Along the way, he met bad weathers, a shortage of food and water and so on.

一路上，他遇到了恶劣的天气，食物和水的缺乏等等。

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There was a critical shortage of food.

当时粮食奇缺。

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They had a severe shortage of food.

他们的食品严重短缺。

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"It's really a struggle to manage those evacuation centres, there's a shortage of water and a shortage of food, " he said.

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The existing settlers were already experiencing disease and a shortage of food, and the demands they made on the Powhatans strained their relations.

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Last month dozens of dead seabirds, including puffins, were washed up along the County Durham coast, with experts blaming bad weather and a shortage of food.

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