他是个淘气鬼，从小就不老实。用英语怎么说？

他是个淘气鬼，从小就不老实。

He was a terror. He had been a difficult child for as long as his parents could remember.

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

terror

n. 恐怖，恐怖的缘由，恐怖行为，令人讨厌的人；

例句
I lived in terror of her sudden caprices and moods.
她的任性妄为和喜怒无常让我整天提心吊胆。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

been

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去分词 ），在，存在，不受干扰，去过了，be的过去分词；

例句
Have you been able to have any kind of contact?...
你联系上了吗？

difficult

adj. 困难的，难做的，难解的，不易相处的；

例句
It is a difficult job and they should be paid accordingly...
这是份棘手的工作，他们应得到相应的报酬。

child

n. 小孩，孩子，幼稚的人，产物，弟子；

例句
The older child should be able to prepare a simple meal...
那个年纪稍大的孩子应当会做一顿简单的饭菜。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

long

adj. 长的，长时间的，冗长的，过长的，长音的；adv. 长久地，始终，遥远地；n. 长时间，长时期，[语]长音节，（服装的）长尺寸，长裤；vi. 渴望，极想；

例句
As long as most people are happy to have the monarchy, the abolitionist position is an arrogant fantasy.
只要大多数人还乐意保留君主制，废除它的主张就是痴人说梦。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

parents

n. 双亲（ parent的名词复数 ）；

例句
Some parents believe a boy must learn to stand up and fight like a man.
有些父母认为男孩子必须学会像男子汉一样顶天立地，勇于抗争。

could

aux. “can”的过去式，能够，打算，用于假设语气的条件句，用于虚拟语气的结论句；

例句
The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.
规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

remember

vt.& vi. 记得，牢记；vt. 记着，纪念，回想起，送钱[礼物]给…；

例句
Although I was only six, I can remember seeing it on TV...
虽然那时我只有6岁，我依然记得在电视上见过它。