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PeonyM
Posted on: More harm than good? 饮鸩止渴—咖啡不能停
July 27, 2019 at 8:21 AMThank you for this very thoughtful question!
Both versions are correct, but the meaning is slightly different. When we use 大量 in front of 喝咖啡, it emphasizes that the frequency of coffee drinking is very high. In 喝很多咖啡, it emphasizes that the amount of coffee is large.
Posted on: More harm than good? 饮鸩止渴—咖啡不能停
July 27, 2019 at 8:16 AM門口 is the modifier of 咖啡店. The full sentence should be 門口的咖啡店的隊都排到街上了.
Posted on: Social credit score for China’s pet owners 文明社会 养犬规则
July 23, 2019 at 12:38 PMHahaha, because the lady says that her dog is her son!
But normally, we refer to animals by 它.
Posted on: Internet celebrity: Fresh made tea 崛地而起──现制茶饮成网红
July 23, 2019 at 12:32 PMThanks for the question!
"认知" is to be translated as cognition, it's more scientific and abstract knowledge or understanding. For example 阿茲海默症患者常伴有认知障碍.
"认识" is translated as perception, recognition, or realization. For example 我认识到了错误。
Posted on: Veteran movie fans 资深影迷—最爱电影
July 23, 2019 at 12:22 PMThat's a very good question!
I would say that we normally use 其他 instead of 其它. There is still a small distinction between the two: 其他 refers to "other people" (because of 他) but when 其它 means "others things or animals" (because of 它). But nowadays, for consistency, people mostly use 其他.
Posted on: Misfortune from our mouths 祸从口入──管住嘴巴
July 23, 2019 at 12:15 PM哈哈哈，没错，我们不仅有“口福”的说法，也有“眼福”呢！“口福”是说吃得很好，或者胃口很好；而“眼福”呢，就是总能看到美好的事物，或者是被美好的事物环抱，比如说：他娶了一个明星一般的老婆，天天都能大饱眼福呀！
Posted on: 注意肌肉男出没
July 23, 2019 at 12:12 PM没错，“劳动合同”是更正式的、法律上的说法，这里主要是想强调包含“雇佣关系”的那种合同。
Posted on: 日本重启商业捕鲸；伦敦塔桥迎来125周岁生日
July 23, 2019 at 12:08 PMThank you for pointing that out! You're indeed a very careful listener!
Posted on: O2O bookstores 书香四溢──实体书店
July 22, 2019 at 1:04 PMYes, they're very similar. "许久不见" is more formal, and often used in letters. "好久不见" is more often used in normal conversations.
Posted on: More harm than good? 饮鸩止渴—咖啡不能停
July 27, 2019 at 8:26 AMThanks for the question!
You've noticed a very interesting usage in Chinese that we sometimes use the verb twice!
Both "提" means "to lift". "提提神" is the same as "提神", but in oral conversation, people often repeat the verb to make it sound more casual. Another example 饭后，父亲让孩子赶紧擦擦嘴.