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jennyzhu
Posted on: 美国国债
July 19, 2011 at 7:58 AM“大到不能倒” 在经济领域用的比较多，通常用来形容一个机构（比如公司或者政府部门）很大很重要，如果失去了，影响会很大。
“悬念”可以用在很多其它的事情上，只要是你不知道结果，不知道最后会怎么样。比如关于谋杀案的小说或电影，可以说“很有悬念”。或者体育比赛，不知道最后谁会赢，也可以说“比赛充满悬念。”
Posted on: We're lost
July 19, 2011 at 2:23 AM误入歧途 (wùrùqítú) is a figurative speech which means to get astray in the sense of start doing criminal activities like joining a gang. It can't be used to mean not knowing where to go.
"I'm completely lost" is 我完全迷路了。／Wǒ wánquán mílù le.
Posted on: We're lost
July 18, 2011 at 6:55 AMThe 2 expressions are often used interchangeably. But if you want to be precise, 迷路mílù means you are lost in the sense of not knowing where you are; 找不到路／zhǎobudào lù can mean you know where you are, but can't find where you want to go.
Posted on: Having Spare Keys Made
July 18, 2011 at 3:07 AMThe most common objects to use 配 are keys and glasses. And it is mostly used to describe getting a copy made for equipments or tools of some sorts 复制 is used a lot on digital products (CD, even the command"copy" and "paste",).
Posted on: Having Spare Keys Made
July 18, 2011 at 3:02 AMCome to think of it, you need to use the passive marker in these 2 sentences. There is no alternative expressions.
Posted on: Having Spare Keys Made
July 18, 2011 at 2:49 AM要 adds emphasis, making the sentence an imperative to something like "You should (and must) protect your wife. Leaving out 要 loses a level of "one must..."
Posted on: Strong (in the abstract)
July 18, 2011 at 2:00 AM很强的运动员 implies toughness in athletic as well as mental capabilities.
Posted on: Strong (in the abstract)
July 18, 2011 at 1:59 AMYou can use 浓or 浓厚 to describe an intense level of interest. 深厚 is used to describe feelings of attachment, e.g. 深厚的感情。
Posted on: Strong (in the abstract)
July 16, 2011 at 3:59 PM1) Yes, 牛 is a slang which means "strong", "capable", "outstanding". For a strong resume, you could say 很有实力的简历. "实力" means "capability", "competitiveness"
2) It's not common to use 浓 to describe 感情.
Posted on: Paying Attention and Caring
July 20, 2011 at 5:27 AM关注 means to be concerned with or pay attention to in the sense of being invested in and have interest in. It typically collocates with development of some sort, e.g. news stories, a certain affair, social development, a certain brand or product.