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connie
Posted on: Designing the New Apartment 3
March 12, 2010 at 2:34 AM你可以说：那个颜色跟沙发很配。Nàge yánsè gēn shāfā hěn pèi.
Posted on: Designing the New Apartment 3
March 11, 2010 at 3:36 AM在装修方面，中国的大部分家庭都是这么做的。
我们一般都是请油漆工来刷墙和喷油漆。在这个方面，我们好像真的缺少了DIY精神。有的人觉得请人比较方便，自己做太麻烦了。有的人可能真的不会，像我，我就觉得刷墙是一件挺困难的事。
Posted on: Let's Just Be Friends
March 11, 2010 at 3:24 AM"attraction to someone's inner beauty" is 内在吸引力nèizài xīyǐnlì。
Posted on: Going to the Doctor
March 11, 2010 at 3:22 AMIf you are talking about a person's "throat" then 喉咙 and 嗓子 are indeed interchangeable. However 嗓子 also means "voice" . So when describing someone's voice you could say 我喜欢她的嗓子.Wǒ xǐhuan tā de sǎngzi.
Posted on: A Thanksgiving Phone Call
March 11, 2010 at 3:18 AMGenerally, 您is used in formal situations to show respect and politeness. For example, you would use 您 to address your boss, teacher, customer.
When addressing family members, we usually only use 你 as formality is not needed. It's a casual situation
But, in this dialogue, it is a thanksgiving call, the son wants to sincerely thank his mother. So to make it more courteous and meaningful he addresses his mother as 您 rather then the usual 你！
Posted on: Man-to-Man Advice on Women
March 11, 2010 at 3:03 AM"点到即止"没有别的意思。
"Pushing Daisies" 的中文名字是《点到即止》或者是《灵指神探》。
我想，中文这么翻译是跟Ned的特异功能有关系吧。他一碰到东西，东西就会发生变化。
Posted on: Let's Just Be Friends
March 11, 2010 at 2:54 AM"physical attraction", 在中文里可以说：
身体吸引力shēntǐ xīyǐnlì
外表吸引力wàibiǎo xīyǐnlì
Posted on: How many family members do you have?
March 11, 2010 at 1:59 AMYou can't say, 我有一口哥哥。
"我有一个哥哥。wǒ yǒu yī ge gēge." is correct.
"口" is only used to ask how many people in your family.
eg,
---你家有几口人？Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén？
---我家有三口人。Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén.
Posted on: Finishing Work for the Weekend
March 11, 2010 at 1:34 AMYou can say,
好像中国人都要加班。我老婆每星期都不得不加班。我不喜欢在周末工作。
Hǎoxiàng Zhōngguórén dōu yào jiābān. Wǒ lǎopo měi xīngqī dōu bùdébù jiābān. Wǒ bù xǐhuan zài zhōumò gōngzuò.
Posted on: Finishing Work for the Weekend
March 12, 2010 at 6:50 AM不可以说“周愉快”。
When you only see someone once a week, you can say, "祝你好运！Zhù nǐ hǎo yùn！"