If the teacher can't even answer the simple question, he will lose face with his class.

如果老师连简单的问题都不能回答，他就太丢脸了！

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But he thought his mother will let him lose face, so he pretended he didn't know his mother.

他却认为他的母亲会让他丢脸，所以他假装不认识他的母亲。

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Chinese who has been "given face" feels that he or she has received a favour. In turn, he or she has to reciprocate the favour so that the other party will not lose face.

在华人看来，人家“给了面子”，自己便是得了人情，因此必须投桃报李，以便使对方也不失面子。

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If he is wrong, he will not only lose a lot of money on his short, but he could also face civil liability to the company, which has yet to file a suit against him.

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