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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This is the baseline for living off the land.

这是底线，生活过的土地。

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

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There is a particular concern for subsistence farmers who have been living off the land leased to foreign companies.

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When authority officials went to investigate, they discovered a community of about a dozen adults, some with children, living contentedly and quite comfortably off the land.

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