The shortage, does not mean that there is a lot of rural surplus labor in the situation has been changed, also do not mean rural labor transfer trend reversal occurred.

民工荒的出现，并不意味着农村存在着大量的剩余劳动力的状况已经得到了改变，也不意味着农村劳动力转移的大趋势发生了逆转。

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These towns can make up the shortage of huge costs incurred by the shift; they are "reservoirs" and "switches" to the surplus rural labor force.

而小城镇在农村剩余劳动力转移问题上具有重要作用，是农村富余劳动的“蓄水池”和“节流闸”，可以很好地满足农业富余劳动力转移的成本需要。

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These towns can make up the shortage of huge costs incurred by the shift; they are "reservoirs" and "switches" to the surplus rural labor force.

而小城镇在农村剩余劳动力转移问题上具有重要作用，是农村富余劳动的“蓄水池”和“节流闸”，可以很好地满足农业富余劳动力转移的成本需要。

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