Steel bars in short supply

钢筋供不应求

牛国崎 作品

2019年10月27日

本节专题讨论“需求与供应”相关表达。

【工匠术语 Craftsman’s terms】

1) 过剩 surplus

2) 饱和 saturation

3) 供需比 demand and supply ratio

4) 供不应求 in short supply

5) 产品过剩 surplus of products

6) 需求与供应 demand and supply

【工匠例句 Craftsman’s examples】

1. Raw materials are in short supply.

原材料供应不足。

【提示】in short supply：供应不足，缺货，供不应求

2. Food was in short supply at that time.

当时食品接应不上。

3. The prices are regulated by demand and supply.

价格随着供需关系而调整。

【提示】regulate vt. 调节，调整，调控

4. Supply of cement reached saturation.

水泥的供应达到饱和状态。

5. Surplus of products led to a fall in prices.

产品过剩导致价格下跌。

6. The relevant authorities are closely monitoring the supply of meat, eggs and milk.

相关部门正在密切监督肉蛋奶的供应状况。

7. The supply and demand ratio of finished steel bars is heavily unbalanced.

成品钢材的供需比严重失衡。、

【提示】finished 表示“制成的，成品的”。如：

finished products, 制成品，成品

8. Prices of maize will rise in the fall owing to short supply.

由于供应紧张，秋季的玉米价格将上涨。

【提示】fall n. 秋天

owing to 由于…

9. Demand of raw materials is high and prices keep soaring up.

原材料需求旺盛，价格不断飙升。

【提示】soar vi. 翱翔，暴涨。soar up: 飙升

10. In perfect competition, the price in the market is set by the interaction of demand and supply.

在完全竞争市场中，价格由需求和供给的相互作用来确定。

【提示】be set by… 由…决定，确定

【补充词汇】

1) 水泥 cement

2) 监督 monitor

3) 调整 regulate

4) 竞争 competition

5) 密切地 closely

6) 失衡的 unbalanced

7) 相互作用 interaction

8) 飙升 soar up

9) 原材料 raw materials

10) 肉蛋奶 meat, eggs and milk

11) 价格下跌 a fall in prices

12) 成品钢材 finished steel bars

13) 相关部门 relevant authorities

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