在这里近一千名儿童在几所中学里学习，在这个镇上还有英语和体育学校。

Of children study in several secondary schools, there are also music and sport schools in the town.

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“我们(国家)的体育学校从还处于上小学的年龄的孩子中挑出苗子。他们想找些年纪小的孩子，并且他们的标准要比我们夏令营的标准略高。”他说。

"Our (state) sports schools choose youngsters from primary-school age. They want to find young kids and their criteria are much higher than at my summer camp," he said.

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这房子距离学校和体育设施都很近。

The house is within easy reach of schools and sports facilities.

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Okay, so really what it is are people who don't want to have to commit to actually participating on a school sports team,

好的，就是针对那些不想参加学校的体育运动团队，

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