1.thin out 变稀疏

Toward the suburb the houses begin to thin out.
靠近市郊的地方房屋渐渐稀少VWdX%(j5#,-3#K。

2.born in troubled times 生于乱世

He was born in troubled times, although scholars origin, but to the rise and fall of nations armored battle turn back the powers of darkness, his ideas as their own and social change.
他生于乱世，虽是文人出身，但为了国家的兴衰披甲上阵力挽狂澜，其思想随着自身与社会的变化而不断变化pTp)X#qj8k!llW&W。