Water is indeed scarce in many places, and will grow scarcer.

在许多地方水确实稀缺，而且稀缺的状况会愈发严重。

That bird has become scarce in this country.

那种鸟在这个国家已经很稀有了。

Now, paper money is not scarce, right?

现在 纸币就不稀有 对吧？

In fact, water is always scarce in Botswana.

事实上，博茨瓦纳一直是缺水的。

The price of sugar soars when sugar is scarce.

当糖缺乏时，糖价高涨。

Shoes and clothing for the army were scarce, ordnance supplies and drugs were scarcer.

军队很缺鞋和衣服，武器供应和药品就更少了。

Creatures are scarce because few can eat conifer needles.

这里缺乏生物的原因是很少有生物以针叶为食。

When sugar, coffee, and other foods were scarce, many people hoarded them.

当糖、咖啡和其他食物缺乏时，许多人便囤积它们。

In college, time is scarce, and consequently, very precious.

在大学里，时间很少，而且又非常珍贵。

As such, information on his next project, Tenet, is scarce.

因此，关于他的下一个电影项目《信条》的信息少之又少。

It's just a scarce unit of exchange.

它其实只是一种比较稀有的交易单位。

Resources are a little scarce around here lately.

最近人手不太足。

Credit is also scarcer in most developing countries.

在大多数发展中国家，信贷也更为紧缺。

Furniture was scarce in the middle ages.

家具在中世纪很稀少。

Of course, water is scarce — no doubt.

当然，水是十分稀缺的——这一点毫无疑问。

So something scarce is often times collectible.

所以稀缺的东西往往具有收藏价值。

Scarce a leaf was stirred or rustled.

几乎没有一片树叶被搅动或沙沙作响。

I need you to make yourself scarce.

我...我有个约会对象要过来。

Islands, however, are more scarce than boats.

然而，岛屿比船只更稀缺。

Even in my parking scarce neighborhood in Brooklyn.

即使是在我住的布鲁克林这个停车区稀少的社区。