Language Point 35
... do everything they can to preserve this false mask...(Para. 12)
preserve: vt. 1. keep; protect
We need to preserve the forest.
我們需要保護這森林。
We will do everything to preserve peace.
我們將盡一切努力維護和平。
Farmers feel that their countryside homes should be preserved.
農民們感到他們在鄉下的家應該被保留下來。
2. store
preserved eggs 皮蛋
mask: n. covering for the face, to hide or protect it
All the dancers are wearing masks.
所有跳舞的人都戴著面具。