Saving face is a fundamental value.

给人留面子是基本要求。

He did it only for the sake of saving face.

他这样做全是为了保住面子。

For saving face Mary had to choke down the manager's insult.

为了顾全面子，玛丽对于经理的侮辱只好忍气吞声。

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。

We wonder if the messages boys get about saving face through glorified slacking could be affecting their performance in school.

我们想知道男孩们所接受的这种通过消极躲避以维持脸面的主题思想是否会影响他们在学校里的表现。