保障房的短缺用英语怎么说？

保障房的短缺

...a shortage of affordable housing...

shortage

n. 不足，缺点，缺少，缺少量，不足额；

例句
There is a chronic shortage of patrol cars in this police district.
这个治安辖区严重缺乏巡逻车辆。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

affordable

adj. 付得起的；

例句
...the availability of affordable housing...
买得到价格合理的住房

housing

n. 房屋，供给住宅，掩护，外罩；

例句
The government is taking emergency action to deal with a housing crisis...
政府正采取紧急措施解决住房危机。