Ritter was a very complex man but Marius was the opposite, a simple farmer.

里特是个非常复杂的人，而马里厄斯则恰恰相反，是个单纯的农民。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

He had been a simple farmer, but his character made him a leader.

他不过是个普通的雇农，但他的品格使他当上了负责人。

youdao

And the Valley said: "he was a simple farmer, but also a great artist."

和谷说：“他是一个朴实的农民，又是一个了不起的艺术家。”

youdao

He looked more like a simple farmer than a candidate for the United States Senate.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

Lincoln,for his part, may have looked like a simple farmer.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

At 44 South Village, a former housing estate for military families in the Xinyi District that's been rehabilitated into a public space, a farmer's market called Simple Market is held every Sunday.

WSJ: In Taipei, Taiwan, Life in the Slow Lane

The next morning, even as simple a taste as strawberries grown by a local farmer sets a new strawberry standard for me.

FORBES: Ryokans Beyond Calm