1. Employers bemoan a
dearth of skilled manpower, yet—by some measures—one in three South Africans has no job.

雇主则抱怨熟练的劳动力太少了,但某些统计显示,三分之一的南非人没有工作。
2. Silicon wafers are zapped with ions, which form tiny islands with either an excess or a
dearth of electrons.

矽晶圆用离子轰击,而在其上形成微小的岛,各自具有过量或是不足的电子。
3. Elsewhere, the sudden
dearth of foreign-bank lending and the flight of hedge funds and other investors from bond markets has slammed the brakes on credit growth.

其他地方,外国银行中突然消失的出借款项,以及对冲基金及其他投资人从债券市场撤出给信贷增长踩了急刹车。