need help with interpretation

兰颜知己

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

这不是可不可能，而是愿不愿意的问题

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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' K$ p+ [6 Z4 u" p5 b& ~I personally like the 2nd sentence. It is clear and straight.

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
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Touareg

原帖由 雲吞 于 2009-3-27 13:46 发表


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印象中很少听老外说problem.

星星点

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兰颜知己

thanks guys.

雲吞

原帖由 兰颜知己 于 2009-3-30 14:32 发表
' @6 \( j" T% N! r4 x) dthanks guys.

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What about ladies

billzhao

ladies is part of guys, because there will be no guys without ladies
) }6 l6 ~( X$ `1 lanother 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
ladies is part of guys, because there will be no guys without ladies
% n( p+ {) c; U1 r  P$ ranother interesting phenomeno is that we used to write he... but now we write s/he, or he/she.

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and we use TA to replace 他/她