A peasant is a poor person of low social status who works on the land; used to refer to people who live in countries where farming is still a common way of life. 农民
noun [集合/集体](旧时或贫穷国家的)农民,佃农;<非正式>没教养的人,粗人
That forced peasant farmers to try to eke a living off steep hillsides. 那迫使农民要靠在陡峭的山坡上来勉强维持生计。