六级More than a decade ago, cognitive scientists John Bransford and Daniel Schwartz, both then at Vanderbilt University, found that what distinguished young adults from children was not the ability to retain facts or apply prior knowledge to a new situation but a quality they called preparation for future learning.
十多年前，当时就读于范德比尔特大学的认知科学家约翰·布兰斯福德（John Bransford）和丹尼尔·施瓦茨（Daniel Schwartz）发现，年轻人区别于儿童的不是保留事实或将先前知识应用于新环境的能力，而是他们称之为未来学习准备的素质。
2015年12月阅读原文
六级More than a decade ago, cognitive scientists John Bransford and Daniel Schwartz, both then at Vanderbilt University, found that what distinguished young adults from children was not the ability to retain facts or apply prior knowledge to a new situation b
十多年前，范德比尔特大学的认知科学家约翰·布兰斯福德（John Bransford）和丹尼尔·施瓦茨（Daniel Schwartz）发现，年轻人区别于儿童的不是保留事实或将先验知识应用于新情况的能力
2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C
考研In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when confronted by stress is one of the most important of all life's skills.
事实上，面对压力时，情绪调节或保持情绪控制的能力是所有生活技能中最重要的一项。
2020年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ
考研Some might see the proposal as a boo by prize for the fact that Britain is no longer be able to apply for the much more prestigious title of European capital of culture, a sough-after award bagged by Glasgow in 1990 and liverpool in 2008.
有些人可能会把这项提议看作是一个不折不扣的奖励，因为英国已经无法再申请更具声望的“欧洲文化之都”称号，这一称号是1990年格拉斯哥和2008年利物浦分别获得的。
2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
考研The fact that this is not an uncommon occurrence means that dishonest persons might be able to access bank accounts in electronic payments systems and steal from someone else's accounts.
事实上，这种情况并不罕见，这意味着不诚实的人可能能够访问电子支付系统中的银行账户，并从其他人的账户中窃取。
2013年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ
六级In fact, you may have heard about the new superbugs, which are antibiotic-resistant bacteria that have developed as a result of overprescribed antibiotics.
事实上，你可能听说过新的超级细菌，它们是由于过量使用抗生素而产生的抗抗生素细菌。
2017年6月听力原文
考研In the idealized version of how science is done, facts about the world are waiting to be observed and collected by objective researchers who use the scientific method to carry out their work.
在科学是如何完成的理想化版本中，关于世界的事实等待着使用科学方法开展工作的客观研究人员观察和收集。
2012年考研阅读原文
考研In fact, these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those without communication, which makes absolute sense, since human beings thrive off of social connections.
事实上，据报道，与那些没有交流的人相比，这些通勤更令人愉快，这是绝对有道理的，因为人类靠社会关系繁衍生息。
2015年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ
六级In America, white tailed deer are more numerous than ever before, so abundant in fact that they've become a suburban nuisance and a health hazard.
在美国，白尾鹿的数量比以往任何时候都要多，数量如此之多，以至于它们已经成为郊区的一种公害和健康隐患。
2013年12月听力原文
考研But despite common misconceptions, a gap year does not hinder the success of academic pursuits—in fact, it probably enhances it.
但是，尽管存在普遍的误解，空档年并不妨碍学业的成功——事实上，它可能会增强学业的成功。
2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
六级We need to accept that fact across much of the planet, so waste with little or no treatment will be used in agriculture for good reason.
我们需要在地球上的大部分地区接受这一事实，因此，很少或根本不经处理的废物将被用于农业，这是有充分理由的。
2016年6月阅读原文
六级In fact, other recent studies have found there has never been a time in American history when so small a proportion of young people have sought or accepted leadership roles in local civic organizations.
事实上，最近的其他研究发现，美国历史上从未有过如此小比例的年轻人寻求或接受当地民间组织的领导角色。
2016年6月阅读原文
六级In the United States, up to forty percent of all food goes uneaten, despite the fact that one in seven American households lacks regular access to good food.
在美国，高达百分之四十的食物没有食用，尽管事实上七分之一的美国家庭无法定期获得优质食物。
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A
四级In fact, they are less significant, but steel-related manufacturing still accounts for 44% of industrial activity.
事实上，它们并不那么重要，但钢铁相关制造业仍占工业活动的44%。
2012年6月听力原文
高考For the machine, this quality is not in-born, nor is it something introduced by humans; it is a logical consequence of the simple fact that the machine cannot achieve its original purpose if it is dead.
