He did it only for the sake of saving face.

他这样做全是为了保住面子。

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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 is not difficult to explain why such a "fireman" effect might exist. They are typically athletic men who face great physical risks, as a means of saving strangers' lives.

不难解释，消防员效应的存在，因为他们都是典型的体格健壮型男子，而且总是面对极大的身体风险，需要去拯救陌生人的生命。

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Sudan's Committee of Islamic Scholars has urged the president not to attend, for fear of his safety, providing Mr.Bashir a possible way of saving face while backing out of the trip.

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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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On Monday night, I had a chance to attend a screening of Saving Face, the film that won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short last month.

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The possibility is real with President Cristina Fernandez, in the throes of domestic discontent, spiraling inflation and loss of key constituencies deprived of face-saving latitude to comply with the controversial ruling of New York Judge Thomas Griesa.

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So, it seems that South Koreans will bite the bullet and, after a healthy portion of the face-saving rhetoric, return to the business of usual.

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