He soon developed a reputation as a stubborn, ornery kid who never backed down.
他很快就成了一倔强、脾气、从不退缩的子。
A few weeks later, this prediction was tested. It was midnight. Because we didn't have a phone, the midwife called Grandma-down-the-hill, who walked up the hill, tired and ornery, and barked that it was time for Mother to go " play doctor" .
几周后,这预言应验了。那是午夜时分。因为我们没有电话,助产士打给了山下奶奶。奶奶爬上山来到我家,又累又气,大喊着让母亲去" 扮医生" 。