I played Tennis tournaments all over the place and I met new people and make connections and stuff and something that Tennis helped me with is coming to the United States, as you might already know that it is expensive especially for an international student to go to college here in the United States and with the scholarship that I get through Tennis it helps me a lot, so Tennis has opened up many doors for me for opportunities."

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even just to go out and eat at restaurant is very expensive here.

房价非常高，餐厅的消费也高。

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because, you know, here, everything is kind of expensive.

因为这里的物价太贵了。

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