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Sorry if this is really simple and I'm overlooking the obvious, but I'm not
sure how the following sentence should be translated as I've noticed on
previous occasions that the word 「心配{しんぱい}」 might be used in a vague or
ambiguous way:

> 各国{かくこく}で地震{じしん}が起{お}きているのでオーストラリアも心配{しんぱい}です。

I can think of three possibilities:

  * There are earthquakes occurring in many countries, so there are also concerns that one will occur in Australia.
  * There are earthquakes occurring in many countries, so Australia is also concerned that one will occur.
  * There are earthquakes occurring in many countries, so I'm concerned that one will also occur in Australia.

Also, when should 「心配」 by itself be used instead of 「心配しています」 etc, as I think
both phrases can be translated to "(I'm) worried" and "(I'm) concerned" in
English?
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Usage of the word 心配
オーストラリアも心配です just means “I am worried also about Australia,” and it does not
specify what exactly the speaker is worried about. In your example, it is
clear from the first half of the sentence that the speaker is worried about
the possibility of earthquakes (and more precisely, probably the damage which
earthquakes may cause) also in Australia.

心配だ is a na-adjective meaning “worrying.” From
[Daijirin](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=%E5%BF%83%E9%85%8D&dtype=0&dname=0ss&stype=1&pagenum=1&index=110108100000)
with my translation into English:

> テストの結果が心配だ。 I am worried about the result of the exams.

You cannot replace 心配だ with 心配している, because the subject of 心配する is a person
who is worried.

> ×テストの結果が心配している。 The result of the exams is worried (about something).

It is ok to use ～を心配している:

> テストの結果を心配している。 I am worried about the result of the exams.

although it is less natural than the example in the dictionary.
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