With less children in a British family, the population of the UK has been decreasing for quite a few years.
The size of the British workforce (劳动力) is declining. One of them is that British people are having their children at a much older age than previously. Most young People today choose to go to university first and build up work experience before getting desired jobs.
Many young people are forced to stay with their parents early in their careers. So it's not until people are about 30 years old that they can afford to buy their own home, and then they can start to think about settling down and having children.
So a British person gets a job, gets a home and gets married. The major reason is that it is expensive to bring up a child in the UK. Usually both parents need to work to cover their living expenses, which means they then need to pay someone to look after their child during the day, such as nanny (保姆) or nursery school.
In addition uncertainty in the global economy often affects British family size. In face of an economic downturn, young British find it more difficult to find jobs or keep their existing ones. .
To save the British family, the government is taking active measures. There are also laws allowing parents to take more time off work so that they can look after their children themselves rather than having to pay others to do it.
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A. This prevent them from having larger families. B. There are a number of reasons accounting for the worrying trend (趋势). C. It is important to raise people's awareness of saving the British family. D. It is difficult for parents to balance life and work. E. Expensive houses also play a part. F. For example, by increasing monthly Child Benefit money and offering government subsidy (津贴). G. Why isn't he or she then having at least two children on average? |
