他早年弃医从文。

In his early days he abandoned medicine for literature.

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而当我决定弃医从文时，他也同样给予我鼓励支持。

When I decided to abandon paramedical training and become a writer, he encouraged me.

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鲁迅早年赴日本留学学医，并在日本弃医从文，一生中也结识了多位日本友人，因此，日本社会对鲁迅相当关注。

And in his early years, as a medical student in Japan, Lu Hsun left his major for literature and made lots of Japanese friends in his life, thus he received considerable concern in Japanese society.

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鲁迅早年赴日本留学学医，并在日本弃医从文，一生中也结识了多位日本友人，因此，日本社会对鲁迅相当关注。

And in his early years, as a medical student in Japan, Lu Hsun left his major for literature and made lots of Japanese friends in his life, thus he received considerable concern in Japanese society.

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