Second, the feature seems at first glance to be simple, but in fact has a rather large "design surface" and would require adding a fair amount of new syntax to the language.

第二，这个功能第一眼看上去貌似简单，但实际上有一个十分广的“设计层面”，并且将需要增加许多新的语法。

youdao

All this is fair enough, but it touches only the surface of the problem.

这话讲得有道理，但是只涉及了问题的表面。

youdao

On the surface, this appears a fair argument - global warming is a problem for everyone, not just those in developed countries, and requires every nation to participate.

从表面上看，这产生里一个公平的说法-全球变暖是每个人的问题，不仅在发达国家，并要求每个国家参加。

youdao

On the surface, this seems fair enough.

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