But it slowly caught on as its merits in times of famine and war became apparent (it is more reliable than grain and remains hidden underground until harvested).
但饥荒和战争使它的优点得以显现(它比谷物更可靠,而且到收获前一直都埋藏在土里),它逐渐受到人们的青睐。
In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
他们在急难的时候,不至羞愧,在饥荒的日子,必得饱足。
It is a scene from times of old, but still the way many farmers operate in rural India, where the harvest often determines feast or famine.
这是一幅旧时代的场景,但在印度农村地区依然存在,在那里收成经常决定了他们是否吃饱或挨饿。
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