可以说when he was little吗

When Jim was little, him mom used to sit by his bed, telling him stories till he fell asleep.
请问句中的when Jim was little用得对吗？我感觉应该用when Jim was young才对。Little表示“年纪小”好像是用作定语而不用作表语吧！是这样吗？谢谢！

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最佳答案 2014-09-10 22:01

little 表示“年纪小”时完全可以用作表语的，更多例句如：
I had curly hair when I was little. 我小时候是鬈发。（《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第4版）
She was beautiful when she was little. 她小时候很漂亮。（《新世纪英汉多功能词典》外教社）
When I was little, my uncle used to fish with me. 我小时候，我叔叔常带我去钓鱼。（《当代美国英语学习词典》赖道特主编）