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  • Answered
    "书法" is writing according to certain rules. You can use pen, pencil, ball-pen or 毛笔. We have 硬笔书法 and 软笔书法. The former is using pen (something with hard tip), the latter is using 毛笔 ( as 毛笔 is soft). "写毛笔字" means do calligraphy with 毛笔. Hope it helps! :)
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    November 25, 2021
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    OH! It is really difficult to tell without context. It seems that these sentences are from a poem or a song. In Chinese, "再……也……" indicates a concession relationship. For example, "再困难也要坚持" means "No matter how hard it is, persist." "狼狈" can be "awkward" "embarrassed" "be a hopeless mess". "任性" means "self-willed" "wayward". So, I suppose these two sentences may mean that "No matter how terrible my situation is, I am what I am; No matter how wilful I am, I am what I am." (These two sentences are very vague, so perhaps my understanding is not conform with the original meaning.) Hope it helps! :)
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    November 25, 2021
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    Hello! I'm a little confused about following sentence. "The sniper saw the murder suspect on the hill with the telescope." So who is on the hill? The sniper or the suspect? Or both the sniper and the suspect are on the hill? Thank you!
    November 24, 2021
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  • Answered
    Yes! That is absolutely correct. Perhaps "祝你圣诞节愉快" is more proper when you write a letter or send a e-mail to others. In face-to-face speaking or casual text message, "圣诞（节）快乐" is better! :-)
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    November 10, 2021
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    Hello! I'm reading a book about construction grammar. There is an example sentence in the book: There was cat all over the road. The book says this is a tragic story (a cat was dead), which makes me a little confused. Because according to my knowledge, the more acceptable sentence is "There were cats all over the road". However, this sentence has nothing to do with one pathetic cat. So my questions are: ① Why does this sentence mean the cat was dead ? ② If it does have a special meaning, Is this a generally accepted expression or just a temporary art of speech? (Because this sentence would be considered grammatically incorrect in English learning.) Thanks a lot!
    November 8, 2021
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  • Answered
    すみません　（すまない or すまん） ごめんなさい（ごめん） 申し訳ございません（申し訳ありません） …… In Japanese, and all have different usage. (From a Japanese learner. )
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    November 8, 2021
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  • Answered
    If translated literally, it means someone "didn't buy even one kind of thing". In another words: bought nothing. In this sentence, the total negation is explained by the negation of the minimum. by negating the minimum "一样东西", the speaker tell us someone bought nothing. ps: "一样" means “one sort / kind”. That is a very colloquial phrase. :)
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    November 8, 2021
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    Hello！ ① "in relation to" means "对于", that is correct. √ ② "retire" in this sentence means “to tell someone they must stop doing their job”. In Chinese, "辞退" is more appropriate in this context. ③ "have to" means someone must do something, whether he likes or not. So "不得不" (double negative) is better. I suppose the better translation is "对于他想要辞退的员工，他不得不做出一个艰难的决定" ps: According to my sense of language, "对于这个退休的事情，他很难做出决定" → "In relation to his retiring, he has difficulty in making decision." "对于需要退休的员工,他很难做出决定" → "In relation to the staff who need to retire, he has difficulty in making decision" Hope this helps! ^_^
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    November 8, 2021
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    "That's arm-and-leg-costing! "——A weird idea struck me (umm..it's just so weird, LOL) A few days ago, I learned how to use the "-" in English. Such as "save time" and "time-saving", "prepare well" and "well-prepared", "crushed ice-making machine" and "crushed-ice-making machine". I also picked up an idiom "It costs an arm and a leg". So~, does the adjective "arm-and-leg-costing" exist? Or could native speakers understand if someone uses it?
    August 12, 2019
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  • Posted
    Is this sentence correct? Could you guys check it, please:) "So likely to be treated with leniency are the minor offenders that they are hardly made aware of the seriousness of their crimes." Is this sentence correct? And is it proper for academic writing?
    August 12, 2019
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