Those killed by the sword are better off than those who die of famine; racked with hunger, they waste away for lack of food from the field.
饿死的、不如被刀杀的、因为这是缺了田间的土产、就身体衰弱、渐渐消灭。
After the fighters fled, animals were stolen and in some cases eaten by looters, or died for lack of food and water.
敢死队员撤离之后,动物们被劫匪偷走,甚至沦为盘中餐,或因缺水少食而死。
They would have built the dikes higher but for lack of food for the workers.
要不是民工缺乏粮食,堤坝本来还会筑得更高一些。