Venture into this terrain and you get some idea of the hardships facing anyone who calls this home: farming is out of the question and nature offers meagre pickings.
冒险进入这片土地，你就会对任何一个把这里称为家的人所面临的困难有一些了解：耕作是不可能的，而大自然却只能提供微薄的收成。
There were only slim pickings to be made at the fair.
在交易会上只能捞些小油水。
Traditional hiding places are easy pickings for experienced burglars.
对有经验的入室窃贼来说，人们惯常藏钱的那些地方最容易得手。
The strike affecting the country's largest airline is producing easy pickings for smaller companies.
罢工给全国最大航空公司带来的影响使得较小的航空公司轻易捡到便宜。
But the richest pickings are undoubtedly to be found in the Gulf.
但是最大的财富无疑还是来自海湾地区。
The pickings are richest for the biggest companies by market capitalisation.
对那些市值最大的公司来说，机会比比皆是。
Mr. Rokaya, the shepherd, was cautious in his appraisal of the day's pickings.
对于当天的采摘，牧民罗卡亚的评价比较谨慎。
Because exposed out on the sand, they're easy pickings for birds interested in a rodent repast.
因为一旦它们暴露在沙滩上便很容易被鸟儿捕食。
'We have frankly easy pickings; the quality is there for the taking,' Chief Executive Daryl Dulaney said.
该公司首席执行长杜兰尼(DarylDulaney)说，坦白地讲，我们很容易选到人，质量是不愁没有的。
But there will still be rich pickings in the extended continental shelf that is up for grabs by May 13th.
但在5月13日之前，仍然是各国申请延伸大陆架、抓住这片丰富海底宝藏的最后机会。
The days of easy pickings for hedge funds and their sponsor Banks which traded credit-derivative insurance and other exotic debt instruments are over.
那些对信用衍生品保险和其他别出心裁债务工具做交易的对冲基金及其担保银行不费吹灰之力就能大捞一笔的日子一去不复还了。
Wheeler said scientists have not yet studied the yam's nutritional value to see what benefits the plant offers as a food crop—and despite its popularity, pickings are already slim.
怀勒说，科学家尚未对这种山药的营养成分及食用益处进行研究。尽管安格那山药深受欢迎，但产量稀少。
Wheeler said scientists have not yet studied the yam's nutritional value to see what benefits the plant offers as a food crop—and despite its popularity, pickings are already slim.
怀勒说，科学家尚未对这种山药的营养成分及食用益处进行研究。尽管安格那山药深受欢迎，但产量稀少。
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