Farmers were meant to get an income comparable to that of townspeople...是什么意思？

Farmers were meant to get an income comparable to that of townspeople...

农民的收入本应该与城里人的收入相当。

farmers

n. 农场主，农民( farmer的名词复数 )；

例句
Thousands of farmers from across Europe have held a huge demonstration in the centre of Brussels...
来自欧洲各地的数千农民在布鲁塞尔市中心举行了大规模的示威游行。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

meant

v. 意味，打算(mean的过去式和过去分词)，表示…的意思；

例句
His sharp business acumen meant he quickly rose to the top.
他精明的商业头脑令其青云直上。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

get

vt. 得到，抓住，说服，受到（惩罚等）；vt.& vi. 到达，来；vi. 成为，开始，设法对付，获得利益或财

例句
The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.
规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

an

art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代词a），一任一某一，一个；

例句
He started eating an apple...
他开始吃苹果。

income

n. 收入，进款，进来的动作，进入；

例句
Local taxes are going to be taking a bigger bite out of people's income than they ever have before.
地方税收在人们收入中的比重将超过以往任何时候。

comparable

adj. 可比较的，比得上的；

例句
...paying the same wages to men and women for work of comparable value...
男女同工同酬

that

det. 那个，那；pron. 那个，那；conj. 多么，如此…以至，用于某些动词、形容词和名词后，引出各种从句；adv. 不那么，那样；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

townspeople

n. 市民，镇民，城里人，市井之流；

例句
In 1375 the townspeople revolted...
1375年，市民奋起反抗。