Added to these difficulties are unpreventable natural disasters which can wipe out an entire year's labor in a day. Last year, his bamboo groves were hit by typhoon Herb and so damaged that his income for the whole year was only NT $ 20,000-30,000.
去年，他的桂竹林就遭到賀伯颱風災害，全年收入只有二、三萬元。