When farmers and wild animals share land, conflicts can be hard to prevent.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

So, marginal land is brought into play with hard work and ingenuity, and this is one of the things that Hanson emphasizes that is so helpful.

那么,边际耕地需要,在一定的生产条件下,生产收益正好足以补偿所需费用的土地,这就是汉森所强调的相当有益的一点

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

It was hard and difficult land.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

Rivers are drying up, grazing land for cattle is scarce, and the dry soil is hard to farm.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01