Local governments, which are short of cash these days, could be allowed to charge developers much more.

当地政府如今缺乏资金，倒是可以向开发商多收取些费用。

A chunk of my money was in the stock market and in apartment houses. I was short of cash.

我把一大笔钱投资于股票和房地产市场，所以手头缺少现金。

If you're short of cash let me lend you a few thousand francs.

如果你手头紧， 我借给你几千法郎。

Our hospitals are short of cash. Add to that the long hours doctors work, and you have a recipe for disaster.

【add】我们医院资金短缺，再加上医生工作时间长，这些早晚都是祸根。