Fuel is pricier. So, too, are Labour and equipment, since the global minerals boom has driven up demand for miners and drills.

全球矿产业的蓬勃发展拉动了对矿工和钻探设备的需求，燃料，人力成本和矿业设备费用也都水涨船高。

youdao

But saving testing labour is fruitless if it only adds moreburden to the maintenance department who look after this automated equipment.

但是如果这只是给管理这些自动化设备的维护部门带来更多的负担，那么节省测试工人也是没有意义的。

youdao

There is more unemployment or underemployment of Labour and capital equipment in the slump than in the boom.

在衰退时期比繁荣时期劳动力和资本设备方面出现更多失业或就业不足的现象。

youdao

The shortage of labour and equipment that is feeding this inflation is also causing delays to new projects.

ECONOMIST: Rising oil price equals rising profits, right? Wrong

Much of it goes into joint ventures with local partners, so Chinese land, labour and capital equipment are put to good use.

ECONOMIST: China��s private surprise

There is not enough skilled labour and fancy equipment in the world, he believes, to ramp up production as quickly as people hope.

ECONOMIST: Face value