It was so productive that there was a shortage of labour to harvest it, of bull carts to haul it to the threshing floor, of jute bags to store it.

它的产量如此之高，缺乏足够的劳动力来收割，没有足够的牛车来把它拖到打谷场，也没有足够的麻袋来储存它。

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The pests spread quickly in these regions and there was a shortage of Labour.

虫害在这些地区迅速蔓延，劳动力又很紧张。

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As it is, development costs have roughly tripled since 2001, according to industry figures, thanks to a shortage of Labour and parts-such as those massive tyres.

根据工业数据，由于劳动力和零部件——例如那些大卡车的轮胎的短缺，油沙的研发费用自2001年以来已经翻了两番。

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For several years now there has been a rising shortage of labour in China.

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The shortage of labour and equipment that is feeding this inflation is also causing delays to new projects.

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The second implication is that the future increasing shortage of labour will lead to wages and working conditions improving again: whether unions exist or not.

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