对于机器来说，这种品质不是天生的，也不是人类引入的；这是一个简单事实的逻辑结果，即如果机器死了，就无法达到其原始目的。
2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
四级In addition to saving lives, informative speakers help people learn new skills, solve problems and acquire fascinating facts about the exciting world in which they live.
除了拯救生命，信息丰富的演讲者还帮助人们学习新技能、解决问题并获得有关他们所生活的令人兴奋的世界的迷人事实。
2010年12月听力原文
四级In a study last year, of all people surveyed, 48 percent said they wanted to ride in one, while 50 percent did notThe fact that attitudes toward self-driving cars appear to be so steady across generations suggests how transformative the shift to driverless cars could be.
在去年的一项研究中，48%的受访人群表示他们想乘坐无人驾驶汽车，而50%的人则不这么认为。事实上，几代人对自动驾驶汽车的态度似乎如此稳定，这表明向无人驾驶汽车的转变可能会带来多大的变革。
2016年6月阅读原文
四级The fact that attitudes toward self-driving cars appear to be so steady across generations suggests how transformative the shift to driverless cars could be.
事实上，几代人对自动驾驶汽车的态度似乎如此稳定，这表明向无人驾驶汽车的转变是多么具有变革性。
2016年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C
考研Then there's the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before, with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries.
还有一个事实是，美国大公司比以往任何时候都更加全球化，供应链遍布更多的国家。
2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
考研Copernicus theorized in 1543 that in actual fact, all of the planets that we knew of revolved not around the Earth, but the Sun, a system that was later upheld by Galileo at his own expense.
哥白尼在1543年提出理论，事实上，我们所知道的所有行星都不是围绕地球转的，而是围绕太阳转的，伽利略后来自费维护了太阳系。
2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
六级I think that by having people adopt a healthy lifestyle, both from a medical standpoint as well as nutritional and cognitive stimulation standpoint, we can reduce the incidence of cognitive decline, which will be proof that these factors are, in fact, imp
我认为，通过让人们采取健康的生活方式，无论是从医学角度还是从营养和认知刺激角度来看，我们都可以减少认知能力下降的发生率，这将证明这些因素实际上是imp
2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C
高考Dinner ended only after we had a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts.
直到我们清楚地了解了至少六个这样的事实之后，晚餐才结束。
2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
高考In fact, they were shot from 1914 through 1916, most of them after a disastrous shipwreck, by a cameraman who had no reasonable expectation of survival.
事实上，他们是在1914年至1916年间被一名没有合理生存期望的摄影师拍摄的，大部分是在一场灾难性的海难之后拍摄的。
2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
六级In fact, they sometimes take their own lives because they are treated so badly, and because they believe they will be born again, free and living in their own land.
事实上，他们有时会自杀，因为他们受到如此恶劣的待遇，因为他们相信自己会重生，自由，生活在自己的土地上。
2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
高考As a matter of fact, we can see this principle at work in people of all ages.
事实上，我们可以在各个年龄段的人身上看到这一原则的作用。
2014年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文
高考The attraction of the cloisters museum and gardens lies in the fact that its collections date from the middle ages.
修道院博物馆和花园的吸引力在于它的藏品可以追溯到中世纪。
2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读A 题设
高考The friendship that grew out of the experience of making that film and the sting four years later had its root in the fact that although there was an age difference, we both came from a tradition of theater and live TV.
从制作那部电影和四年后的《刺痛》的经历中产生的友谊的根源在于，尽管存在年龄差异，但我们都来自戏剧和电视直播的传统。
2017年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
四级In fact, there is almost no hard evidence for midlife crisis other than a few small pilot studies conducted decades ago, Barbara Hagerty writes in her new book, Life Reimagined.
事实上，除了几十年前进行的几项小型试点研究外，几乎没有确凿的证据证明中年危机，芭芭拉·哈格蒂在她的新书《重新想象生活》中写道。
2017年6月阅读原文
四级In fact, they’ve been in use for centuries.25 centuries ago, kites were well-known in China.
事实上，风筝已经使用了几个世纪。25个世纪前，风筝在中国很有名。
2015年12月听力原文
四级"In fact, there is almost no hard evidence for midlife crisis other than a few small pilot studies conducted decades ago," Barbara Hagerty writes in her new book, life Reimagined.
