Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”.
欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”。
This week's news word is about an important industry: construction.
本周的新闻词汇与一个重要的产业有关：建筑。
When there are cranes and projects like this one in Washington's Waterfront district, there are jobs.
当某个地方有起重机和像华盛顿滨水区这样的工程时，这个地方就会有工作机会。
Ken Simonson says construction employment is growing nearly twice as fast as the rest of the economy.
Ken Simonson说建筑业的就业率在以其他行业两倍的速度增长。
But the industry is at risk of stalling because there aren't a lot of construction workers with skills available to be hired now.
但是这个行业正面临着停滞的危险，因为没有足够的高技术建筑工人可雇佣。

Construction is the process of building something, like a house, bridge or road.
“建筑”是建造某物的过程，比如房子、桥或道路。
If someone does this for a living, they are said to be “in construction”.
如果某人以此谋生的话，他们被称为“从事建筑业”。
If something is being build, it is said to be "under construction."
如果某物正在建设中，就说“under construction”。