Saving Face

Everything in Chinese culture is saving face .

中国文化在乎的就是面子。

The idea of saving face is deeply rooted in Asian culture .

亚洲文化相当重视面子问题。

The art of saving face

挽回面子的艺术

When lives are lost due to saving face , the law must severely punish the behavior .

如果为了保住面子，而导致有人丧生，这种行为就应该受到严厉的惩罚。

I wander in the crowd for the sake of saving face .

我扛着面子流浪在人群之中。

First , this is a person who is preoccupied with preserving his status and saving face .

首先，此人会不惜一切保全自己的地位，维护自己的面子。

Proving a point ' and ' saving face ' were also common reasons to skirt around the truth .

此外，“证明某一观点”和“挽回面子”通常也是人们说谎的原因。

' Proving a point ' and ' saving face ' were also common reasons to skirt around the truth .

此外，证明某一观点和挽回面子通常也是人们说谎的原因。

Like saving face for instance . I had no idea they were not into conflict , much as the Japanese are .

我以前一直不知道原来中国人和日本人相似之处居然有这么多。

The ethical nature of the shame is to become a man . Saving face is an ethical reality of the sense of shame .

耻感的伦理本质是成为一个人，面子是耻感的伦理现实形态。

In the advertisements , the hedges can work emphatically , reinforcing accuracy , saving face of the advertisers and the consumers and achieving politeness .

在广告中，模糊限制语可以起强调作用；增强广告的精确性；保护广告人和消费者的面子；并能实现其礼貌功能。

But the film left me with a compassionate theory - that perhaps they created the mirage of a functional family with the intention of saving face and preserving harmony .

但这部电影让我得出了一个充满同情的理论——也许他们创造一个正常家庭的幻觉，目的是为了留面子，保持和谐。

The notion of saving face - maintaining dignity and control over one 's emotions - is largely derived from collectivism , an Eastern concept that no person is an island ;

“留面子”意味着保持尊严和控制情绪，在很大程度上源自集体主义，这是一个东方的概念，没有人是孤立的；

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。

None of them was particularly interested in a pragmatic solution ; what they all desperately needed was a way of stopping the pain , which meant a way of saving face .

没有人对实用的解决办法真正感兴趣。他们迫切需要的是一种止住痛苦的途径，也就是挽回面子的办法。

Backtracking or debating a topic can go against the traditional Chinese concept of " saving face , " which is meant to avoid any mistakes or actions that could bring embarrassment .

试图改变或争论议题不符合中国传统的“留面子”理念，“留面子”就是指他们会避免任何错误或可能引起尴尬的行为。

The business of " saving face ," which often strikes foreigners in China as ludicrous , is only the carrying-out of respect for personal dignity in the sphere of social manners .

中国人的“死要面子”经常使在中国的外国人感到荒唐可笑。然而，中国人仅仅是要求实现与他们社会生活方式相一致的个人尊严。

3 Some factors or categories were identified from the total 9 reasons that responsible for not asking for professional help , in which the more important two were " self efficacy relevant factor " and " saving face relevant factor " .

妨碍大学生寻求专业咨询帮助的原因可分为三类，其中自我效能因素和保全面子因素是最主要的原因。

Family atmosphere of patients in South China and Northwest China was the worst . In Northwest China , financial situation and social custom influenced epilepsy the most . The mentality of ' saving face ' was more severe in North China which had higher cultural quality .

华南区域、西北区域的癫痫病患者的家庭氛围最差，西北区域的经济状况和社会习俗影响程度位居前列，文化素养相对较高的华北区域，其爱面子的心理也比较严重。

In choosing your saving rate , face the new reality of inflation .

选择储蓄率的时候还要考虑通货膨胀的新现实。

Ferroalloy enterprises to saving energy , face two problems : first , how a more accurate measurement methods , economic and rational deployment of energy ; second , how to establish a scientific and rational energy consumption analysis methods .

铁合金企业节能降耗，需要面对的两个问题是：第一，如何通过更精确地计量方法，经济合理的调配能源；第二，如何建立科学、合理的能耗分析方法。

If an elderly population is saving less in the face of rising bills for demographically inspired social spending , it can make sense for foreigners to plug the gap .

如果老年人因人口因素引发的社会支出费用上升而减少储蓄，让外国人填补空缺是明智的做法。