“事实上，除了几十年前进行的几项小型试点研究外，几乎没有确凿的证据证明中年危机，”芭芭拉·哈格蒂在她的新书《生活重新想象》中写道。
2017年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
六级It's time to wake up to the fact that making smart buildings, cities and homes will dramatically improve our quality of life in the years ahead.
是时候醒悟了，在未来的岁月里，建造智能建筑、城市和家庭将极大地改善我们的生活质量。
2017年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C
四级In fact, we seemed to be out all the time! I don’t really remember working— of course, I was a student—or sitting around at home very much.
事实上，我们似乎一直都在外面！我真的不记得工作了——当然，我是个学生或者经常坐在家里。
2017年6月听力原文
六级The fact is job openings have plunged in every major sector, while the number of workers forced into parttime employment in almost all industries has soared.
事实上，每个主要行业的职位空缺都大幅减少，而几乎所有行业被迫兼职的工人数量都大幅增加。
2016年6月阅读原文
六级On the contrary, all the facts suggest that high unemployment in America is the result of inadequate demand.
相反，所有事实都表明，美国的高失业率是需求不足的结果。
2016年6月阅读原文
考研In fact, all of these cultural developments occurred separately at different times in many parts of the world.
事实上，所有这些文化发展在世界许多地区的不同时期分别发生。
2009年考研阅读原文
考研In fact,they don’t seem to be required of all.
事实上，它们似乎并不是所有人都需要的。
2010年考研阅读原文
考研In fact, allowing non-lawyers to own shares in law firms would reduce costs and improve services to customers, by encouraging law firms to use technology and to employ professional managers to focus on improving firms’ efficiency.
事实上，允许非律师拥有律师事务所的股份将通过鼓励律师事务所使用技术和雇佣职业经理人专注于提高事务所效率来降低成本并改善对客户的服务。
2014年考研阅读原文
六级The fact that there is an iced coffee on the market with over a quarter of a woman's daily calories allowance is alarming," Dr Rachel Thompson, science programme manager at London-based WCRF, said in a widely-reported statement.
伦敦WCRF科学项目经理雷切尔·汤普森博士在一份广为报道的声明中说：“市场上有一种冰咖啡，其热量超过女性每日卡路里摄入量的四分之一，这一事实令人担忧。”。
2010年12月听力原文
四级In fact, evidence shows almost dogs stay with one partner their whole lives.
事实上，有证据表明，几乎所有的狗一生都和一个伴侣在一起。
2019年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C
六级In fact, almost every interview I've ever had was due to a connection—one that I've gained through pure determination, not a school brand.
事实上，我参加过的几乎每一次面试都是因为我通过纯粹的决心而获得的联系，而不是学校品牌。
2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
六级The fact is job openings have plunged in every major sector, while the number of workers forced into part-time employment in almost all industries has soared.
事实上，每个主要行业的职位空缺都大幅减少，而几乎所有行业被迫从事兼职工作的工人数量都大幅增加。
2016年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
四级In fact, I’d like to relive a period I’ve already lived: the 1960s—I was in my twenties, and everything was being renewed.
事实上，我想重温我已经生活过的一个时期：20世纪60年代——我20多岁，一切都在更新。
2017年6月听力原文
四级In fact, I'd like to relive a period I've already lived: the 1960s—I was in my twenties, and everything was being renewed.
事实上，我想重温我已经生活过的一个时期：20世纪60年代——我20多岁，一切都在更新。
2017年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C
六级Parliament has in fact already authorised the government to tame the tobacco trade.
事实上，议会已经授权政府控制烟草贸易。
2016年12月阅读原文
六级I was hoping to say "journalist," but researchers are already developing software that can gather facts and write a news story.
我本想说“记者”，但研究人员已经在开发可以收集事实和撰写新闻故事的软件。
2012年12月阅读原文
六级No need to, says Pipitone, because, in fact, most of us already get enough protein in our diet.
没有必要，皮皮通说，因为事实上，我们大多数人的饮食中已经有足够的蛋白质。
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
高考In fact, tradition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still being created.
事实上，传统也指那些已经发展并仍在创造的事物。
2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
六级Confronted with such facts,some Swedish activists and legislators are demanding more extreme and far-reaching measures, such as replacing male and female pronouns with a neutral alternative and monitoring children more closely to correct them when they gravitate(被吸引) toward gendered play.
面对这些事实，一些瑞典活动家和立法者要求采取更极端、影响更深远的措施，比如用中性替代词取代男性和女性代词，并更密切地监控儿童，以便在他们被吸引时纠正他们(被吸引) 走向性别游戏。
2014年6月阅读原文
六级It's rather remarkable for the fact that although it's extremely big, it's supported by just six rather slim legs.
