Young though he was,the child was as sharp as a needle and sensed the disharmony between his parents in spite of the fact that they never quarreled in front of him.

• 这个小男孩年龄尚幼，但十分聪明，尽管他的父母从未当着他的面争吵过，但他已感觉到了他们之间存有不和。