1、A succession of bad harvest had reduced the small farmer to penury
連續(xù)歉收使得這個小農場主陷入了貧困境地。

2、A small farmer has a bad year, followed by another bad year with prospects for more of the same.
小本農民會遭遇收成不好的年景，接而又是那樣的一年，接下來幾年的前景也許都是如此。

3、A succession of bad harvest had reduced the small farmer to penury.
連續(xù)歉收使得這個小農場主陷入了貧困境地。