need help with interpretation

兰颜知己

can anyone help me with this sentence? not sure about the 2nd part. tks.

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小熊之家

this is not a problem of possibility, but willingness

suvescape

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If you want, there is always possiblities/oppotunities in that case. However the success depends on your personal strength.
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billzhao

Both of you above have done a great job.

宋兵乙

雲吞

原帖由 小熊之家 于 2009-3-27 11:41 发表
this is not a problem of possibility, but willingness

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把problem 换成 matter 也可以

Touareg

原帖由 雲吞 于 2009-3-27 13:46 发表

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* p) z. k9 v* C) ~7 S$ R把problem 换成 matter 也可以

印象中很少听老外说problem.

星星点

It is not a matter of possibility, but a matter of willingness.

兰颜知己

thanks guys.

雲吞

原帖由 兰颜知己 于 2009-3-30 14:32 发表
thanks guys.

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What about ladies

billzhao

ladies is part of guys, because there will be no guys without ladies
another interesting phenomeno is that we used to write he... but now we write s/he, or he/she.

雲吞

原帖由 billzhao 于 2009-3-30 16:15 发表
- E9 ~* D; i# G4 u7 Q, L0 V0 Hladies is part of guys, because there will be no guys without ladies
; V$ E/ w& B: T( y+ ~another interesting phenomeno is that we used to write he... but now we write s/he, or he/she.

and we use TA to replace 他/她