- 二十四、 時間長了，李長寬總是沒錢，又沒學可上，家庭對自己是那麼[1] “冷酷”，他開始感覺無望了，心想：像王友才和“小人書”中所说的那樣生活，再也沒自己的份了，於是陷入了徘徊、苦惱的深淵。
- 24. Time went on, and Li Changkuan was always without money and without a school to attend. His family was so “cold-blooded” toward him that he began to feel hopeless, thinking to himself that there was no chance for him to live a life like Wang Youcai nor a life as described in the “xiaorenshu”. As a result, he sank into an abyss of distress and anguish.