1·In reality, he was just happy working on a ranch and making a dollar a day.
实际上,在农场工作,每天赚一美元,他就很开心。
2·In reality the bell does not exist; it is only a fancy that people have taken into their heads!
实际上,钟并不存在;这只不过是人们脑子里的一种幻想罢了!
3·As the painting's biographer, Donald Sassoon, dryly notes, "In reality the effect can be obtained from any portrait."
正如这幅画的传记作者唐纳德·沙逊枯燥无味地指出,“实际上,这种效果可以从任何一幅肖像画中获得。”
4·Outwardly she seemed confident but in reality she felt extremely nervous.
表面上看,她显得信心十足,而实际上她紧张得要命。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·Admittedly, the purposeof this was to protect her against the risk of desertion, but in reality its function in the social and family life of the time was much more important.
诚然,这样做的目的是为了保护她免受被遗弃的危险,但实际上,它在当时的社会和家庭生活中的作用要重要得多。
1·He came across as streetwise, but in reality he was not.
他看似适应都市的生活,但事实上他不是。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·In reality the bird was the willow-wren.
事实上,这只鸟就是只山雀。
3·In reality, your brain operates on the edge of chaos.
事实上,你的大脑在混乱的边缘运行。
4·In reality, sea level varies according to the irregular interior of the planet.
事实上,海平面会根据地球不规则的内部而变化。
5·In reality, carbon taxes alone won't be enough to halt global warming, but they would be a useful part of any climate plan.
事实上,仅靠碳税不足以阻止全球变暖,但碳税在任何气候计划中都有其作用。