on the face of

He was struggling to hold onto a rock on the face of the cliff.

他奋力想要抓住悬崖壁上的一块岩石。

He is the most intolerable scoundrel on the face of the earth.

他是世界上最下流的东西.

On the face of it, the case had been concluded successfully.

从表面上看来, 这个案件已经顺利地了结了.

On the face of it, Vietnam's exit is good news.

表面上看来, 越南的退出是一件好事.

On the face of it, this story seems unconvincing.

表面上看来, 这个故事似乎令人难以置信.

On the face of it, their marriage seems an improbable alliance.

表面上看，他们的婚姻似乎是个荒谬的结合。

On the face of it the plot is very simple.

情节显然很简单.

There is plenty of water on the face of the globe.

地球表面有大量的水.

This is plain on the face of the facts.

这一点,从事实的表面就可以清楚地看出来.

On the face of it that seems to make sense. But the figures don't add up.

乍一看，似乎讲得通，但这些数字对不起来。

Markets are the most entertaining places on the face of the Earth.

市场是这个地球上最能娱乐人的地方.

On the face of it, this is a success story.

表面上看来, 这当然让人欣喜.

On the face of it, there is plenty of reason to worry.

从表面来判断, 有很多值得担心的原因.

On the face of it, life was a mixture of the quaint and the archaic.

从表面上看来, 生活是离奇有趣的事物和古老事物的混合体.

I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth.

我认为自己是地球上最幸运的人。