囚犯虽有合法的权利,但实际上这些权利常未受到尊重。
Prisoners have legal rights, but in practice these rights are not always respected.
他们抱怨说他们被困在警察局,但实际上大部分人被看见通过毗邻的屋顶逃往附近建筑物内的安全地带。
They complained that they had been trapped inside the police station, but in fact most were seen escaping over the adjacent roofs to safety in nearby buildings.
你可能认为他是个乞讨者,但实际上,他是个艺术家。
You might think he was a beggar, but actually he was an artist.
一个学生最近说:“我以为思维导图会花很多时间,但实际上它节省了我的时间。”
A student recently said, "I thought mind mapping would take a lot of time to do but in fact it saves me time.
人们常说金鱼的记忆只有三秒钟,但实际上它们能学会各种各样的东西,而且能记住很长时间。
People often talk of goldfish having three-second memories, but in fact they can learn all kinds of things, and remember them for quite a long time.
我猜他在说他是时候离开家了,但实际上他告诉我,从那以后我应该在家里承担更重要的角色了。
I thought he was saying that it was time for him to leave the house, but in fact he told me that I should take on a bigger role in the family from then on.
但实际上,不同的送礼礼数存在很大差异。
这些房子看起来一样,但实际上每座房子的大小都略有不同。
These houses look the same but in fact each of them is slightly different in size.
那个学生觉得他的失败会使家人蒙羞,但实际上失败并不可耻。
The student felt that his failure would bring shame on his family, but in fact there is no shame in failing.
它们可能看起来漂浮在水面上,但实际上它们一直都能到达湖底。
They may have appeared to be floating in the water, but in fact they reach all the way to the bottom of the lake.
你可能会觉得很难受,但实际上你的身体正在尽其所能来消除寒冷。
You may feel miserable but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.
可能它们看起来是随机放置的,但实际上它们形成了许多不同的样式。
They may look kind of randomly placed, but they actually form many distinct patterns.
我们也看到太阳落在船的后面,但实际上,船是朝着日落的方向行驶的。
We also see the sun setting behind the ship, but in fact, the ship travelled towards the sunset.
这意味着乘客支付了大约950美元,但实际上,乘客只需要支付9美元。
That meant the passenger paid about $950, but in fact, the passenger only needed to pay $9.
许多人鼓吹高质量的客户服务,但实际上让客户高兴说起来容易做起来难。
High quality customer service is preached by many, but actually keeping customers happy is easier said than done.
人们常把女商人描绘成专横的人,但实际上她们中很多人都很随和、很温柔。
People usually paint businesswomen as bossy persons, but actually many of them are easy-going and gentle.
听起来好像机器人会让很多人失去工作,但实际上他们可以减轻人们的负担。
It sounds as if robots will make many people lose their jobs, but actually they can ease people's burden.
黄颌蛇,你可能也听过这种蛇,虽然它们经常被归类为毒蛇,但实际上它们通常是无毒的。
Colubrids, and you probably heard this too, although they are often classified as venomous snakes, they are actually generally non-venomous.
我们可以说说“宗教性别”,因为在精神层面上,人人都是平等的,但实际上女人和男人是不平等的。
We can talk about "religion-ex" since everybody is spiritually equal, but women and men actually in practice are not equal.
对此的解释是,每一棵白杨,虽然看起来是独立存在的一棵树,但实际上只是一个巨型有机体的茎或芽。
The explanation is that each aspen while appearing to exist separately as a single tree, is in fact only the stem or shoot of a far larger organism.
纽约的房地产律师亚当·贝利说,年幼的孩子可能会觉得他们是在选择自己的家,但实际上他们并没有选择权。
Younger children should feel like they're choosing their home without actually getting a choice in the matter, said Adam Bailey, real estate attorney based in New York.
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。
Admittedly, the purpose of 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。
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.
记者和研究员菲利普·佩奇说:“许多产品都附有专门设计的标签,表示它们很环保,但实际上其中有许多标志没有任何意义。”
"Many products had specially-designed labels to make them seem environmentally friendly, but in fact, many of these symbols mean nothing," said report researcher Philip Page.
说没有简单的答案听起来很明智,但实际上是愚蠢的:如果我们有清醒的理智和政治意愿来采取行动的话,我们的失业危机可以很快得到解决。
Saying that there're no easy answers sounds wise, but it's actually foolish: our unemployment crisis could be cured very quickly if we had the intellectual clarity and political will to act.
他彬彬有礼,但实际上却是在告诉我,我不可能得到这份工作。
He was very polite but effectively he was telling me that I had no chance of getting the job.
露西看起来很瘦,但实际上精力充沛。
虽然它们的名称不同,但实际上它们是一类的。
Although their names are different, the groups are actually the same.
我们看起来像双胞胎,但实际上我们完全不同。
我们看起来像双胞胎,但实际上我们完全不同。
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