1The communities minister, Don Foster, has hinted that George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, may introduce more flexibility to the current cap on the amount that local authorities can borrow against their housing stock debt.
主干主语：The communities minister；谓语：has hinted；宾语：that 引导的从句
结构主句后接 that 宾语从句；从句主语 George Osborne 后有同位语 Chancellor of the Exchequer；cap 后 on the amount 为介词短语，amount 后接 that 定语从句修饰，说明借款额度限制的对象。两处插入同位语增加信息密度。
译文社区事务大臣唐·福斯特暗示，财政大臣乔治·奥斯本可能会对地方政府以住房存量债务为抵押的借款上限放宽限制。
考点hint that 后接完整宾语从句 · 同位语与定语从句叠加造成理解难点
2Evidence shows that 60,000 extra new homes could be built over the next five years if the cap were lifted, increasing GDP by 0.6%.
主干主语：Evidence；谓语：shows；宾语：that 从句
结构that 宾语从句内含 if 虚拟条件状语从句（were lifted 为对将来的虚拟）；句末 increasing GDP 为现在分词短语作结果状语，修饰整个从句所描述的建房行为。
译文有证据表明，若取消该上限，未来五年可额外建成六万套新房，并使 GDP 增长 0.6%。
考点if 从句用 were 表示虚拟语气 · 现在分词短语作结果状语
3Ministers should also look at creating greater certainty in the rental environment, which would have a significant impact on the ability of registered providers to fund new developments from revenues.
主干主语：Ministers；谓语：should look at；宾语：creating greater certainty
结构look at 后接动名词短语作宾语；which 非限制性定语从句修饰前面整个“创造确定性”这件事；从句中 ability 后 of registered providers 与不定式 to fund 构成后置修饰。
译文大臣们还应考虑增强租赁环境的确定性，这将显著提升注册住房供应商用租金收入资助新开发项目的能力。
考点which 指代前面整件事而非单个名词 · ability of sb to do 结构
4While these measures would be welcome in the short term, we must face up to the fact that the existing £ 4.5bn programme of grants to fund new affordable housing, set to expire in 2015, is unlikely to be extended beyond then.
主干主语：we；谓语：must face up to；宾语：the fact
结构While 引导让步状语从句；fact 后 that 同位语从句；从句主语 programme 后有 of grants to fund... 修饰，中间插入过去分词短语 set to expire in 2015 作后置定语，谓语 is unlikely to be extended。
译文尽管这些措施短期内会受到欢迎，但我们必须正视一个事实：现有的 45 亿英镑新建保障房拨款计划将于 2015 年到期，此后不太可能延续。
考点the fact that 同位语从句 · 插入的过去分词短语打断主谓