四级What about supply? The three environmental trends—the shortage of fresh water, the loss of topsoil and the rising temperatures—are making it increasingly hard to expand the world's grain supply fast enough to keep up with demand.

供应呢？三大环境趋势——淡水短缺、表土流失和气温上升——使得世界粮食供应越来越难以快速增长，以满足需求。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Facing water shortages and escalating fertilizer costs, farmers in developing countries are using raw sewage ( ' , 下 水道污水) to irrigate and fertilize nearly 49 million acres of cropland, according to a new report—and it may not be a bad thing.

面对水资源短缺和化肥成本不断上升，发展中国家的农民正在使用未经处理的污水（“，下 水道污水) 根据一份新的报告，灌溉和施肥近4900万英亩的农田，这可能不是一件坏事。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级For example, the shortage of young adults is likely to make countries more reluctant to commit the few they have to military service.

例如，年轻人的短缺可能会使一些国家更不愿意让少数人服兵役。

2010年12月阅读原文

六级Countries that have a shortage of young adults will be less willing to commit them to military service

缺少年轻人的国家将不太愿意让他们服兵役

2010年12月阅读原文

四级This is after the country's main manufacturer stopped sales due to a potato shortage.

这是在该国的主要制造商因土豆短缺而停止销售之后。

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

四级The author has come to agree that food shortages could ultimately lead to the collapse of world civilization.

作者已经同意，粮食短缺可能最终导致世界文明的崩溃。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级Of all those trends, however, the spread of water shortages poses the most immediate threat.

然而，在所有这些趋势中，水资源短缺的蔓延构成了最直接的威胁。

2016年6月阅读原文

考研One oft-debated cure for this labor shortage remains as implausible as it's been all along: Native U.S.

一个经常被争论的解决劳动力短缺的方法仍然像过去一样令人难以置信：美国本土。

2019年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级In many countries immigrants have been filling such gaps in the labour force as have already emerged (and remember that the real shortage is still around ten years off).

在许多国家，移民填补了已经出现的劳动力缺口（记住，真正的短缺还有十年左右）。

2010年12月阅读原文

四级Yet I, too, have resisted the idea that food shortages could bring down not only individual governments but also our global civilization.

然而，我也反对粮食短缺不仅会拖垮各国政府，还会拖垮我们的全球文明。

2016年6月阅读原文

考研Also, some research suggests that the explanation for rising rates of mortality, mental-health problems, and addiction among poorly-educated middle-aged people is shortage of well-paid jobs.

此外，一些研究表明，教育程度低的中年人死亡率、心理健康问题和上瘾率上升的原因是缺乏高薪工作。

2017年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

四级Wells are much more reliable sources of freshwater, and California is hoping that these deep wells may be the answer to their severe water shortage.

水井是更可靠的淡水来源，加州希望这些深井可以解决严重的缺水问题。

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

高考The loss of big trees was greatest in areas where trees had suffered the greatest water shortage.

在树木缺水最严重的地区，大树的损失最大。

2019年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

六级For example, the United Nations Children's Fund estimates that some 11 million children in Africa face hunger, disease, and water shortages as a result of the strongest El Ni o ( ' , 厄尔尼诺) weather phenomenon in decades.

例如，联合国儿童基金会估计，由于厄尔尼诺现象最严重，非洲约有1100万儿童面临饥饿、疾病和水资源短缺，厄尔尼诺) 几十年来的天气现象。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级But as the working classes prospered and the servant shortage set in, housekeeping became a matter of interest to the educated classes.

但是，随着工人阶级的繁荣和佣人短缺的出现，家政成为受教育阶层感兴趣的问题。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Facing water shortages and escalating fertilizer costs, farmers in developing countries are using raw sewage to irrigate and fertilize nearly 49 million acres of cropland, according to a new report—and it may not be a bad thing.

根据一份新的报告，面对水资源短缺和化肥成本上升，发展中国家的农民正在使用未经处理的污水灌溉和施肥近4900万英亩的农田，这可能不是一件坏事。

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

四级Social order is breaking down in many countries because of food shortages.

由于粮食短缺，许多国家的社会秩序正在崩溃。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级But carrots got their biggest boost during the two world wars when food shortages forced people to eat them and governments told everyone how healthy carrots were.

但是胡萝卜在两次世界大战期间得到了最大的促进作用，当时粮食短缺迫使人们食用胡萝卜，政府告诉每个人胡萝卜是多么健康。

2017年6月听力原文

四级Increasing water shortages prove to be the biggest obstacle to boosting the world's grain production.

日益严重的水资源短缺是提高世界粮食产量的最大障碍。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级But water shortages are even more worrying in India.

但水资源短缺在印度更令人担忧。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级Since the current world food shortage is trend-driven, the environmental trends that cause it must be reversed.

由于当前世界粮食短缺是趋势驱动的，因此必须扭转造成粮食短缺的环境趋势。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级As a measure to counter future shortages, the American government decided to establish a stockpile of oil in caves underground

作为应对未来石油短缺的措施，美国政府决定在地下洞穴中建立石油储备

2013年6月阅读原文

六级first, keeping up with the pace of technological change; recruiting high-quality staff in a time of skills shortages in it as a whole and in a highly competitive market; and the issue of retaining staff once they've been recruited and trained.

第一，跟上技术变革的步伐；在it整体技能短缺和市场竞争激烈的情况下招聘高素质员工；以及在招聘和培训员工后保留员工的问题。

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

六级There was a shortage of check in desks.

登记柜台短缺。

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

四级Rather than superpower conflict, countries unable to cope with food shortages now constitute the main threat to world security.

