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A breath of fresh air is a slap in the face
INTO JAPANESE
新鮮な空気の息が顔に叩かれる
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The breath of fresh air is struck by the face
INTO JAPANESE
新鮮な空気の呼吸は顔に打たれる
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Breathing fresh air is struck by the face
INTO JAPANESE
新鮮な空気を呼吸することは顔に打たれる
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Breathing fresh air is struck by the face
That didn't even make that much sense in English.