Japan's population crisis reaches tipping point | FT Film – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Japan is having fewer babies than ever before
2.Meanwhile, the number of very elderly people is at a record high
3.This year brings the country to a tipping point, known as the 2025 problem, with Japan's huge postwar baby boom generation now all in their mid to late 70s
4.When it comes to living with a shrinking and ageing population, the data clearly shows that Japan is ahead of other countries, but also that its path isn't unique, and neither are the potential solutions
5.So the rest of the world is watching to find out; can a country shrink and grow old without losing its economic power and making success much harder to come by for the young
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Schlüsselvokabular (CEFR B2)
maintaining
B2To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
Example:
"Japan has done an excellent job of maintaining social stability,"
admirable
B1Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.
Example:
"and maintain admirable social stability."
conversation
B2Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.
Example:
"That's really important in this birth rate conversation"
comparatively
B2In a comparative manner.
Example:
"If immigration does remain comparatively low and marriage"
excellent
B1Having excelled, having surpassed.
Example:
"Japan has done an excellent job of maintaining social stability,"
gracefully
B1In a graceful manner.
Example:
"can a country shrink and grow old gracefully"
government's
B2A B2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Keep going at the same rate, and according to the government's"
continued
B1To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
Example:
"continued to produce world-class companies"
companies
B1A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
Example:
"continued to produce world-class companies"
record-keeping
B2A B2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"It's also the lowest since modern record-keeping"
Wort | CEFR | Definition |
---|---|---|
maintaining | B2 | To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. |
admirable | B1 | Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration. |
conversation | B2 | Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. |
comparatively | B2 | In a comparative manner. |
excellent | B1 | Having excelled, having surpassed. |
gracefully | B1 | In a graceful manner. |
government's | B2 | A B2-level word commonly used in this context. |
continued | B1 | To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity). |
companies | B1 | A team; a group of people who work together professionally. |
record-keeping | B2 | A B2-level word commonly used in this context. |
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