在抗战时期，他的学校经常断粮。

There were times during the war when his entire school had no rice to eat.

船上挤满了人，大约有十多天的时间，船上的人都无法动弹，而且到了最后五天的时候，就断水断粮了。

There were so many people aboard - 131 - that he was barely able to move for the 11 days he spent at sea. The last five days were without food and water.