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The soldier owed his courage to his ability to remain cool in the face of danger.

The soldier owed his courage to his ability to remain cool in face of danger.

这位战士把勇气归功于在危险面前保 持镇定的能力。

两者的意思有相同的情况,但多数情况下还是有区别的。它们的区别在于:

1.面部上有明显的突出物时用介词on,否则用in。试比较:

Your nose is on your face.

鼻子突出在面部。

Your eyes are in your face.

眼睛嵌在面部。

2.面部上有表情时,如smile, expression, grin, frown等,介词用on。例如:

A faint smile appeared on her face.她脸上露出了微微的笑容。

The young boy returned with a victorious grin on his face.年轻人面带胜利的微笑回来了。

在英语中常见的说法是hit me in the face; 前者指“打到的地方是脸部而不是其他部位”; 后者指“打到的人是我而不是别人,而被打到的部位是我的脸部而不是其他别的部位”。