It had meager fresh water supplies, however, so Darwin and his botanist friend, Joseph Hooker, set out to change things.

这个岛上的淡水资源非常稀缺，然而也正因为稀缺，所以达尔文与他的植物学家朋友约瑟夫·胡克(Joseph Hooker)便着手改变这一状况。

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A few meager jars of last year's supply were nestled in a knapsack slung across his shoulders. Old Man Tribbit had told Andy to bring him a few jars before winter set in.

挂在他肩膀上的背包里有几瓶去年剩下的少量的酒，Tribbit老人告诉Andy在入冬前给他带几瓶。

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First, here's the projector playing the image from a PlayStation 3 set to output at a meager 1280 x 720.

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Then, each time we seem set to break that crucial support level at 1040, pressures eases and we get a meager bounce.

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