英语新闻听写 美国堕胎率达几十年来最低水平

According to new data, the number and rate of abortions² have fallen to their lowest level in decades.

根据新的数据，美国堕胎的数量和比例已经下降到几十年来的最低水平。

The latest annual report was released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

最新的年度报告是由美国疾病控制和预防中心发布的。

It said the rate for 2013 was 12.5 abortions per one thousand women, ages 15 to 44.That is down five percent from 2012.

报告指出，2013年的比率是每一千名15到44岁女性有12.5个堕胎，比2012年下降了百分之5。

The last time the CDC recorded a lower abortion¹ rate was in 1971, two years before the U.S. Supreme³ Court's Roe⁴ v. Wade⁵ decision.

上一次美国疾病控制和预防中心记录的较低堕胎率是在1971年，在美国最高法院罗伊诉韦德案的前两年。

That ruling established a nationwide right for women to have abortions.

该裁决规定女性具有堕胎权。

The CDC report suggests several factors that are behind the abortion decline.

美国疾病预防控制中心的报告显示，堕胎下降的背后有几个因素。

They include a sharp drop in adolescent pregnancies⁶, expanded coverage⁷ of contraception costs by health care plans, and more use of effective, long-lasting contraceptive methods.

它们包括急剧下降的青少年怀孕，保健计划下避孕费用的覆盖，以及更多使用有效的、持久的避孕方法。

1 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

2 abortions   

n.小产( abortion的名词复数 )；小产胎儿；（计划）等中止或夭折；败育

参考例句：

• The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。 来自互联网
• Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。 来自互联网

3 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

4 roe   

n.鱼卵；獐鹿

参考例句：

• We will serve smoked cod's roe at the dinner.宴会上我们将上一道熏鳕鱼子。
• I'll scramble some eggs with roe?我用鱼籽炒几个鸡蛋好吗？

5 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

6 pregnancies   

怀孕，妊娠( pregnancy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Since the wartime population needed replenishment, pregnancies were a good sign. 最后一桩倒不失为好现象，战时人口正该补充。
• She's had three pregnancies in four years. 她在四年中怀孕叁次。

7 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。