By the age of 15, Shanghai children are around three years ahead of their English contemporaries - doing the equivalent of second year A-levels, while English pupils are still studying for GCSEs.

15岁的上海孩子一般要比英国的同龄人领先三年：他们已经在学习与A-level(英国高级考试)第二年的知识相当的东西，但是英国的同龄人还在准备他们的中级考试。