Labour shortages: Help wanted
劳动力短缺：急聘员工
According to figures published on August 31st, the Case-Shiller national house-price index was 18.6% higher in June than a year earlier—the third record-breaking rise in as many months.根据8月31日公布的数据，6月份Case-Shiller全国房价指数比去年同期上涨了18.6%，这是多个月以来第三次打破纪录的上涨。结构分析：According to figures published on August 31st是状语, the Case-Shiller national house-price index是主语，was 18.6% higher是系表型谓语（was是系动词，过去一般时，18.6% higher是表语），in June是状语，than a year earlier是比较状语，—the third record-breaking rise是同位语，in as many months是状语。But although the shortages of materials are expected to ease next year, skilled labour will be harder to find.虽然明年材料短缺有望缓解，但技术工人更会一人难求。结构分析：But是连接词，表示转折，although引导状语从句，the shortages of materials是主语，are expected是被动谓语，现在一般时，to ease是主语补语，next year是时间状语, skilled labour是主句的主语，will be harder to find是系表型谓语，其中will be是系动词词组，harder to find是表语。As covid-19 spread and countries locked down, the construction workforce took a big hit.随着新冠肺炎的传播和各国的封锁，建筑工人受到了很大的冲击。结构分析：As引导状语从句，covid-19是主语，spread是谓语，and是连接词，countries是主语，locked down是谓语, the construction workforce是主语，took是谓语，过去一般时，a big hit是名词词组，作宾语。In America it shrank by nearly 15% in 2020, wiping out four years of job gains.在美国，2020年建筑工人数量下降了近15%，抵消了四年来的增量。结构分析：In America是地点状语，it是主语，shrank是谓语，by nearly 15%是状语，in 2020是时间状语, wiping out four years of job gains是-ing式词组，作状语。英语外刊，精读练习：1.分析下面的句子结构、时态等。But it has yet to recover fully, even as demand for housing has been turbo-charged by low interest rates and enthusiasm for bigger homes.
