In England, children always begin to go to school at the age of five or six. After finishing their ninth grade, some of them go to high school to continue their further education, and some of them go to vocational school to learn some practical skills.

在英国，孩子们在五或六岁的时候就开始上学。完成九年纪的课程后，他们中的一些人会去高中继续深造，他们中的一些人会到职业学校学习一些实用的技巧。

Vocational schools are much more interesting than high schools, for there are many different classes in the school, like mechanics, electronics, car-repairing, computer-programming, nursing, accounting, and so on. At vocational schools, students usually have classes in the morning, while in the afternoon; they often go outside school to practice. Some of them work as cashiers in the shops; some of them work as waiters or waitresses in the restaurants; some of them work as tour guides to show the visitors around the city. Sometimes they also go to the factories. The old workers often teach them how to operate the machines. Most of them are very hardworking. When they graduate from school, they will have gained some work experience, so they will have more opportunities to find a good job.

职业学校比高中有趣多了，因为学校里有许多不同的课程，如机械，电子，汽车修理，计算机编程，护理，会计等等。在职业学校，学生通常在早上上课，而在下午；他们经常去校外实践。有些人在商店做收银员；有些人在餐馆做服务员；有些人做导游带领游客参观城市。有时人也去工厂。老工人经常教他们如何操作机器。他们中的大多数都很努力。当他们从学校毕业的时候，他们就获得了一些工作经验，这会使他们有更多的机会找到好工作。