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special surplus 特别盈余 Special Suspense Account 特别暂记帐 special trust 特别信托 special warrant 特别拨款令；特别支款授权书 specific charge 特定押记 specific deduction

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natality 生育 fertility 生育率 fecundity 生育能力 birth rate, natality rate 出生率 births 出生人数 parity 胎次 premature birth 早产 life birth 活产 stillbirth 死产 birth peaks 出生高峰 mortality 死亡 mortality rate 死亡率