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1. 那几年连逢凶岁，百姓们被迫背井离乡。

   nà jǐ nián lián féng xiōng suì, bǎi​xìng men bèi​pò bèi​jǐng​lí​xiāng.

   During those years of consecutive bad harvests, the people were forced to flee their homes.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary