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原文：

The main reason that birthrates are low is simple: People today want smaller families than people did in the past. That’s true in different cultures and economies around the world. It’s what both women and men report in surveys.

Humanity is building a better, freer world with more opportunities for everyone, especially for women. That progress deserves everyone’s greatest celebration — and everyone’s continued efforts. That progress also means that, for many of us, the desire to build a family can clash with other important goals, including having a career, pursuing projects and maintaining relationships. No society has solved this yet. These tradeoffs bite deep for parents everywhere. For some parents, that means struggle. For others, that means smaller families than they hoped for. And for too many, it means both.

译文：

出生率低的主要原因很简单：与过去相比，现在的人们希望拥有更小的家庭。在世界各地不同的文化和经济中都是如此。在调查中女性和男性都是如此。

人类正在建设一个更美好、更自由的世界，为每个人，特别是女性提供更多的机会。这一进步值得每个人欢庆，也值得每个人继续努力。这种进步也意味着，对我们中的许多人来说，组建家庭的愿望可能会与其他重要目标产生冲突，包括拥有事业、追求自己的目标和维持关系。目前还没有哪一个社会能解决这个问题。这些权衡对各地的父母来说都是非常深刻的。对一些父母来说，这意味着挣扎。对其他人来说，这意味着家庭规模比他们所希望的要小。对太多的人来说是两者兼有。