| 1. | The delay is due to the shortage of hands .
事情耽搁下来是由于人手不足。 |
| 2. | The city suffers from a shortage of building land .
该市极缺乏建筑用地。 |
| 3. | Shortages of steel would have developed .
钢的短缺现象还会比现在更严重一些。 |
| 4. | There was a critical shortage of food then .
当时粮食奇缺。 |
| 5. | Food shortages often occur in time of war .
在战争期间常常发生粮食短缺的情形。 |
| 6. | "how long will the rice shortage go on, yusef? "
米荒还要继续多久啊，尤塞夫？ |
| 7. | The seriousness of water shortages becomes apparent .
缺水的严重性就更为明显了。 |
| 8. | This makes the teacher shortage even more critical .
这使师资匮乏的问题更为严重。 |
| 9. | The rumors of a petrol shortage turned out to be a false alarm .
汽油短缺的谣传原来是一场虚惊。 |
| 10. | A shortage of building land will push property values up .
建筑用地缺乏将造成房地产价格逐渐上升。 |
