And as they were past they see that a small child has fallen into the pond and is in danger drowning.

这时，你看到,一个小孩掉进了池塘,就要溺水，情况危急。

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So this novel, this autobiography, begins with the sense that this boy is in danger from practically the moment he comes into the world, the moment he comes into consciousness.

这小说，这自传，让人一开始,就觉得这孩子,一生下来，就浸泡在苦水里。

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