A schoolgirl in China has had 16 pencil ends removed from her arm.
中国一位女学生的手臂中已经拔出来了16根铅笔芯。
The 13-year-old had deliberately pricked herself with pencils so that she could stay awake while doing homework in the wee hours.
这位13岁的女生是故意用铅笔刺自己的，这样她就能够在做作业的这点时间里保持清醒。
She was taken to the hospital by her family on September 13 after they discovered holes on her swollen left arm, reported Guizhou Business Daily.
据《贵州商报》报道，她在被家人发现浮肿的左臂上有小孔之后，于9月13日被送往了医院。
According to the report, the teenage girl, known as Xiao Xue, is a middle school student in the city of Guiyang, south-west China's Guizhou province.
据该报道称，这位十几岁的小女孩名为小雪，是中国西南部贵州省贵阳市的一名中学生。

Doctors from Guihang 300 Hospital carried out the surgery on September 19, removing a total of 16 pencil ends, the longest of which is four centimetres (1.5 inches).
贵航300医院的医生于9月19日给她做了手术，拔出了总计16根铅笔芯，最长的竟有4厘米（1.5英尺）长。
After the operation, Xiao Xue's family told the doctor that the girl had deliberately pricked herself so that the pain could keep her awake in the middle of the night.
手术后，小雪的家人告诉医生，小女孩是故意刺自己的，这样疼痛就能够使她在半夜保持清醒。
They said that Xiao Xue had to stay up until 2am every day in order to finish the large amount of homework she was given, especially her mathematics homework.
他们说道，为了完成布置的大量的家庭作业，尤其是数学作业，小雪不得不每天熬夜到凌晨2点。
The family also said Xiao Xue studied in a high-pressure environment and rarely communicated with the outside world.
家人还表示，小雪在高压环境下学习，且很少与外部世界进行沟通。
Doctors said the pencil ends had been embedded in her arm for about a week, leading to inflammation.
医生表示，铅笔芯已经在她的手臂里约一周了，导致了炎症。