a shortfall in tax revenue税收收入不足There will soon be a shortfall in supply of qualified young people.合格年轻人才的短缺将很快出现.The move is designed to help offset the shortfall in world oil supplies caused by the UN embargo.此举旨在缓解联合国...
She sat on a chair in the flagged yard.她坐在铺着石板的庭院里的一把椅子上。I walked slowly towards the far end of the stone - flagged path.我便慢慢地踱着, 向石道 的那边走去.The traffic police flagged the passing car down.交通警察挥旗命令那辆经过的汽车停下来....
挂羊头卖狗肉是他们的惯技.To sell horse meat as beefsteak is their usual practice.把贵重物藏在小孩身上是犹太人的惯技.It's an old Yid trick to hide valuables on the children.但这又是这个阶段的人的惯技.But also a useful modus operandi at this stage....