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    这个问句，应该改成“中国朋友们，你们都明白繁体字吗？” 会means will， so it is unnecessary to add it。 unless you want to ask in a question in following scenario，“如果我们努力学习，我们会成功吗？” also you should say 我不认得，而不是我不认的。。（得和的的用法不太一样）
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    July 7, 2010
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    Frankly they are the same in most situations, expect in following cases:（ actually you can use both, but this is more authentic)（里means in the center of。 in a 3-D thing， 中 means in 。。among， in a abstract thing （在我的生命中，在我的心中/在我的心里。。slight difference。。） 1. 在海里（sea），在河里（river），在湖里（lake）。。。 2. 在空中(you should always use this form...always or 在空里 or 在天空里 is absolutely awkward，（sky）， 在宇宙中 or 在宇宙里（space， universe） 里 is more common in daily phrases， where is the rice？It is in the bag(在袋子里）He is at house 他在家里。。etc。
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    July 5, 2010
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    确定，和is relevant to “ sure” when used in a answer. It emphasizes your objective opinion。For example " Are you going to the club tonight?"你今天去夜店吗？ " I am not sure."我不确定“（ 确定 can also be your statement of certainty , for example " i am sure that i have locked my door last night" 我确定昨晚关了门。we won't say 我昨晚一定锁了门，（just sounds strange， while few people do use this） at this scenario 肯定 is interchangeable with 确定 for most times ，but ”一定“means “ must be。。” The water becomes ice when the temperature is below zero。。水在低于0度的气温下一定会变成冰。（ to express a fact）。and “不一定is more subjective to ”确定“ You will achieve a nice grade if you study hard， 只要你努力，你一定会取得很好的成绩"确定性" is hardly used in daily Chinese. More often, it expresses the "uncertainty" " We can not forecast earthquake accurately because of its uncertainty" 因为地震的不确定性，我们不能准确地预测。。。In short 肯定or 确定can be used in all tenses， while 一定， usually used in present and future tense。 I agrees with 伊丽莎白‘s opinion ， 不一定 can also be translated to “ who knows” while 不确定can only be “ not sure with”。
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    July 5, 2010
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    I am going to travel around the world (我要去环球旅行， already decided， or you are going to do sth。。。要 means want or decided to。。) I want（wish）to go travel around the world ( just a popped up idea( not seriously or unlikely to happen) 我想去环球旅行 I want （ wish）to go travel around the world 我想要去环球旅行 ( more formal and with stronger emotions）,for another instance, I want to be the chairman of PRC.(我想要当主席）。Generally the latter 2 words are interchangeable , first one is more likely to be used in daily conversation, and the latter is more appropriate to be used in writing.
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    July 5, 2010
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    hello... a simple question, I know that we should use subject form in following scenario: me and my friends are going to the club... but why? As "I" should be the object... this question has haunted me for a while..
    July 4, 2010
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    July 4, 2010
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    A quick question， thanks Hello~should i say : He really is a hero or He is really a hero, or for another instance, We can still win or We still can win? Sometimes i hear people say both, so i am kinda confused...
    July 4, 2010
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    定语是用来修饰、限定、说明名词或代词的品质与特征的。所以当然可以了，但是如果说he is interesting 这就不是定语了而是表语（表语是用来说明主语的身份、性质、品性、特征和状态的，表语常由名词、形容词、副词、介词短语、不定式、动词的-ing、从句来充当）， 你可以说 he is a interesting young man.这样就是定语了，其实我对语法构成也不是很清楚，只是知道怎么用。。。
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    July 4, 2010
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    For my opinion "pengyou" 朋友can be both the singular and plural form. Chinese　don't add "s" or "es" after the nouns. For instance; a friend 一个朋友， two friends 两个朋友。。。one mirror 一面镜子，many mirrors 很多面镜子， 1 bench，一条板凳 ，some benches 一些板凳，（ we always add a modifying word ...like 个，面，条，following with the quantity）et cetera， As pingyin is not accurate in expressions.. one pingying can be relevant to many possible hanzi(chinese words), It can be translated to following 2 sentences by the pingyings you provided: 1.我朋友又要去酒吧（my friend/friends is/ are going to the bar again.) 2. 我朋友有药（drug）去酒吧（ my friend could go to the bar with some drugs） that is what chrisy translated, while for my opinion it is illogical , cause no one call drugs as yao(药), though the translation should be.. drugs have various names, just to list few: baifen 白粉， yaotouwan 摇头丸。。。。Chinese can be so tough...Just keep it up, hopefully you will make a leap if you keep practicing.。。FYI, the most difficult part for many learners is writing, there is no shortcut, you have to buy a dictionary 现代汉语词典（商务印书社） is the best you can find, first memorize pingying 拼音，then the 部首（in order to look up unfamiliar words in the dictionary, cause you don't know the words pronunciation by its writing.) that is a crucial part... wish you the best.
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    July 4, 2010
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