This helps us to explain, for instance, why in so many cultures the concept of saving face is so important, even if to most modern Americans it seems relatively trivial.

这就很容易解释，为什么很多文化里的面子问题,会变得那么重要，而对许多美国人来说,那都是小事一桩。

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It's a life-saving procedure and if it wasn't performed then the outcome may well be death.

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All we can say: It's not dead if it's still saving lives.

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But not if it causes you to start saving for your newborn's college tuition at the expense of your own retirement.

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