The report, State of World Population 2011, says this is not a time of crisis but a moment for action.

标题为《2011年世界人口状况》的这项报告声称，这不是一个危机之秋，而是行动之时。

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Doctors are too few-one-third less than the rich-world average, relative to the population-because of state quotas.

医生太少——只有发达国家平均水平的不到三分之一，这是因为国家有医生限额。

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Moreover, the state's growth in population after the second world war was producing horrible signs of environmental damage, though drivers and carmakers alike were reluctant to admit that the smog over Los Angeles was the result of automobile emissions.

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Edinburgh Zoo said the wild population was in its healthiest state since before World War II, but remained at serious threat of extinction.

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