Were they thinking of wives and children left behind?

他们想到所留下的妻子和孩子吗？

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She left her children behind with a heavy heart.

她十分难过地丢下了她的孩子们。

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In a word, to solve all the problems of the left-behind children needs the government, families and schools to try their best together.

总之，解决所有留守儿童的问题需要政府、家庭和学校一起努力。

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He says particular care must be given to the thousands of children who were left behind, many of whom have become traumatized by the events.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

3% of black school children in fourth grade are left behind proficiency levels.

做了评估，其中，在四年级的黑人孩子里,63%阅读能力较差，58%的西班牙孩子。

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"Despite remarkable economic growth in scores of countries over the past 20 years, shocking disparities are also growing, with the poorest children left further behind,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

Selamawit suggests that the money should be reinvested into the orphanages to help those children left behind.

BBC: Africa

Some families also face heavy legal bills when they adopt children left behind.

BBC: Hidden costs to crime victims

The cruel loss of life and the impoverished widows and children left behind inspired Plimsoll to take up the sailors' plight.

ECONOMIST: Maritime history