People live in poverty because of the poverty of the soil. 因為土壤貧瘠而過(guò)著(zhù)貧窮的生活。
But the farmers that grow the crop often live in drought-prone areas, where poor soil and disease exacerbate poor harvests. 但是種植玉米的農民常常生活在容易遭遇干旱的地區,那里的土壤貧瘠,而且作物疾病讓不良的收成更加惡化。