这是相当了不起的事实，虽然它非常大，它的支持只有六个相当苗条的腿。
2013年12月听力原文
六级Mandelbrot, who did the experiment with stock exchanges prices, for example, noted that although the outcomes were variable, there were in fact certain constancy
例如，对证券交易所价格进行实验的曼德布罗特指出，尽管结果是可变的，但事实上有一定的恒常性
2013年6月听力原文
六级It's a fact not lost on American educators, who amid rising math failure rates are debating how math can better meet the real-life needs of students.
美国教育工作者并没有忘记这一事实，在数学失败率不断上升的情况下，他们正在辩论数学如何更好地满足学生的现实生活需要。
2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C
四级In fact, Seattle ranks 44th among major US cities in average annual rainfall.
事实上，西雅图的年平均降雨量在美国主要城市中排名第44位。
2019年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C
六级Furthermore, this figure does not reflect the fact that large amounts of land, energy, fertilisers and water have also been lost in the production of foodstuffs which simply end up as waste.
此外，这一数字并没有反映出大量土地、能源、化肥和水也在食品生产过程中流失的事实，而这些食品最终只是作为废物。
2013年12月阅读原文
六级In fact, analysis actually showed a small weight loss.
事实上，分析结果显示体重减轻了一小部分。
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A
考研In facts, the more new things we try- the more we step outside our comfort zone - the more inherently creative we become, both in the workplace and in our personal lives.
事实上，我们尝试的新事物越多——我们越是走出自己的舒适区——我们在工作场所和个人生活中就越具有天生的创造力。
2009年考研阅读原文
高考In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the computer.
在另一个实验中，研究人员让人们记住事实，并告诉他们在哪里可以找到计算机上的信息。
2015年高考英语安徽卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
四级Under these circumstances, it's natural to look for what may appear to be the most "practical" way out of the problem "Major in a subject designed to get you a job" seems the obvious answer to some, though this ignores the fact that many disciplines in the humanities characterized as "soft" often, in fact, lead to employment and success in the long run.
在这种情况下，寻找最“实用”的方法来解决这个问题是很自然的，“主修一门为你找到工作而设计的学科”似乎是一些人显而易见的答案，尽管这忽略了一个事实，即许多人文学科事实上经常被称为“软”学科，从长远来看，能带来就业和成功。
2014年6月阅读原文
高考In fact, when it comes to the art of war, ants have no equal.
事实上，说到战争的艺术，蚂蚁是无与伦比的。
2015年高考英语安徽卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
四级Decades ago, Kodak anticipated that digital photography would overtake film — and in fact, Kodak invented the first digital camera in 1975 — but in a fateful decision, the company chose to shelf its new discovery to focus on its traditional film business.
几十年前，柯达预计数码摄影将取代胶片——事实上，柯达在1975年发明了第一台数码相机——但在一个决定性的决定中，该公司选择搁置其新发现，专注于其传统胶片业务。
2013年6月阅读原文
六级A century's worth of calculated name changes point to the fact that naming any group is a politically freighted exercise.
一个世纪以来，经过计算的名称变化表明，命名任何团体都是一项政治任务。
2015年12月阅读原文
六级A century's worth of calculated name changes point to the fact that naming any group is a politically freighted exercise .
一个世纪以来，经过计算的名称变化表明，命名任何团体都是一项政治任务。
2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
四级It is utterly confusing to me that people do not recognize this, despite the fact that pretty much anyone who has been a student can tell the difference between their best and worst teachers.
人们不认识到这一点，这让我感到十分困惑，尽管事实上，几乎任何一个曾经是学生的人都能分辨出他们最好的老师和最差的老师。
2016年12月阅读原文
四级In fact, I think it's been a long time since I've heard anyone is good.
事实上，我想我已经很久没有听说有人是好人了。
2011年6月听力原文
高考We tend to have a better memory for things that excite our senses or appeal to our emotions than for straight facts.
我们对刺激我们感官或吸引我们情感的事物的记忆往往比对直接事实的记忆要好。
2015年高考英语浙江卷 单项填空 原文
高考My interest was aroused only by the fact that the word "poems" appeared in big, hot pink letters.
我的兴趣只是因为“诗”这个词出现在大大的、粉红色的字母里。
2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
高考And yet, people in this area are in fact French citizens because it has been a colony of the French republic since 1946.
