戴夫·代蒙德是个穷人,一个木匠的帮手。他个子矮小,身体结实,性情急躁。家里的每一元钱,他都要精打细算。他的妻子安娜,被病魔缠身,12岁的儿子史蒂夫只好住校念书。史蒂夫长着一对大眼睛,是个胆怯的孩子,他早该像戴夫那样知道钱的价值,对他来说,这早就该灌输到他的脑海中了。然而,这孩子对棒球运动着了迷。放学后,他本该去工作,送货或者卖报,但他却跑去同别的孩子打棒球。他没有意识到需 Dave Damund is a poor man, a carpenter’s helper. He is short, stout and impatient. Every dollar at home, he must plan carefully. His wife, Anna, was sickly ill and 12-year-old son Steve had to stay in school. Steve, with a pair of big eyes and a timid child, should have known the value of money as Dave had been, and for him it had to be inculcated in his head. However, this kid has been obsessed with baseball. After school, he was supposed to go to work, deliver goods or sell newspapers, but he ran to baseball with other children. He did not realize it