At the age of twenty and with his mother's support, Xu set off for the first time, leaving behind not only his mother but his new wife as well.

徐在20岁那年，在母亲的支持下第一次出发了，留下的不仅是他的母亲，还有他的新婚妻子。

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I went straight into work after leaving school at the age of eighteen.

我18岁毕业后就直接开始工作了。

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After leaving school at the age of 12, he was always hungry for books.

12岁离开学校后，他一直对书籍充满渴望。

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The government wants to increase participation in education and training beyond the current school-leaving age of 16.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Education | Record numbers stay in education

At the moment, English is officially taught for only one or two years before the school-leaving age of 16.

ECONOMIST: Do you speak English? Jaa, es bitzli

In the same interview Mr Denham declined to comment on suggestions the government could bring forward plans to raise the school-leaving age to 18.

BBC: Intern plan to ease graduate woes