He will get $14 000 a year in per diem to help with the higher costsofliving in Washington.
他每年将得到14 000元的日补贴,以弥补华盛顿较高的生活费。
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Singapore, like other cities in Asia, has seen a big inflow of foreigners, which has mainly pushed up the price of housing and other livingcosts.
和亚洲其他城市一样,新加坡也有大量外国人涌入,这主要抬高了房价和其他生活成本。
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We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges, and that the costsofliving of our young men, while with you, would be very expensive to you.