They often scolded or struck the active youngster. As a result, from the time he went to elementary school, he embarked on a pattern of running away from home, skipping school, and stealing for a living.
他們年紀大，脾氣又不好，常用打罵的方式來管教調皮好動的他，所以他從國小就開始逃家、逃學，在外面的日子就靠偷竊維生。