“房荒”常见的英文表达可以是 “housing shortage” 或 “shortage of housing”,二者都较为准确地传达了“房屋供应不足”这一含义。
housing shortage:这是一个较为简洁、常用的表达,在英语新闻、报告以及日常交流中经常出现。例如:The rapid urbanization has led to a serious housing shortage in many big cities.(快速的城市化导致许多大城市出现了严重的房荒。)
shortage of housing:意思与“housing shortage”相同,只是表达结构稍有不同,这种说法在书面语和正式场合中也较为常用。例如:The government is taking measures to address the shortage of housing in the region.(政府正在采取措施解决该地区的房荒问题。 )