So, he actually owned for a short time this huge chateau, and other relatives and friends lived in estates surrounding theirs.

他只拥有这个巨大的城堡一段很短的时间，其他的亲戚朋友的房子都挨的很近。

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Well, my family really liked that it was close and I really like that the community is really close.

嗯，学校离得很近，家里人都喜欢。而且我喜欢大家都很亲密。

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