But to die slowly is much more easy than to die at once ; it was far easier for the average peasant to face the prospect of ultimate death by starvation than to face immediate death from a landlord ' s sword 就一般的农民而言，当他们面临着将来死于饥饿，或者即刻死于地主的屠刀之下时，选择前者也毕竟要容易得多。
