On its face, the question seems absurd.

从表面上看，这个问题似乎很荒谬。

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The expression on its face is even prettier than the roses.

它脸上的表情甚至比玫瑰还要漂亮。

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On its face, this may seem obvious.

表面上，这似乎是显而易见的。

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You can also turn this on its face a little bit and use this to ask a question.

你也可以对这个句型稍微做一下变形，用作疑问句。

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really you can turn it on its face to make it a question.

你也可以对它稍加变形，将这个句型变成一个疑问句。

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The RAM bay is super easy to get to with the machine on its face.

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