It was just too slow for him. Even as a kid in short pants, Dave hated to be halted.

他觉得这样干起来太慢。即便戴维还是个穿短裤的小孩那会儿，就讨厌遇到阻碍被迫停止。

I’ve known Eric since he was in short pants.

【pants】埃里克小的时候我就认识他了。

Then the aluminum glow of dawn disappeared and he saw himself again in short pants, wearing a tie around his neck, and he saw his father leading him into the tent on a splendid afternoon, and he saw the ice.

然后黎明的铝光消失了， 他又看见自己穿着短裤，脖子上系着领带， 看见父亲在一个晴朗的下午领着他进了帐篷，他看见了冰。