The template for Adair's novel is not somebody else's fiction, but fact.
阿代尔长篇小说的样板不是别人的虚构故事,而是事实。
Most of the science of climate change, particularly that to do with global warming, is simply fact. But other aspects of the science are less certain or at least more disputed.
大多数关于气候变化的科学,尤其是有关全球变暖的科学,都只是事实。但其他方面的科学就不那么确定了,或者至少争议更大。
The student felt that his failure would bring shame on his family, but in fact there is no shame in failing.
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。
It's already started in fact, but it'll be at the gallery for the next month, which should give you plenty of time to complete this assignment.
其实它已经开始了,但它下个月都将在画廊里,应该能给你足够的时间来完成这项作业。
There is no real fact that a monster lives in Loch Ness, but there is also no fact that one doesn't live.
没有事实能证明尼斯湖水怪存在,但是也没有事实能证明它不存在。
This isn't the stuff of gloomy philosophical contemplations, but a fact of Europe's new economic landscape, embraced by sociologists, real-estate developers and ad executives alike.
这不是悲观的哲学思考,而是社会学家、房地产开发商和广告公司高管都认同的、欧洲新经济图景的一个事实。
We're being promised not only that we'll see the slates, but that they'll in fact be running the beautiful UI.
我们得到的承诺是我们不仅仅会看到平板产品,事实上它们还应该在漂亮的用户界面上运行。
But, in fact, he did not object to her as strongly as he had at first.
不过,事实上,他并不像当初那样强烈地不喜欢她了。
But in fact, what kills the frog is its own inability to decide when it has to jump out.
但事实上,杀死青蛙的原因是它自己不能决定什么时候跳出来。
But in fact, the social lives of some members of the insect kingdom are sufficiently complex to suggest more than a hint of intelligence.
但是事实上,昆虫王国中某些成员的社会生活非常复杂,复杂到足以表明它们的智力并不低。
Most of the science of climate change, particularly that to do with global warming, is simply a fact. But other aspects of the science are less certain or at least more disputed.
大多数关于气候变化的科学,尤其是有关全球变暖的科学,都只是事实。但科学的其他方面就不那么确定无疑了,或者至少争议更大。
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.
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。
Folk etymology has created the cheeseburger and the beanburger, but the first hamburgers were in fact named after the city of Hamburg.
民间词源创造了cheeseburger和beanburger,但最初hamburger一词实际上是以德国汉堡市命名的。
A new car would be wonderful but the fact of the matter is that we can't afford one.
有新车好是好,不过实际情况是我们买不起。
But most troubling of all was the simple fact that nobody knew what was going on.
但是最令人烦恼的就是没人知道正发生什么事。
He likes sports shows, but in fact, he prefers game shows.
他喜欢体育节目。但事实上,他更喜欢游戏节目。
These houses look the same but in fact each of them is slightly different in size.
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。
That meant the passenger paid about $950, but in fact, the passenger only needed to pay $9.
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。
John met me at the door and said that his dormitory wasn't full, but in fact it was.
约翰在门口接我,他说他的宿舍没有住满,但事实上已经住满了。
We also see the sun setting behind the ship, but in fact, the ship travelled towards the sunset.
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。
Sadness is our primary association with crying, but the fact is that people report feeling happier after crying.
悲伤是我们哭泣的主要原因,但事实上,人们流泪后会感觉更快乐。
Many young ladies choose go on a diet, but in fact, they have no need to worry about their weight.
许多年轻女士选择节食。但事实上,他们没有必要担心自己的体重。
I think I have tried hard but the fact remains that I still couldn't t get a satisfactory result on the exam.
我认为我已经努力了,但事实是我仍然不能得到一个满意的考试成绩。
They may have appeared to be floating in the water, but in fact they reach all the way to the bottom of the lake.
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。
That may sound odd, but the fact is at the moment of the big bang, both matter and antimatter were created for a short time.
那听起来可能很奇怪,但事实是:在大爆炸的那一刻,物质和反物质都在很短的时间内被创造出来。
"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.
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。”
There's a lot more data now and it sometimes seems the system has crashed but, in fact, it just takes ages to go from one screen to the next.
现在数据量比以前大得多,而且有时系统看上去已经崩溃了,但事实上只是一个页面跳转到另一个页面花的时间较长而已。
Now, don't ask me why, because I really have no idea, but the fact is that customers tend to respond really well to MBWA, which is the key reason for its success.
现在,不要问我为什么,因为我真的不知道,但事实是,客户往往对MBWA反应很好,这是它成功的关键原因。
Hills and mountains are often regarded as the epitome of permanence, successfully resisting the destructive forces of nature, but in fact they tend to be relatively short-lived in geological terms.
丘陵和山脉通常被认为是永恒的象征,成功抵御着自然的破坏力量,但其实它们从地质学角度讲往往是相对短暂的。
Hills and mountains are often regarded as the epitome of permanence, successfully resisting the destructive forces of nature, but in fact they tend to be relatively short-lived in geological terms.
丘陵和山脉通常被认为是永恒的象征,成功抵御着自然的破坏力量,但其实它们从地质学角度讲往往是相对短暂的。
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