In those days, younger sister would wear what older sister had worn; rarely did anyone bear to part with the NT $ 4 it cost to get in a cab; in those days one never heard of "latchkey kids" or "amphetamine addicts"; life was perhaps lacking in material goods, but it was full of hope.
那個年代，姐姐穿不下的衣服妹妹穿，四塊錢起跳的計程車少有人捨得招手；那個時代，鑰匙兒、安公子是沒有聽過的名詞；那個時代，物質或許匱乏，但生活充滿期盼。