On the face of it, their marriage seems an improbable alliance.
从表面上看，他们的婚姻似乎是一个荒谬的结合。
The government performed competently in the face of multiple challenges.
政府在面临多重挑战时表现得很出色。
As a public figure, Yao Ming knows what to do in face of this kind of things.
作为一名公众人物，姚明知道在面对这类事情时该怎么做。
Now Tom shivered from head to heel; for his eye fell upon the stolid face of Injun Joe.
这时，他的目光落在印第安·乔的脸上，发现他无动于衷。汤姆吓得从头到脚直打寒颤。
"We found that women are doubly vulnerable to marital break-up in the face of illness," Karraker said.
卡拉克说：“我们发现，女性在面对疾病时出现婚姻破裂的几率是男性的两倍。”
Southern historians clung instead to a notion of the South's unanimity in the face of Northern aggression.
相反，南方的历史学家坚持认为，面对北方的侵略，南方是一致的。
June 2004 saw the first passage, known as a "transit", of the planet Venus across the face of the Sun in 122 years.
2004年6月，金星的投影穿越太阳表面，这是122年一遇的天象，被称为“凌日”。
Hugging "is a marker of intimacy and helps generate the feeling that others are there to help in the face of difficulty."
拥抱是“亲密的标志，它帮助自己在面对困难时产生别人会伸出援手的感觉”。
Local officials are using the levers that are available to them to safeguard residents' health in the face of a serious threat.
面对严重威胁，地方官员正在利用现有手段保障居民的健康。
He accurately predicted that Venus would cross the face of the Sun in both 1761 and 1769—though he didn't survive to see either.
他准确地预测了金星将在1761年和1769年穿过太阳表面——尽管他没能活到看到这一现象的那一天。
In the face of this accumulated wisdom, the question is why so many educators decided that it is acceptable to reduce or eliminate recess.
面对这些积累起来的智慧，问题是为什么这么多的教育工作者认为减少或取消课间休息是可以接受的。
They secured a victory in the face of overwhelming odds.
尽管情况非常不利，他们仍得到了胜利。
He resigned in the face of trenchant criticism of his policies.
他在这番尖锐的批评前持屈从的态度。
If this happens it will change the face of religious broadcasting.
如果此事发生，它将改变宗教广播的面貌。
On the face of it that seems to make sense. But the figures don't add up.
乍一看，那好像讲得通。但是数字对不上。
They are still temporizing in the face of what can only be described as a disaster.
眼看着灾难来临，他们还在拖延时间。
He showed courage in the face of great danger.
在巨大的危险面前，他表现得很英勇。
It has the face of Kumamon on its front and back.
它的正面和背面都有熊本熊的面孔。
We are often told to calm down in face of danger.
我们经常被告知面对危险要冷静下来。
In the face of the stampede, governments had no good options.
面对踩踏事件，各政府没有好的选择。
The writer advises students to be brave in the face of pains.
作者建议学生们勇敢地面对痛苦。
The glaciers are disappearing, changing the face of Kilimanjaro.
冰川正在消失，乞力马扎罗山的面貌随之改变。
He is not scared in the face of a taller, stronger, and older player.
面对一个更高大、更强壮、更年长的球员，他并不害怕。
Many climbers want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
许多登山者想在困难面前挑战自己。
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