“我国资源少”可以用以下几种英语表达方式:
1. \There are few resources in our country.\
2. \The resources in our country are scarce.\
3. \Our country has a shortage of resources.\
在这几个表达中,“few”常用来修饰可数名词,表示数量少;“scarce”强调资源的稀缺、不足;“shortage”则突出存在短缺的情况。
例如:The rapid development of our country has put great pressure on resources, because there are few resources in our country. (我国的快速发展给资源带来了很大压力,因为我国资源少。)
It is an urgent task to improve the utilization rate of resources since the resources in our country are scarce. (由于我国资源稀缺,提高资源利用率是一项紧迫的任务。)
Our country has a shortage of resources, so we should advocate energy conservation. (我国资源少,所以我们应该倡导节约能源。)