It might be possible to pay what salary he can earn to his wife for this familymaintenance but this is clearly no solution.
人们可以把赌徒的工资交付给他的妻子用以维系家庭生活，但这明显解决不了问题。
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Poor soils, uneven terrain, and a severe climate led to typical "subsistence" farming, the growth of only those crops necessary for familymaintenance.
贫瘠的土壤、崎岖的地表以及恶劣的气候造成典型的生存性农业，仅能种植维持农场家庭生存所必需的作物。
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Poor soils, uneven terrain, and a severe climate led to typical "subsistence? Farming, the growth of only those crops necessary for familymaintenance."