短语讲解：
1. The Minister of Housing and Urban Rural Development Jiang Weixin has revealed that the government is trying its best to push forward the construction across the country.
push forward推进
例句：They were pushing the work forward.
他们正在推进工作。
2. It can be delayed either by local governments or real estate developers due to various reasons.
due to由于，因为
例句：Her absence is due to illness.
她因病缺席。
3. So how can the central government make sure the construction phase will be finished on time?
on time按时, 准时
例句：The alarm clock awoke me on time.
闹钟按时把我闹醒了。
4. The government is emphasizing the requirement that the ten million apartments must at least have their foundations constructed by the end of this November and the entire project will need to be finished and put into use in one or two years.
put into使处于某种状态
例句：The plan began to be put into operation.
这计划已经开始实施。
5. Our citizens care about the progress of these projects.
care about对…感兴趣；注意；关心
例句：I don't care about his opinion.
我才不管他是什么意见呢。
6. Some deputies of the National People's Congress, acting on behalf of citizens, have harshly questioned the quality of these projects at a recent conference of the Standing Committee of the legislative body.
on behalf of代表…
例句：At the airport he read an address of welcome on behalf of the association.
在机场上他代表该协会致了欢迎词。
7. We can't cut corners on the construction of these houses just because they are built for the poor people, neither can we reduce the basic facilities required in the house.
cut corners抄近路
例句：She cut corners going to work in a hurry.
她匆忙抄近路去上班。
8. For example, a one thousand yuan per square meter house is quite different in quality compared to a three thousand yuan one.
compare to把…比作, 喻为; 与…相比
例句：Life is compared to a voyage.
人生好比航海。
9. Once the house is found to have a quality issue, then the supervisory department of the central government will ask these parties to take full responsibility and they also need to face punishments.
take full responsibility负全责
例句：I take full responsibility for breaking the window.
我对打碎玻璃窗负全部责任。
10. At the same time, the country is also building up a data base to include every household's property information.
build up逐步建设；逐步建立；逐步形成
例句：They came to this country and built up the family business.
他们来到这个国家，逐步建立了这份家业。
