Finding their cupboards bare The people at this level and at this age probably have children in high school. If they return to Taiwan, they will not be able to transfer into one of the better high schools, such as Chien Kuo Boys 'High School or Taipei First Girls' High School. And if their children do enter one of Taiwan's higher status schools, they will probably have no way of competing.
但是這樣層級、年齡的人，可能有小孩在念中學，回到台灣不能轉學到建中、北一女，即使進了台灣的明星學校，也沒辦法競爭。