on the face of it

On the face of it, investors should support the commission's recommendation to stymie the deal.

乍一看，投资者们应当支持欧盟委员会否决交易的建议。

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.

on the face of it, this horse-trading is odd (though stitch-ups of the parliamentary presidency are quite normal).

面对这种情况时，讨价还价是很少见的（尽管对议会主席的缝缝补补现象很普通）。

On the face of it, dangers galore.

从表面上来看, 前途艰险.

On the face of it, it seems like a great deal.

表面上看来好像很多。

On the face of it, the document seemed genuine.

从表面看, 这文件像是真的.

On the face of it, this is odd.

表面看来这很奇怪.

On the face of it, of course, the title Encyclopaedia could leave room for a lesser degree of rigour in the scientific method, and for the compilation of external parts. But the nature of the matter entails that logical coherence must remain fundamental.

单就《哲学全书》这书名看来，科学方法在开始的时候似乎本可以不必太谨严，也可以有容许外在编排的余地；但本书的内容实质使得我们必须以逻辑的联系作为基础。

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, China has become the living proof that stock markets are almost perfectly efficient.

从表面上看，中国已成为表明股票市场几乎完全有效的活生生的证据。

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 the Pussy Riot case, a political show trial in which three young women are being effectively persecuted for blasphemy, is unconnected to Syria.

表面上看来，朋克团体Pussy Riot一案跟叙利亚没有关联。该案是一场政治审判秀，其中三名年轻女性实际上因亵渎上帝而遭到迫害。

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。

On the face of it, banks are feeling the pinch, charging each other high rates in the interbank lending market.

从表面上来看，各银行手头比较紧，在银行间的借贷市场上也相互收取高利率。

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 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。

On the face of it, It'seems quite reasonable.

从表面看, 这似乎很合理.

On the face of it, Hewlett-Packard and IBM have a lot in common.

从表面上看，惠普（HP）和IBM有许多共同之处。

It is, on the face of it, difficult to see how the West could radically change its position.

初看起来，很难理解西方为何会立场突变。

The key decision makers in the ordering process on the face of it are the store managers and the commercials at the HQ.

在订购过程中作为主要决策者的是店面经理和总部的广告。

On the face of it, the drive to internationalise the renminbi does not seem to derive from controlling urges.

从表面上看，中国推动人民币国际化的努力似乎并不是源自对管制的渴望。

On the face of it, this was not a turbulent life.

平步青云的事业旅程下,却是戈德利先生暗潮汹涌的苦难人生.

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。

to win/lose the toss (= to guess correctly/wrongly which side of a coin will face upwards when it lands on the ground after it has been thrown in the air)

猜中 / 猜错所掷硬币朝上的一面

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, this is a success story.

表面上看来, 这当然让人欣喜.

On the face of it , Mr Buffett's gambit looks both unwise and uncharacteristic.

从表面上看, 巴菲特的策略既不明智,也不符合他的特点.

On the face of it, these should be great times for the investment management companies that have launched funds in China.

表面上看，对于已在中国推出基金产品的投资管理公司而言，现在应该是大好时光。

On the face of it the problem seems minor.

从表面上看这个问题不大.

On the face of it the plot is very simple.

情节显然很简单.