15．With the average number of children in a British family falling under an average of 2.0，compared with the traditional 2.4children，the population of the UK has been falling for quite a few years．
Why aren't British people having as many children as they used to？Well，there are many reasons．One of them is that British people are now having their children at a much older age than previously，meaning they have fewer years in which they can have children．Most young people today want a well-paid job，so they often go to university after high school after years of study at university，they then need a few years of work experience before they can get the job they want．So it's not until they are about 30years old that they can start to think about settling down and having children．
Another reason is that it is relatively expensive to bring up a child in the UK．Usually both parents need to work to pay for their home and living expenses．They need to pay someone to look after their child during the day，which is expensive．
In addition，problems in the global economy often affect British families．For example，when times are tough and there is an economic downturn，it becomes difficult to find a job or keep the existing one．This kind of uncertainty discourages people from having larger families．
So what is Britain doing to try and save British families？First of all，the govermment is trying to make it cheaper to have children．For example，there have been increases in money families can gain from the state each month．Also，there is an increasing amount of money for nursery schools，so that parents don't need to pay so much for childcare．In addition，there are now laws allowing parents to take more time off work so that they can look after their children themselves rather than having to pay others to do it．
British people are having fewer children than before．The delayed child-bearing age，the high cost ofraising a child and the unstable economic situation all contribute to the population decline．The government has taken measures such as increasing the subsidies for children and reducing parents'working hours to encourage people to have more children．．
分析 （高分句型一）British people are having fewer children than before 续写首先总结了英国人口下降的 原因，使用了比较级结构；
（高分句型二）the high cost of raising a child and the unstable economic situation all contribute to the population decline．
该句分析了造成该现象的原因，使用了两个并列短语，即the high cost of raising a child and the unstable economic situation；
（高分句型三）The government has taken measures such as increasing the subsidies for children and reducing parents'working hours to encourage people to have more children．
政府为解决问题所采取的措施；
解答 （高分句型一）British people are having fewer children than before．The delayed child-bearing age，（高分句型二）the high cost of raising a child and the unstable economic situation all contribute to the population decline．（高分句型三）The government has taken measures such as increasing the subsidies for children and reducing parents'working hours to encourage people to have more children．
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