A GED is a set of tests in the United States and Canada. If you left high school without finishing, you can take the GED instead.

A GED is a set of testsGED是一套考試 in the United States and Canada在美國和加拿大。If you left high school without finishing如果你高中沒念完就離開了, you can take the GED instead可以改考GED。

Passing it is treated as equal to a high school diploma — enough, in many places, to apply for a job or to go on to college. It is not a school you attend; it is the exam, and then the certificate you hold.

Passing it is treated as equal to a high school diploma通過它會被當作跟高中畢業證書一樣 — enough, in many places, to apply for a job or to go on to college在很多地方，這樣就足夠拿去應徵工作或申請上大學。It is not a school you attend它不是一所你去上課的學校; it is the exam它是一場考試, and then the certificate you hold通過之後你會拿到一張證書。

The letters stand for General Educational Development, though actually almost nobody says the long form out loud.

The letters stand for這幾個字母代表的是 General Educational DevelopmentGeneral Educational Development（普通教育發展）, though actually almost nobody says the long form out loud不過其實幾乎沒有人會把全名說出來。

People say “I got my GED” the way someone else says “I finished high school.” It is a North American thing.

People say "I got my GED"人們會說「I got my GED我拿到GED了」 the way someone else says "I finished high school."就像另一個人會說「I finished high school我高中畢業了」一樣。It is a North American thing這是北美地區的說法。

Taiwan has its own exams for people who study on their own, but those are not called GED, and a GED does not automatically stand in for a Taiwan diploma.

Taiwan has its own exams for people who study on their own台灣也有給自學者考的考試, but those are not called GED但那些不叫GED, and a GED does not automatically stand in for a Taiwan diploma而且GED也不會自動被當成等同台灣的畢業證書。

You usually hear it letter by letter: G-E-D.

You usually hear it letter by letter你通常會聽到它被一個字母一個字母唸出來: G-E-DG-E-D。