1. I had to save some money in order to fill in the gap between a PC and a laptop, which was pretty huge for a university student.

2. But I have made up my mind to get my own laptop, so I started working part time as a private English tutor for high school students.

3. I felt like I had done everything I could to save up as quickly as possible, but in the end, it still took me almost a year.

So I had to save some money in order to fill in the gap between a PC and a laptop, which was pretty huge for a university student.

攒钱的原因是自己要补差价,介于台式电脑和笔记本之间的差价

I felt incredibly proud when I finally had the laptop in my hands

拿到电脑的时候我超级骄傲的（因为我自己攒钱）

It still took me almost a year

仍然攒了一年

I felt like I had done everything I could to save up as quickly as possible

为了尽快攒钱,我竭尽所能.