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A little over a decade ago, the world’s population stood at 6billion. By the end of October, it will reach 7 billion. 十多年前，世界人口达到了60亿。而到今年十月底，这个数字将会变成70亿。 With five babies being born every second, 78 million people are added to the global community each year. 现在地球上每一秒都有5个婴儿出生，每年全球人口增加7800万。 The population was fewer than 1billion in 1800, 3 billion in 1960 and 6 billion as recently as 1999. 1800年，全球人口还不足10亿，1960年全球人口达到了30亿，而1999年达到了60亿。 According to the United Nations, the next landmark statistic will be 8 billion in 2025. 据联合国预测，下一个里程碑式的数字将出现在2025年，届时全球人口会达到80亿。 Much of the dramatic increase can be accounted for by the world’s poorest nations, which are expected to double their numbers over the next decade. 这些急剧增加的人口中，很大一部分来自世界上最穷的国家，预计他们的人口在下一个十年将会成倍增加。 ‘With the population still growing by about 80 million each year, it’s hard not to be alarmed,’ said Robert Kunzig, author of an article entitled ‘7 Billion’ in National Geographic magazine. 罗伯特 昆齐希写了一篇题为《70亿》的文章，发表在《国家地理》杂志上。他说，“全球每年增加约8000万人口，很难不让人感到恐慌。” | 
