sparse
adj
not dense, thick or crowded; thinly scattered 稀少的; 稀疏的; 稀落的
a sparse population 稀少的人口
a sparse beard 稀疏的胡须
The television coverage of the event was rather sparse. 电视上对这件事报道得很少.
He who overcomes his anger subdues his greatest enemy.
克制火气就是克制强敌。
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.