That's...these are trends that are unfolding rather than definite...that can be analyzed with any certainty at this point.

这些都是表面看来的趋势,并不是绝对的,从现在来看也难以下定论。

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On the face of things, to call this mask Comus is absurd.

从表面来看，把《面具》叫做《Comus》很可笑。

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