The world's population is increasing faster and faster. 全世界的人口增長(zhǎng)得越來越快。

　　At the beginning of the twentieth century, the world's population was about 1,700 million. 在二十世紀(jì)初,全世界的人口大約是十七億。

　　About seventy percent of the population in China are farmers. 中國(guó)大約有百分之七十的人口是農(nóng)民。

　　China has a population of about 1.3 billion. (=There is a population of about 1.3 billion in China.) 中國(guó)大約有十三億人口。

　　New York is a big city with a population of over 10 million. 紐約是一個(gè)有一千多萬(wàn)人口的大城市。 在表示多個(gè)地區(qū)的人口時(shí),population要用復(fù)數(shù)形式populations。例如:

　　Many parts of the world, which once had large populations and produced plenty of crops, have become deserts. 世界上很多地區(qū)一度人口眾多,種植大量的農(nóng)作物;現(xiàn)在,這些地區(qū)已經(jīng)變成了沙漠。

　　In India, however, the population of tigers has increased, from 2,000 in 1972 to about 5,000 in 1988. 然而在印度,老虎的總數(shù)已從1972年的2,000只增長(zhǎng)到了1988年的大約5,000只。

　　另外，表示人口的"多"或"少",不用"much"或"little",而要用"large"或"small"。例如:

　　India has a large population. 印度人口眾多。

　　Singapore has a small population. 新加坡人口少。

　　詢問某國(guó)、某地有多少人口時(shí),不用"How much...?",而用"How large...?";在問具體人口時(shí)用"What...?"。例如:

　　-How large is the population of your hometown? 你們家鄉(xiāng)有多少人口?

　　-The population of our hometown is nearly twice as large as that of yours. 我們家鄉(xiāng)的人口是你們家鄉(xiāng)人口的將近兩倍。

　　-What is the population of Canada? 加拿大的人口有多少?

　　-The population of Canada is about 29 million. 加拿大的人口大約有二千九百萬(wàn)。