A CSE was a school exam in a range of subjects, taken by students in England and Wales before 1988, usually at 15 or 16. It stood beside the harder O-level exams: CSEs were, in the tidy official picture, for students not entered for O-levels, though life was messier than that, and a top CSE grade was treated as equal to an O-level pass.

A CSECSE was a school exam in a range of subjects是一種涵蓋各種科目的中學考試, taken by students in England and Wales由英格蘭和威爾斯的學生參加 before 1988在1988年以前, usually at 15 or 16通常在十五、十六歲考。 It stood beside the harder O-level exams它跟比較難的O-level考試並列: CSEs were, in the tidy official picture照官方整齊的說法，CSE for students not entered for O-levels是給沒有報考O-level的學生考的, though life was messier than that不過現實比這個說法混亂得多, and a top CSE grade而且CSE的最高等級 was treated as equal to an O-level pass會被當作等同於通過O-level。

The whole pair was then replaced by the GCSE, which is what British teenagers take now.

The whole pair was then replaced by the GCSE這一對考試後來被GCSE取代, which is what British teenagers take now也就是現在英國青少年考的考試。

You will meet CSE in older British life stories, job forms, and family talk — "I got my CSEs" — not in today's school hall. It is a history-of-school word.

You will meet CSE你會遇到CSE in older British life stories, job forms, and family talk在比較早期的英國人生故事、求職表格、家人閒聊裡 — "I got my CSEs"——像「I got my CSEs（我當年考過CSE）」 — not in today's school hall——但不會在今天的學校裡聽到。 It is a history-of-school word這是一個屬於學校歷史的詞。

Though actually, young people in Britain may not know the letters at all; it is their parents' and grandparents' exam. It is not Taiwan's 會考, even if the age looks similar.

Though actually不過其實, young people in Britain英國的年輕人 may not know the letters at all可能根本不認識這幾個字母; it is their parents' and grandparents' exam這是他們爸媽跟阿公阿嬤那一輩的考試。 It is not Taiwan's 會考它也不是台灣的會考, even if the age looks similar就算年紀看起來差不多。