translation.en: Every school was a big top circus tent, and the pecking order went from acrobats to lion tamers, from clowns to carnies, all of these miles ahead of who we were.
translation.zh: 每个学校都像是一个大马戏团， 人与人之间等级分明，从杂耍员到驯兽师， 从小丑到龙套，他们的等级都比我们高好几层楼。