0 something that is known to have happened or to exist, especially something for which proof exists, or about which there is information -- 现实,实际情况;(尤指)事实,真相
No decision will be made until we know all the facts. 了解全部事实前我们不会作任何决定。
I'm not angry that you took my car - it's just the fact that you didn't ask me first. 我生气并不是因为你用了我的车,而是你事先没征得我同意。
It's sometimes hard to separate fact from fiction. 有时很难区分事实和虚构。
I don't work. In fact, I've never had a job. 不,我不工作。事实上,我从来没工作过。
"Have you always lived here?" "As a matter of fact (= the truth is) I've only lived here for the last three years." “你一直在这儿住吗?”“其实我在这儿才住了3年。”
We are getting some facts and figures together and we will then have a full board meeting. 我们将把一些详细资料汇总,然后开一个全体董事出席的董事大会。
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
再长的路,一步步也能走完,再短的路,不迈开双脚也无法到达。