表面

bǎ táng shuāng sǎ zài dàn gāo biǎo miàn

把糖霜撒在蛋糕表面。

Dredge the top of the cake with icing sugar.

xiān bǎ biǎo miàn de yóu wū huò chén tǔ qù diào

先把表面的油污或尘土去掉。

First remove any grease or dirt from the surface.

shuǐ fù gài le dì qiú biǎo miàn de dà bù fen

水覆盖了地球表面的大部分。

Water covers a large proportion of the earth's surface.

ruò zhǐ kàn biǎo miàn shù zì hěn lìng rén gǔ wǔ

若只看表面，数字很令人鼓舞。

Taken at face value, the figures look very encouraging.

tā de huà nǐ jué duì bù néng zhǐ kàn biǎo miàn

她的话你绝对不能只看表面。

You shouldn't take anything she says at face value.

biǎo miàn de fán huá yǎn gài le zhè zuò chéng shì de āng zāng hé pín qióng

表面的繁华掩盖了这座城市的肮脏和贫穷。

Squalor and poverty lay behind the city's glittering facade.