与美国小学生一起学英文第12册 第26期:人口调查(在线收听

   Census 人口调查

  Do you know what a census is? 你知道什么是人口调查吗?
  It is an official survey of a country to learn about people living in the country. 它是一个国家用来了解人民生活的官方调查。
  In the United States, there is a government agency that takes the census. 在美国,有一个政府机构负责人口调查。
  It sends survey letters to every household in the United States. 它向美国的每个家庭发送调查信件。
  The survey asks the number of people in a household, their age, gender, jobs and so on. 调查询问家庭人数,他们的年龄、性别和工作等等。
  In ancient Rome, a census was taken to record the number of adult men for military service. 在古罗马,人口调查用于记录参军的成年男子人数。
  But now, countries take censuses to learn about their citizens and plan various policies. 但现在,国家实施人口调查用来了解公民和计划各种政策。
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