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.

我们需要保护这森林。

We will do everything to preserve peace.

我们将尽一切努力维护和平。

Farmers feel that their countryside homes should be preserved.

农民们感到他们在乡下的家应该被保留下来。

2. store

preserved eggs 皮蛋

mask: n. covering for the face, to hide or protect it

All the dancers are wearing masks.

所有跳舞的人都戴着面具。