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But Albert Einstein was not a bad pupil. He went to high school in
Munich, where Einstein‟s family had moved when he was 15 months old
and scored good marks in almost every subject.

pupil: student

Albert Einstein was a very good student. He went to a school in Munich
because his family had shifted from Ulm to Munich when he was 15
months old and scored good marks in almost every subject.

Einstein hated the school‟s regimentation, and often clashed with his
teachers.

regimentation: order or discipline taken to an extreme

The school where Einstein went had a very strict discipline which he
disliked. Due to that he often clashed with his teachers and opposed
them.

At the age of 15, Einstein felt so stifled there that he left the school for
good.

Stifled: unable to breathe; suffocated

Left the school for good: left school forever.

Einstein was so suffocated in that school, he could not follow the strict
discipline and so he left the school for ever.

The previous year, Albert‟s parents had moved to Milan, and left their
son with relatives.

When Albert Einstein left the school, one year before that, his parents
had moved to another city - Milan which is in Italy. Albert was left back in
Munich with his relatives.

After prolonged discussion, Einstein got his wish to continue his
education in German-speaking Switzerland, in a city which was more
liberal than Munich.

liberal: willing to understand and respect other‟s opinions