Rising unemployment is a political time bomb for the government.

　　日益嚴重的失業問題對政府來說是一枚政治上的定時炸彈。

　　House prices rose five per cent last year.

　　去年房價上漲百分之五。

　　Unemployment may be an underlying cause of the rising crime rate.

　　失業可能是犯罪率攀升的潛在原因。

　　Lending by banks rose to$ 10 billion last year.

　　去年銀行發放的貸款增至100億元。

　　There has been a sharp rise in the number of people out of work.

　　失業人數急劇增長。