Back home, things appear, on the surface, simpler.
回到家后，事情表面上看起来简单一些。
There are these dark streaks on the surface of the moon.
月亮表面有这些黑色的条纹。
Sunlight played on the surface of the lake.
阳光在湖面上闪烁。
On the surface, it appears little has changed in the Arab world.
表面上，似乎阿拉伯世界没有什么变化。
These plants float on the surface of the water.
这些植物漂浮在水面上。
Up above us, on the surface, the same thing happened.
在我们上面，在地面上，同样的事情发生了。
One of the most interesting features on the surface is, in fact, the shield volcanoes.
地球表面最有趣的特征之一就是盾状火山。
Rock fragments from the subsoil can end up concentrated on the surface.
来自底土的岩石碎片最终可能集中在地表。
Again there was a streak of bubbles on the surface of the river.
河面上又出现了一连串的水泡。
His politeness was only on the surface.
他只是表面上客气。
On the surface it was an idyllic life.
表面上这是一种悠闲的的生活。
Since then, all has been quiet—at least on the surface.
从那以后，它一直很平静，至少表面上很平静。
Life in Damascus remains normal, on the surface at least.
至少在表面上，大马士革的生活仍属正常。
On the surface, it must have looked suspicious.
表面上看，这件事情确实显得可疑。
On the surface, Bill was the most laid-back of our group.
表面上，比尔是我们这几个人中进取心最小的那个。
The pattern is of atmospheric gravity waves playing on the surface of the ocean.
这张图案是在大气重力波对海洋表面所产生的影响。
The mission would also put a static meteorological station on the surface.
这次任务还将向火星表面投放一个静态气象观测站。
On the surface, certainly yes.
表面上看来，显然是可以的。
On the surface, how frequently queues appear in an organization might not be obvious.
在表面上，经常使用的查询在公司表现的方式并不是显而易见的。
Solar power now looks on the surface to be potentially competitive.
而太阳能发电现在从表面上看颇有竞争潜力。
Yet this relative calm exists on the surface only; it is largely an illusion.
但是这种平静只不过是表象罢了；基本上说是种幻想。
Unsafe bacteria are probably lurking on the surface and could spread to your food.
不安全的细菌可能盘踞在表面，会分散到你的食物中去。
On the surface this makes sense.
从表面上看来，这的确有道理。
On the surface, the project appeared legitimate.
表面上看这个工程一切是合法的。
On the surface, this looks like a difference in degree.
从表面上看，这似乎是程度上的差异。
On the surface, this looks like a difference in degree.
从表面上看，这似乎是程度上的差异。
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