Behind the fertility trend is a vast cultural shift from thegeneration that fought in World War II, which married early and produced thegreat baby boom of 1945 to 1965.

在生育趋势的背后是文化的大变革，在二战中摸爬滚打的一代人早早结婚，创造了1945年到1965的婴儿潮，这种情况已不复存在了。

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Of all the world’s major ills – such as war, hunger, and natural disasters – none can quite compare to the millions of baby girls and female fetuses killed by parents who prefer boys.

数以百万计的女婴和女胎被重男轻女的父母杀害！ 所有世界上主要的弊病 —— 如战争、饥饿和自然灾害——没有任何一个可以与之相提并论。

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One of its strangest anecdotes is about Mark Clark, an American general in the second world war, being served up the last inhabitant of the Naples aquarium, a baby manatee.

最奇怪的名人轶事之一是关于马克·克拉克的，他是一位二战时期的美国将军，餐桌上摆上了那不勒斯水族馆最后的“居民”———一只刚出生不久的小海牛。

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And, as is becoming clear, the war against baby girls is not confined to China.

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