| 31. | a drastic shortage of food |
| 食物的严重匮乏
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| 32. | a shortage of food in some countries |
| 有些国家的食物短缺
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| 33. | a shortage of rice, funds, equipment |
| 大米, 资金, 设备不足
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| 34. | a shortage of 50 tons |
| 缺少50吨
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| 35. | a time of great surplus followed by a time of shortage |
| 物资大量过剩时期,随之而来的物资短缺时期
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| 36. | bemoan the shortage of funds for research |
| 抱怨研究经费不足
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| 37. | a grave shortage of housing accommodation |
| 住房严重短缺
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| 38. | make a retrenchment of 1,000 workers owing to shortage of orders |
| 由于订货不足而裁减1000名工人
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| 39. | provide against a shortage of rice |
| 预防米荒
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| 40. | the housing shortage problem |
| 住宅不足问题
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