She believed in capturing the whole person, not just what was on the surface, that's where the expressionists' distortion is important, in an attempt to reveal the subjects' character or personality.

她坚信要捕捉到整个人物的特点，而不是表象的东西。这就体现了表现主义扭曲的重要性，试图揭示人物的性格及特点。

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My father is a man of few words, but somewhere deep beneath the surface of him lies a caring character.

我的父亲是一个少言寡语的人，但是在其外表之下内心深处的某个地方保留着关爱他人的品格。

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Thus, in the "Hits", the tough-guy character of Santiagos fortitude has become the novels surface.

因此，在《老人与海》中，硬汉桑提亚哥的刚毅性格，已经成为小说的表面。

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Nor does Mr Talbott's character, at least on the surface, betray much romanticism or strong emotion of any other kind.

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Yet Mr Haddon delves beneath the surface, tapping the emotions and insecurities of each excellently drawn character.

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