一、前段可譯為:「For most developed countries, the low birth rate has become a common latent crisis. Taiwan's higher education sector is also facing serious challenges in student recruitment. According to statistics from the Ministry of the Interior, as early as 2021, Taiwan's fertility rate per couple had already fallen below one child.」
二、後段可譯為:「When a country's total fertility rate falls below the replacement level of 2.1, negative population growth officially begins. The low birth rate has led schools to compete for limited talent resources, while also reflecting changes in social structure and values.」
四、句型方面,「對於……而言」用 For...;「而」在文中多為語篇轉折,不必然譯成 and;「當……時」用 When...;「使得」用 has led to 或 has caused;「競相」用 compete 或 vie for;「但同時也」用 while also。應避免逐字直譯造成主謂不一致。
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Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency (a virtual currency) designed to act as money. It is
also a form of payment outside the control of any one person, group, or entity.
This feature removes the need for trusted third-party involvement, like a bank,
in financial transactions. Bitcoin was introduced to the public in 2008 by an
anonymous developer or group of developers using the name Satoshi
Nakamoto.
It
has
since
become
the
most
well-known
and
largest
cryptocurrency in the world. Its popularity has inspired the development of
many other cryptocurrencies.
三、術語方面,cryptocurrency 譯「加密貨幣」,virtual currency 譯「虛擬貨幣」,entity 譯「實體」,trusted third party 譯「可信第三方」,anonymous 譯「匿名」,Satoshi Nakamoto 譯「中本聰」。
四、語法方面,「designed to act as money」是過去分詞片語,修飾 cryptocurrency,譯文用「設計目的在於……」表達;「outside the control of any one person, group, or entity」是否定修飾語,譯為「不受任何個人、團體或實體控制」;「removes the need for」譯「使……無須」;「has since become」為現在完成式,譯「此後已成為」。