Olive trees can grow in poor soil.

橄榄树能在贫瘠的土壤里生长。

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When a foundation is laid in poor soil, it is necessary to excavate to a greater depth than normal to reach a solid base.

若将基础建在地基土层较差的地方，其基坑的深度必须大于常规深度，以使基础落于较坚实的地基上。

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At the end of the lesson on Friday afternoon, the teacher put little notices on the four pots: 'The beans in this pot were planted in poor soil.

在周五下午的课结束的时候老师给四个盆子都贴了标签：“这个盆里的豆子是在‘贫壤’里种植的。”

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It can survive in poor soil and without much water.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

Corn harvests remain small. The researchers say farming methods in Sub-Saharan Africa need to improve or else poor quality soil will increase rural poverty.

VOA: special.2009.07.28

Poor soil keeps many farmers in Africa from growing good crops.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

Women gather beans and other crops planted along the banks, leach the cyanide compounds out of manioc, a root that grows well in the poor soil, and then roast it to make a crunchy flour eaten throughout Brazil.

ECONOMIST: The Amazon's indigenous people

German farmers seem uninterested in tilling poor Polish soil anyway, especially without subsidies.

ECONOMIST: Polish land

Shallow plowing, no crop rotation, inadequate seedbeds, and other habits sustained by lore and tradition resulted in poor production and soil exhaustion.

NEWYORKER: Testing, Testing