Any reduction in the capacity of the miners to produce and sell gold would put large numbers of them and their dependants at risk, with the exception of those able to fall back on alternative sources of livelihood, agriculture in particular.
矿工生产和出售黄金的能力一有下降，就会使大批矿工及其受抚养人面临危险，只有那些能够退而依靠其他谋生来源、特别是农业者除外。