Even the law of the land didn't have enough power to stop these child marriages taking place.

甚至当地法律也不足以阻止童婚的发生。

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So countries with a high prevalence of child marriages also tend to have low literacy rates for young women.

所以儿童婚姻极为普遍的国家，其年轻女性的识字率也往往很低。

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One of the entries read, in carefully lettered Hindi: "in front of my eyes, I'll never ever allow child marriages to happen."

在一页日记上她用整齐的印度文写着：“在我的眼前，我永远不会允许童婚发生。”

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In many cases, an increase in the number of child marriages was observed once the downturn hit.

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But it seems unlikely the problem of child marriages in Rajasthan will be stopped in the immediate future.

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Child marriages are punishable under law in India, but the tradition still continues and thousands of minors are married off every year, particularly in the rural areas where literacy is low.

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