You may have already known that some famous people, like Thomas Edison and Steve Jobs, didn't do very well at school or even failed to finish school.

你可能已经知道一些名人，如托马斯·爱迪生和史蒂夫·乔布斯，他们在学校成绩并不出色，甚至未能完成学业。

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Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university.

在英国，每年都有成千上万的年轻人完成学业，然后在开始工作或上大学之前休息一年。

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When do the children finish school?

孩子们什么时候毕业？

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Marc Tucker says the aim is to make sure students finish high school with enough skills to succeed in at least a two-year college.

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The aim is for students to finish high school fully prepared for college and careers.

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She did not finish high school until she was twenty-one.

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The brother said he would like to finish school but there wasn't enough money for supplies.

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Those who lost a scholarship due to injury still need tuition, room and board to finish school.

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What she hopes for, she told me, is that she'll live two more years to see her eldest daughter finish school.

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