半文盲

zài zhè ge guó jiā de rén kǒu shì wén máng huò bàn wén máng

在这个国家，44%的人口是文盲或半文盲。

This is a country where 44 percent of the population is illiterate or semi-literate.

tā men de hòu dài yě xǔ huì xiàng tā men yī yàng dāng bàn wén máng

他们的后代也许会像他们一样当半文盲。

Their children may carry on where they leave off.