There is intense competition

There is now intense competition between schools to attract students.

现在学校之间为了招揽生源展开了激烈竞争。

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Competition on short haul routes is still intense and, with the exception of Asian markets, most airlines are indicating that there is nothing to confirm a revival of long haul markets.

长途比赛短航线仍是激烈和市场，与亚洲的例外，大多数航空公司都表示没有什么要确认市场复苏的长途。

Beijing is a large city, maybe it takes a long time to get to the rehearsal place, but at the same time there are also a lot of opportunities, competition is more intense.

北京是个大城市，可能去排练要花很长时间，不过同样机会也很多，竞争也比较激烈，不过我觉得那可能不是什么好的事情。