世界第70億人口誕生菲律賓
The Philippines welcomed one of the world's symbolic "seven billionth" babies today, after she arrived to a celebratory cheer at a packed government-run hospital.
10月31日凌晨，菲律賓首都馬尼拉迎來意義非凡的世界第70億人口。這位嬰兒出生在馬尼拉市一家公立醫院裏，小嬰兒的降生讓無數靜候的人們一起歡呼慶祝。
Weighing 2.5 kilos (5.5 pounds), Danica May Camacho was delivered just before midnight Sunday amid an explosion of media flash bulbs in the delivery room at Manila's Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital.
這個嬰兒名叫丹妮卡·卡馬喬，重2.5公斤（5.5磅）。在媒體聚光燈的環繞下，小寶寶於週日午夜前出生於馬尼拉一家紀念醫院的產房內。
"She looks so lovely," the mother, Camille Dalura, whispered softly as she cradled her tiny baby. "I can't believe she is the world's seventh billion."
孩子的媽媽卡米爾搖着搖籃中的小寶寶輕聲說道：“她看起來很可愛，真不敢相信她是世界上第70億人口。”
The baby is the second child for Dalura and her partner, Florante Camacho, who quietly stood in a corner wearing a white hospital gown as television crews and photographers crowded to get a shot of his daughter.
丹妮卡是卡米爾和丈夫佛洛倫特的第二個孩子。在電視臺工作人員和記者擠上去拍丹妮卡的時候，這位身穿醫院白色長袍的幸福的爸爸只是靜靜地站在角落。
The parents and the baby were met by top United Nations officials in the Philippines, who presented the child with a small cake.
聯合國高級官員前往菲律賓接見了這個小嬰兒和她的父母，並送給丹妮卡一塊小蛋糕作爲禮物。
There were also gifts from local benefactors including a scholarship grant for the child's study, and a livelihood package to enable the parents to start a general store.
丹妮卡一家人還收到了當地居民捐助的很多禮物，其中包括爲她學習準備的助學金，和幫助她父母開一個雜貨店的生活費用等。
Also on hand to witness the landmark event was 12-year-old Lorrize Mae Guevarra, who was declared the world's symbolic six billionth baby in 1999 and is now in the sixth grade.
我們也見證過60億人口的里程碑事件：世界上第60億人口是1999年出生在薩拉熱窩的諾里斯，現年12歲的他已經上小學六年級了。
Health Secretary Enrique Ona said the arrival of the world's seven billionth baby also presented the Philippines with an opportunity to assess Population related issues.
菲律賓衛生部長歐納表示，世界上第70億人口降生在菲律賓，也給了菲律賓一個審視人口問題的契機。
According to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) State of the World Population Report, the Philippines is the 12th most populous country in the world with 94.9m people.
根據聯合國人口基金會的世界人口國家報告，菲律賓是世界上位居第12位的人口大國，擁有9409萬人口。
