marriage rate

结婚率

(jiéhūn lǜ)

A: I just heard that China's marriage rate has dropped, so today I went and encouraged my son to go on a blind date.

我刚听说现在中国结婚率逐年降低,今天我就赶紧催着我儿子相亲去了。

(wǒ ɡānɡ tīnɡshuō xiànzài zhōnɡɡuó jiéhūn lǜ zhúnián jiànɡdī, jīntiān wǒ jiù ɡǎnjǐn cuī zhe wǒ érzi xiānɡqīn qù le.)

B: Going on a blind date at such a young age? Your son just graduated college. Is it really a good idea to get married so soon?

这么早就相亲了？你儿子才大学毕业啊,这么早结婚真的好吗？

(zhème zǎo jiù xiānɡqīn le? nǐ érzi cái dàxué bìyè a, zhème zǎo jiéhūn zhēn de hǎoma?)

A: You don't know how fierce social competition is today. If he doesn't take advantage of opportunities now, he will soon be left behind.

你不知道现在社会竞争多激烈,如果没有抢到先机,很快就会被剩下了。

(nǐ bù zhīdào xiànzài shèhuì jìnɡzhēnɡ duō jīliè, rúɡuǒ méiyǒu qiǎnɡdào xiānjī, hěnkuài jiùhuì bèi shènɡxià le.)

B: I think you should just let him choose how he wants to live his life.

我认为还是应该让他自己自由选择生活方式。

(wǒ rènwéi háishì yīnɡɡāi rànɡtā zìjǐ zìyóu xuǎnzé shēnɡhuó fānɡshì.)