So when taken at face value, this seems to suggest that you can accomplish everything by doing nothing.

所以，从表面上看，这似乎暗示你可以通过什么都不做来完成一切。

Taken at face value, these results suggest Japanese learn wisdom faster than Americans.

这些结果显示日本人比美国人更早变聪明一些。

Taken at face value, the past continuous and the past perfect continuous do seem pretty similar.

从表面上看，过去进行时和过去完成进行时看起来确实很相似。

I think we have to take at face value what she was saying.

我认为我们必须从表面上看她所说的话。

Sure, saying someone is " our whole world" sounds romantic; however, if taken at face value, this actually implies dependence on them for your identity and happiness.

当然，说某人是“我们的整个世界”听起来很浪漫；然而，如果从表面上看，这实际上意味着你的身份和幸福依赖于他们。