over demographic could reach 30%, and by 2052, the population will drop to under 20 million.
台灣的國發會，也就是訂定國家政策的機構，預估到了2040年，65歲以上人口將到達30％，到2052年時，人口將低於2000萬人。
council (n.) 委員會,理事會；Council of Agriculture 農委會；Mainland Affairs Council 陸委會agency (n.)代理機構,政府機構demography (n.)人口學, 人口統計學；demographic (n.) (人口中的)群體
If this comes true, it would add to the burden on healthcare systems and pensions as well as create workforce shortages.
如果這項預估成真的話，將會加重健保系統和勞退的負擔，也會造成勞力短缺。
burden (n.)重擔；carry(bear) the burden 承擔重擔pension (n.)養老金,退休金shortage (n.) 短缺；water shortage水資源短缺；nursing shortage 護理人員短缺
Young people are increasingly hesitant to have children as they struggle with low salaries, high house prices and the pressures of work.
年輕人愈來愈猶豫要不要生孩子，因為他們苦於低薪、高房價和工作壓力的問題。
hesitant (adj.) 猶豫的struggle with sth. 跟……對抗,奮鬥
In 2019, Taiwan`s Ministry of Health and Welfare found that 38.6% of women aged 15 to 64 said they were not interested in marriage, up from 12.4% in 2011.
在2019年，台灣的衛生福利部發現15到64歲的婦女中有38.6％的人說她們對婚姻興趣缺缺，但在2011年時只有12.4％的人這樣回答。
ministry (n.)部；minister (n.)部長be interested in 對……有興趣
Lin Ching Yi, a gynecologist and a member of the Legislative Yuan, believes there are a number of cultural reasons why many women are rejecting the idea of marriage and children.
婦產科醫生和立委林靜儀認為，有幾個文化上的原因使許多女性拒絕踏入婚姻和生小孩，
gynecologist (n.)婦產科醫生=ob-gynlegislative (adj.)法律的,立法的；legislator (n.) 立法委員a number of 一些 (+複數名詞)
Among them include conservative family values that place household duties on wives and mothers as well as the responsibility of taking care of the husband’s family.
包括將家庭責任加諸妻子和母親身上的保守家庭觀念，以及照顧夫家的責任。
conservative (adj.)保守的,守舊的household (adj.)家庭的；household chores 家事