That trip helped solidify my dream of finding a more interesting life than being an average kid in Washington Heights.

那次旅行进一步坚定了我追求更加多姿多彩的人生梦想，不再甘心做华盛顿高地的平庸男孩。

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A 17-year-old boy was shot dead early this morning in the Washington Heights neighborhood, a victim of an apparent attempted robbery, police said.

警方透露，今晨早间，在华盛顿高地社区，一17岁少年遭枪击致死，他死于一起明显的未遂抢劫。

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