In Ireland, the inferior ranks of people are still poorer than in Scotland, and many parts of the country are almost as thinly inhabited.

在爱尔兰，下层人民仍然比苏格兰更穷，而且这个国家的许多地方几乎同样人烟稀少。

The opportunities of smuggling, indeed, would be much greater; America, in proportion to the extent of the country, being much more thinly inhabited than either Scotland or Ireland.

确实，走私的机会要大得多；就国土面积而言，美洲的人口稀少比苏格兰或爱尔兰要稀疏得多。

In a poor country, the consumption of the principal commodities subject to the duties of customs and excise, is very small; and in a thinly inhabited country, the opportunities of smuggling are very great.

在贫穷国家，需要缴纳关税和消费税的主要商品的消费量很小；在人烟稀少的国家，走私的机会非常大。

By allowing them a very extensive market for it, the law encourages them to extend this culture much beyond the consumption of a thinly inhabited country, and thus to provide beforehand an ample subsistence for a continually increasing population.

通过为他们提供一个非常广阔的市场，法律鼓励他们将这种文化扩展到人口稀少国家的消费之外，从而为不断增长的人口预先提供充足的生计。