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。

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The fact of the matter is that most people consume far more protein than they actually need.

事实是大多数人摄入的蛋白质比他们真正需要的要多。

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The fact of the matter is that rock and roll, which was invented within the lifetime of many of us.

事实上，摇滚流行乐是在我们许多人的有生之年发明的。

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"But the fact of the matter is, we cannot negotiate with the laws of physics.

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And the fact of the matter is that rock and roll, which was invented within the lifetime of many of us.

事实上，我们很多人，见证了摇滚的诞生和发展。

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And the fact of the matter is, some of you will start off writing worse papers than that.

问题是，有些人开始时的论文会比那更糟。

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"The fact of the matter is this is an incident that requires investigation, " Carney said.

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But the fact of the matter is they can be used for very dangerous purposes.

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The fact of the matter is that there are still serious problems with our economy.

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