苔丝8岁那年就已经很懂事了。有一天,她听见爸爸妈妈在说她弟弟安德鲁的事。她只听到说弟弟病得很重,而家里一点钱也没有了。他们下个月就得搬到公寓楼去住,因为爸爸已经付不起医药费和房子的月供了。现在弟弟需要接受一个费用昂贵的手术才有可能保住性命,可是看起来没有人会借钱给他们。她听见爸爸用绝望的口气,轻轻地对泪痕满面的母亲 Tess was very sensible at the age of eight. One day, she heard Mom and Dad talking about her brother Andrew. She only heard that her brother was very ill and that she had not got any money at home. They have to move to the apartment building next month because daddy can not afford the medical bills and the monthly house. Now my brother needs to accept an expensive operation before he can save his life, but no one seems to lend to them. She heard dad gently despair of the tear on the face of the mother