- “face the powder”听着英勇，可是总有点要殉难的意思，像江姐，像Bhutto夫人。
可以“face the powder”的地方不只是战场。而且英文里也没有这么说的。这更像
是中文的说法(冒着敌人的炮火，前进前进前进进)。
Susan wrote:
The one that I can come up with is "(aspired) not to decorate what they wear, but to wear the decorations". :)
尚能饭 wrote:许老先生最为自诩的是他的“不爱红装爱武装”的英译文：“Not to powder the face, but to face the powder.” 就凭这一点，你不服还真不行。
Susan