By 1998, after six rocky years for the family, the children had to be pulled out of school mid-year, even though the older had just one term to go before transferring to secondary.

扛过了六年头的坎坷岁月后，他们家的孩子们不得以在1998年年中从（私立）学校转出来，尽管老大只剩一个学期就要上中学了。

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By 1998, after six rocky years for the family, the children had to be pulled out of school mid-year, even though the older had just one term to go before transferring to secondary.

扛过了六年头的坎坷岁月后，他们家的孩子们不得以在1998年年中从（私立）学校转出来，尽管老大只剩一个学期就要上中学了。

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