exhausted soil

基本解释

They take in fresh land in order to fallow the exhausted soil.
他们另行耕种新土地，使耗竭的土地得到休闲。
Through erosion and poor farming practices, the soil has become nearly exhausted of these vital elements.
经过冲蚀及拙劣的耕种技术，已使土壤几乎耗尽这些活性元素。
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The exhausted resources they list include bodies, minds, hearts, imagination, equipment, machinery and finances. They do not mention soil, which has been renewed and redeemed repeatedly.
他们所列举的枯竭资源包括：人力、脑力、想象力、设备、机器和资金，却压根没提被多次翻新并帮助树立威信的土地。