The lorries always left in the dead of night, when there were few witnesses around to record the fact.这些卡车一般都在夜深人静的时候开走, 那时候周围没什么人, 不会被看到。

There is so much information you can almost effortlessly find the facts for yourself.资料这么多, 你几乎可以毫不费力地找到所需要的信息。

the facts about the murder有关那起谋杀案的资料

Is it fact or fiction?这是事实还是虚构？

How much was fact and how much fancy no-one knew.几多虚实, 无人知晓。

I don't know whether the rumour was based on fact or not.我不清楚这传言是否有事实根据。

a statement of verifiable historical fact对有据可查的历史真相的讲述

an accessory after the fact事后从犯

We aren't playing well as a team, and that's a fact.我们作为一个球队整体打得并不好, 事实就是如此。

He is a dull writer and that's a fact.他写的东西很没意思, 真的。

It's not that difficult. As a matter of fact, it's quite easy.这并不那么难, 实际上, 容易得很。

I guess you haven't eaten yet.—As a matter of fact, I have.我想你还没吃吧？——正好相反, 我已经吃了。

He needs you at this time, despite the fact he tries to isolate himself from you.尽管他努力要疏远你, 但是在这个时候他其实是需要你的。

Despite the fact that the disease is so prevalent, treatment is still far from satisfactory.尽管疾病肆虐, 治疗却远不尽如人意。

The fact is blindness hadn't stopped the children doing many of the things that sighted children enjoy.实际上, 失明并没有妨碍这些孩子去做健全孩子喜欢做的事情。

The fact of the matter is that student finances are stretched.关键是奖学金有限。

The fact remains that inflation, however you measure it, is unacceptably high.必须承认, 无论怎么衡量, 通货膨胀率都高得难以接受。

His admirers claim that he came to power perfectly legally, but the fact remains that he did so by exploiting an illegal situation.他的崇拜者称他的上台是完全合法的, 但必须承认, 他是利用了一次非法事件上台的。

His chances do not seem good in view of the fact that the Chief Prosecutor has already voiced his disapproval.鉴于检察长已公开表示反对, 他的机会看来不大了。

We have to lie and hide the fact that I have an illness.我们不得不撒谎来隐瞒我有病这个事实。

My family now accepts the fact that I don't eat sugar or bread.我的家人现在都接受了我不吃糖和面包这件事。

The fact that he had left her of his own accord proved to me that everything he'd said was true.他主动离开她这件事向我证明了他说的话句句属实。

We've had a pretty bad time while you were away. In fact, we very nearly split up this time.你不在的时候我们相处得很不愉快。确切地说, 这次我们差点就分手了。

He apologized as soon as he realized what he had done. In actual fact, he wrote a nice little note to me.意识到自己的所作所为后他马上就道歉了, 而且还给我写了一张温馨的短笺。

That sounds rather simple, but in fact it's very difficult.那听来简单, 但实际上很难。

Why had she ever trusted her? In point of fact she never had, she reminded herself.她为什么要相信她呢？实际上, 她从未信任过, 她提醒着自己。

a medicine they thought contained paracetamol, but in fact contained a poisonous chemical一种他们以为含有扑热息痛但实际含有有毒化学品的药

I'm still staff colonel.—Is that a fact?我还是参谋上校。——不会吧？

I know for a fact that there's a place in town where you can get them.我知道城里确实有个地方你可以买到那些东西。

I know for a fact that Graham has kept in close touch with Alan.我知道格雷厄姆确实和艾伦一直保持着紧密联系。