But the biggest potential beneficiaries are the two other areas with intermediate fertility-india and the Middle east-and the high-fertility continent of Africa.

不过最大的潜在受益者是另外两个生育率居中的地区-印度和中东-以及非洲大陆的高生育率地区。

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Men consistently want women who show signs of youth and femininity, which in turn indicate high fertility.

男人总希望女人年轻和阴柔，这反过来表明了高生育率。

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As societies grow richer, and start to move from high fertility to low, the size of their working-age population increases.

随着一个社会拥有的财富增多，其生育率就会由高转低，而其处于工作年龄的人口则会增加。

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This is because such countries have moved furthest along the demographic transition from poor, high-fertility status to richer, low-fertility status.

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The researchers found that women mated to the less sexually attractive men were significantly more likely to find fault with their partners and, again, feel less close to their partners during the high-fertility period than the low-fertility period.

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If the high-fertility nations were to see dramatic declines in Total Fertility Rates (TFRs, the number of children per woman during her reproductive life-time) we would need to see drastic cuts in reproductive rates in at least 40% of all nations and that would have to start today.

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