Mistreatment is so widespread that the Philippines, Ethiopia and Nepal no longer let their citizens go to Lebanon to work as maids, though such bans have had little effect.

虐待如此普遍，以至于菲律宾、埃塞俄比亚、尼泊尔不再让他们的国民去黎巴嫩从事家政工作——尽管禁令实际没什么效果。

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Ethiopia still has too many people eking out a living on too little land, depending on rains that can never be relied on.

埃塞俄比亚仅有的一点耕地根本无法养活那么多的人口，完全依靠降雨的农田也因常年干旱而荒芜。

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In 1985, there was little rainfall in Ethiopia, which led to destroyed harvests and killed cattle. (lines1-2)

1985年，埃塞俄比亚几乎没有降雨，这导致收成损毁，牛畜死亡。

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Eritreans abroad send several hundred million dollars home each year, but there is little investment and still no possibility of trade with Ethiopia, a vital market.

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