The Church sold off the land for housing.

教会卖掉了那块地皮，用来盖房子了。

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Living off the land was hard enough at the best of times.

即使是在最好的时期靠种地生活也是很艰难的。

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Though he didn't come from a farming family, from a young age Tim Joseph was fascinated by the idea of living off the land.

尽管提姆·约瑟夫不是农民出身，但他从小就对靠土地为生的想法着迷。

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For example, you might see a W.W.E.wrestler jump off the ropes and land on top of his opponent.

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So control of these international highways brought a great deal of wealth to the area, but the central location was a double-edged sword, because in times of peace it would bring prosperity, but, of course, in times of war the land was perpetually invaded as armies would crisscross the land going off to do battle with the great powers.

对这些国际要道的控制,给这个地区带来了大量的财富，但这处于中心的地理位置也如同一把双刃剑，因为在和平时期它带来繁荣，但，在战乱时期，这块土地常常被侵略,当军队在此刀刃相交,或者经过与强国征战。

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"Then jump off the roof, Maggie,jump off it. Now cats jump off roofs and they land uninjured.

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Which may be why the governor is fighting to keep the farmers off the land.

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If forced off the land they may have to use emergency accommodation and benefits, they added.

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He survived for weeks in the jungle fighting off enemy solders and living off the land.

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