全國蚊子屋超過86萬 這些縣市空屋率最高
Taiwan’s empty home rate remained above 10 percent last year, despite being down from a year earlier, according to statistics released by the Construction and Planning Agency.
內政部營建署公布數據顯示，台灣去年的空屋率儘管比前年來得低，仍維持在10％以上。
despite(prep.)儘管=in spite of~
According to the data, the total number of empty residential homes reached 862,965 units, representing 10.22 percent of the total number of homes registered with the agency last year.
根據營建署資料，去年空屋總數達到86萬2965戶，占營建署登記全國房屋總數10.22％。
residential(adj.)居住的;定居的represent(v.)代表、等同於、相當於account for~佔...比例
This was a slight decrease in the national empty home rate, down from a year earlier by 0.13 percent, making it the second lowest since 2009.
這個數字相較於2015年微幅下降0.13％，為自2009年來第二低。
slight(adj.)少量的、些微的decrease(n.)減少increase(n.)增加
The figure of empty homes is obtained by calculating the number of residences that consume no more than 60 kilowatts of power every month.
營建署透過計算每月用電度數不超過60度的住宅數量掌握空屋數。
figure(n.)(官方)數據consume(v.)消耗
The agency said the nation’s empty house rate has hovered around the 10 percent mark because developers continue to launch new projects and property prices have remained high in certain areas.
營建署指出，台灣的空屋率一直維持在10％上下，因為在某些地區建商持續推出新建案，且房價居高不下。
hover(v.)(在某一個標準附近)徘徊mark(n.)指標property(n.)房地產
Among the six major cities of the island, New Taipei City had the highest number of empty homes at 118,067 units, followed by Kaohsiung (110,956 units), Taichung (96,132 units), and Taoyuan (91,752 units).
在全台六大城市中，新北市空屋戶數最多，以11萬8067戶摘冠，高雄市11萬956戶次之，之後依序是台中市9萬6132戶與桃園市9萬1752戶。
among(prep.)在...之中=offollowed by~緊接在後的是ahead of~超前
Tainan had 66,941 units of unoccupied residences, and Taipei, the most closely watched property market in the nation, had the lowest number at 60,682 units.
台南市則有6萬6941戶空屋，全台最備受矚目的房地產市場台北空屋數則最低，有6萬682戶。
unoccupied(adj.)無人居住的;無人使用的residence(n.)住宅;住所
As for the empty house rate, Taipei had the lowest ratio at 6.82 percent, whereas New Taipei City, the nation’s most populous city, had the second lowest ratio at 7.6 percent.
至於空屋率，台北市的空屋率6.82％為全台最低，而全台人口最多的新北市則以7.6％名列全國第二低。
as for~至於in terms of~就...而言whereas(conj.)而;然而=whilepopulous(adj.) 人口眾多的
The agency said these two cities have the lowest rates because they offer more resources and job opportunities.
營建署指出，這兩個城市因有較多資源和工作機會，空屋率最低。
By contrast, Yunlin, Chiayi and Tainan had higher rates because a lack of resources in these cities has prompted many people to move elsewhere.
對比之下，雲林、嘉義和台南則因缺乏資源，促使許多人口外移，致使空屋率較高。
in contrast=by contrast對比之下;相較之下prompt sb. to RV促使…做…=cause sb. to RV