如今，无法应对粮食短缺的国家不是超级大国冲突，而是世界安全的主要威胁。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级As a measure to counter future shortages, the American government decided to establish a stockpile of oil in caves underground.

作为应对未来石油短缺的措施，美国政府决定在地下洞穴中建立石油储备。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级Now, Africa's largest economy is facing a food crisis as major tomato fields have been destroyed by an insect, leading to a nationwide shortage and escalating prices.

现在，非洲最大的经济体正面临粮食危机，因为一种昆虫毁坏了主要的西红柿田，导致全国性的短缺和价格上涨。

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

六级In the past 12 months, Nigeria has suffered from a shrinking economy, a sliding currency, and a prolonged fuel shortage.

在过去12个月里，尼日利亚遭受了经济萎缩、货币贬值和长期燃料短缺的痛苦。

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

四级Environmental problems must be solved to ease the current global food shortage.

必须解决环境问题以缓解当前的全球粮食短缺。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级The three environmental trends—the shortage of fresh water, the loss of topsoil and the rising temperatures—are making it increasingly hard to expand the world's grain supply fast enough to keep up with demand.

三大环境趋势——淡水短缺、表土流失和气温上升——使得世界粮食供应越来越难以快速增长，以满足需求。

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级For example, the United Nations Children's Fund estimates that some 11 million children in Africa face hunger, disease, and water shortages as a result of the strongest El nio weather phenomenon in decades.

例如，联合国儿童基金会估计，由于几十年来最严重的厄尔尼诺现象，非洲约有1100万儿童面临饥饿、疾病和水资源短缺。

2017年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

考研The shortage is compounded by federal immigration raids, which remove some workers and drive others underground.

联邦移民局的突袭行动加剧了这一短缺，这些突袭行动将一些工人带走，另一些人被迫转入地下。

2019年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Farmers are reporting steep losses and a new $20 million tomato-paste factory has halted production due to the shortages.

农民们报告说损失惨重，一家价值2000万美元的新番茄酱工厂因短缺而停产。

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

六级Early indications are that Smith will have no shortage of farm members.

早期迹象表明史密斯不会缺少农场成员。

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

四级But as the nursing shortage worsens, a growing number of schools and hospitals are establishing "fast-track programs" that enable college graduates with no nursing experience to become registered nurses with only a year or so of specialized training.

但是，随着护理短缺的加剧，越来越多的学校和医院正在建立“快速通道计划”，使没有护理经验的大学毕业生能够通过一年左右的专业培训成为注册护士。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级The government also established a stockpile (贮存) of oil as a short-term buffer (缓冲) against future shortages.

政府还建立了一个储存库(贮存) 石油的短期缓冲作用(缓冲) 针对未来的短缺。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级For years, the has experienced a shortage of registered nurses.

多年来，注册护士一直短缺。

2018年12月6级真题第二套

六级Could a shortage of shut-eye also be helping to make us fat?

睡眠不足也会使我们发胖吗？

2008年12月英语六级真题

四级If we are to solve the nursing shortage (不足), hospital administration and doctors everywhere would do well to follow Beth Israel’s example.

如果我们要解决护理短缺问题(不足), 医院管理部门和世界各地的医生都应该以贝丝·伊斯雷尔为榜样。

1993年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Yet occurrences of shortages and droughts (干旱) are causing famine and distress in some areas, and industrial and agricultural by-products are polluting water supplies.

然而，短缺和干旱的发生(干旱) 正在一些地区造成饥荒和苦难，工业和农业副产品正在污染供水。

2001年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Water shortages do not have to trouble the world—if we start valuing water more than we have in the past.

如果我们开始比过去更重视水资源，那么水资源短缺就不一定会困扰世界。

2001年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement.

在丹佛北部的社区，居民们正在努力帮助教师和行政人员，因为弗里恩学区正试图解决因管理不善而导致的1380万美元预算短缺问题。

2005年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The 22,000-student district discovered the shortage last month.

上个月，这个2.2万名学生的学区发现了这一短缺现象。

2005年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortage until after the November election, when voters approved a $212 million bond issue for schools.

科夫曼说，他想知道地区官员是否将预算短缺隐瞒到11月大选之后，当时选民批准为学校发行2.12亿美元的债券。

2005年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Interest in pursuing international careers has soared in recent years, enhanced by chronic (长久的) personnel shortages that are causing companies to search beyond their home borders for talent.

近年来，由于长期的(长久的) 人员短缺导致公司在海外寻找人才。

2006年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级In a way, Kudzu is a sign of labor shortage in the south.

从某种程度上说，库兹是南方劳动力短缺的标志。

2006年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The first step in solving this meaning shortage is to figure out what you really care about, and then do something about it.

解决这种意义短缺的第一步是弄清楚你真正关心的是什么，然后做点什么。

2006年12月大学英语新四级(CET-4)真题

四级In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied.

在这个网络聊天、电子游戏和真人秀盛行的时代，让孩子忙碌起来的无脑活动比比皆是。

2007年12月大学英语四级考试真题

四级The three environmental trends——the shortage of fresh water, the loss of topsoil and the rising temperatures——are making it increasingly hard to expand the world’s grain supply fast enough to keep up with demand.

三种环境趋势——淡水短缺、表层土流失和气温上升——使世界粮食供应越来越难以以足够快的速度满足需求。

2016年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套)

考研In fact, any new source of energy will be very welcome, as there is already a shortage of petroleum.

事实上，任何新的能源都将非常受欢迎，因为石油已经短缺。

1980年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研There is a serious shortage of nurses and teachers, to mention only two of the occupations followed by women.

护士和教师严重短缺，更不用说妇女所从事的两种职业了。

1988年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题