The cheapness of land and the scarcity of labor, nevertheless, made impossible the triumph of the huge estate with its semi-servile tenantry.

——然而， 土地的廉价和劳动力的稀缺，使得拥有半奴役佃农的大庄园不可能取得胜利。

For one thing, the abundance of land and the scarcity of labor made it impossible for the companies, the proprietors, or the crown to develop over the whole continent a network of vast estates.

一方面，丰富的土地和稀缺的劳动力使得公司、业主或王室不可能在整个大陆发展庞大的地产网络。