2 sentences

1. 这片海域附近的渔民世世代代都依靠捕鱼维持生活。

   zhè piàn hǎi​yù fù​jìn de yú​mín shì​shì​dài​dài dōu yī​kào bǔ yú wéi​chí shēng​huó.

   The fishermen near these waters have relied on fishing for their livelihood for generations.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 据古书记载，这里的先民们主要通过耕种牟来维持生活。

   jù gǔ​shū jì​zǎi, zhè​lǐ de xiān​mín men zhǔ​yào tōng​guò gēng​zhòng móu lái wéi​chí shēng​huó.

   According to ancient records, the ancestors here mainly sustained themselves by farming barley.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary