他沒有什麼模樣，使他可愛的是臉上的精神。頭不很大，圓眼，肉鼻子，兩條眉很短很粗，頭上永遠剃得發亮。腮上沒有多餘的肉，脖子可是幾乎與頭一邊兒粗；臉上永遠紅撲撲的，特別亮的是顴骨與右耳之間一塊不小的疤——小時候在樹下睡覺，被驢啃了一口。他不甚注意他的模樣，他愛自己的臉正如同他愛自己的身體，都那麼結實硬棒；他把臉彷彿算在四肢之內，只要硬棒就好。
【參考譯文】
Though not traditionally handsome, he is charming for his spirited appearance. On his not very big head that is always clean-shaven are short, thick eyebrows, round eyes, and a fleshy nose. While his cheeks are lean, his neck is almost as thick as his head. A noticeable scar is left on his rosy face between his right cheekbone and ear, for he was once bitten by a donkey while sleeping under a tree as a child. He does not pay much attention to his looks. To him, his face is just a part of his body. He only appreciates his face and body for their sturdiness.
VeRy，男，電氣民工，經濟學人資淺愛好者
Alf，小小少年，很多煩惱
Lora，一隻庸俗的騾，一隻脫離了高階趣味的騾
Lora，一隻庸俗的騾，一隻脫離了高階趣味的騾
1，對祥子的面容描寫比較“散”，翻譯時可以考慮調整語序，比如譯文版本是先描寫頭，再從上到下交代眉毛、眼睛、鼻子，並且將“頭不很大”翻譯成狀語。
2，腮上沒肉和脖子粗是有些矛盾的，前者通常是消瘦的特徵，後者通常是肥胖的特徵，因此譯者加上了while引導讓步狀語。
3，破折號引出的是祥子疤痕的來歷，譯者靈活地處理為for表原因，將邏輯關係顯化了，更符合英文的寫作習慣。
4，他不甚注意他的模樣，他愛自己的臉正如同他愛自己的身體，都那麼結實硬棒；他把臉彷彿算在四肢之內，只要硬棒就好。
個人認為這句話的處理空間比較大，可以將原文重複的語義適當整合，不是非要直譯。本譯文重點突出祥子對臉沒有美觀方面的要求，只要求結實耐用這一層意思。
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