Wayne Lin's blog: large and big

一 . big

1. big city 2. big tree 3. big deal 4. big difference 5. big problem

1. there is no place in this big city where she can go to get in touch with her Hakka roots.
來到這樣的大城市之後，找不到會說客語的同伴、也沒有寄託鄉情的地方

2. When the work is finished , the peasants will usually sit under a big tree to gossip and play music , relaxing in a natural way
工作之後，大夥就坐在大樹下聊天拉琴，自然調息。

3. In the past it was no big deal if your male partner was 't really presentable , but now an important condition for a boyfriend is that one is not embarrassed to take him out in public .
吳淡如說，過去男人帶不出去沒關係，現在男友的重要條件是要能帶得出去。

4. artist Lee Ku-mo , who often displays both ink-wash painting and ceramic works at his own shows , " and who you work with really makes a big difference .
「彩瓷的創作，是藝術與技術的結合，搭配的對象很重要」，經常以水墨和彩瓷同展的畫家李轂摩指出。

5.that has 't been such a big problem . The disaster is big , to be sure , but it 's not boundless . It 's just two counties .
其實沒那麼難，災區雖大，一共就是兩個縣，有幾個鄉鎮村落

二. large

1. large number 2. large amount 3. large quantity 4. large corporation 5. large tree

1. In the past , Taiwan exported large numbers of desk tidies made from this tree fern 's heartwood .
曾經，台灣大量外銷筆筒樹心製成的筆筒

2. In the past , agriculture typically involved using a large amount of pesticides , herbicides , and fertilizers . These leave large amounts of chemical residues in the soil
有人說，過去大量噴灑殺蟲劑、農藥、肥料的耕作方式，使得大量化學藥劑殘留在土壤裡

3. In mala hotpot restaurants , one sees many people gulping down large quantities of beer , fruit juice or cola as they eat , to combat the mala taste .
在麻辣火鍋店，也常見許多人邊吃邊灌啤酒、果汁、可樂等飲料，以消麻辣之感

4. Government agencies and banks bought strictly ibm , while large corporations used either Japanese or European products .
政府、銀行買IBM，大公司買日本產品歐洲產品，

the grammar, " large " and " big "

The large is very similar to the big, They almost will connective N.
ex. big city and large tree

the large can be " many " but the big almost mean " size "
ex. large numbers big tree