Other, less toothsome individuals are consigned to work back of house, where they have little chance of coming face to face with a paying client.

其他的长相不太好的员工则被分配到前台之后工作，在那里他们只有很小概率与顾客们进行面对面的接触。

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Whether you're using your cell phone or Yahoo!, text and instant messaging means you don't have to talk face to face (or even voice to voice) with anyone who will text you back.

无论你是不是在使用你的手机或者雅虎文本和其他的即时通讯手段，你不是非要面对面的(或者甚至是声音对声音)的与任何那些将会给你回信的人交流。

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Before going to bed that night , I looked in the mirror above the bathroom sink and when I saw only my face staring back - and that it would always be this ordinary face - I began to cry .

那一晚睡觉之前，我情绪低沉地对着浴室里的镜子，从镜面中我只看到自己的脸，一张稀松平常缺乏特点的凡人面孔。

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The expression probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face-to-face.

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