Martine puts it down to, among other things, soap operas and installment plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played an important, although indirect, role in lowering the birth rate.

玛蒂娜将其归因于20世纪70年代推出的肥皂剧和分期付款计划。尽管是间接的，但两者在降低出生率方面都发挥了重要的作用。

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Effective interest rate The true rate of interest paid on an installment loan.

有效利率，实际利率对一笔分期偿付的贷款所支付的实际利率。

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The true rate of interest paid on an installment loan.

对一笔分期偿付的贷款所支付的实际利率。

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The most recent installment of Horn's quarterly study found that the government has exhibited a "disturbing slow down" in its rate of progress in addressing year 2000 issues.

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