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shuhuang



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:15 pm    Post subject: in the face of Reply with quote
Hi, teachers

Would the following sentence seem strange to a native speaker:He gave up in the face of difficulty? Can the phrase "in the face of" be an equivalent to "being faced with?"

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes that is exactly what the term 'in the face of' implies.
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