然而，这个地区的人们实际上是法国公民，因为自1946年以来，它一直是法兰西共和国的殖民地。
2016年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
高考In fact, half of the 6, 000-7, 000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization UNESCO.
事实上，据联合国教育、科学及文化组织联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）称，当今世界6000-7000种语言中有一半可能在下个世纪消亡。
2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
高考In fact, research suggests that it's the other was around.
事实上，研究表明，它是另一个周围。
2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
四级In fact, we seemed to be out all the time! I don't really remember working— of course, I was a student—or sitting around at home very much.
事实上，我们似乎一直都在外面！我真的不记得工作了——当然，我是个学生或者经常坐在家里。
2017年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C
六级You say your shop has been doing well, could you give me some idea of what doing well means in facts and figures?Birds are famous for carrying things around.
你说你的商店经营得很好，你能告诉我在事实和数字上经营得好意味着什么吗？鸟类以携带东西而闻名。
2016年12月听力原文
考研This would be reasonable if it were not for the fact that scientists can easily arrange to cite themselves in their future publications, or get associates to do so for them in return for similar favours.
如果不是因为科学家可以很容易地安排在他们未来的出版物中引用他们自己，或者让同事为他们这样做，以换取类似的好处，这将是合理的。
2020年考研真题（英语一）翻译 Section Ⅲ
考研One of the astonishing revelations was how little Rebekah Brooks knew of what went on in her newsroom, wow little she thought to ask and the fact that she never inquired wow the stories arrived.
其中一个令人震惊的发现是，丽贝卡·布鲁克斯对她的新闻编辑室里发生的事情知之甚少，哇，她几乎不想问，而且她从来没有问过哇，故事来了。
2015年考研阅读原文
高考As a matter of fact, I'm feeling a bit cold.
事实上，我觉得有点冷。
2016年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文
四级As a matter of fact, consumers expressed higher satisfaction with the one-star facilities, the lowest rated, than with the five-star ones.
事实上，消费者对最低评级的一星级设施的满意度高于五星级设施。
2016年6月阅读原文
考研But in dealing with the young, the fact of association itself as an immediate human fact, gains in importance.
但在与年轻人打交道时，交往本身作为一个直接的人类事实，变得越来越重要。
2009年考研翻译原文
考研One of the astonishing revelations was how little Rebekah Brooks knew of what went on in her newsroom, how little she thought to ask and the fact that she never inquired how the stories arrived.
其中一个令人震惊的发现是，丽贝卡·布鲁克斯对她的新闻编辑室里发生的事情知之甚少，她想问的很少，而且她从来没有问过这些故事是怎么来的。
2015年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
六级In fact, they are prescribed and they’regiven at a certain level, a dosage that is understood by a practitioner who’s been trained.
事实上，它们是处方药，并且在一定程度上有效，一个经过培训的从业者能够理解的剂量。
2016年6月听力原文
六级A lot of times people are not really aware of the impact they have, or the fact that taking them in combination with other medications might put you at increased risk for something that you wouldn’t otherwise being countering or be at risk for.
很多时候，人们并没有真正意识到他们的影响，或者事实上，与其他药物联合服用可能会使你面临更大的风险，否则你将无法对抗或面临风险。
2016年6月听力原文
考研To read such books today is to marvel at the fact that their learned contents were once deemed suitable for publication in general-circulation dailies.
今天读这样的书，就等于惊叹于这样一个事实：它们所学的内容曾经被认为适合在普通发行的日报上发表。
2010年考研阅读原文
考研Young people who are digital natives are indeed becoming more skillful at separating fact from fiction in cyberspace.
数字时代的年轻人确实越来越善于在网络空间中区分事实和虚构。
2018年考研阅读原文
高考In fact, women are less likely to have high blood pressure or to die from heart attacks.
事实上，女性患高血压或死于心脏病的可能性较小。
2016年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文
四级And the fact that they have a personal stake in the outcome makes them really pay attention.
事实上，他们与结果有着切身的利害关系，这让他们非常关注。
2015年12月阅读原文
四级And the fact that they have a personal stake in the outcome makes them really pay attention.
事实上，他们与结果有着切身的利害关系，这让他们非常关注。
2015年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C
考研This courageous attitude in fact becomes a requirement for the performers of Beethoven’s music.
这种勇敢的态度实际上成为贝多芬音乐演奏者的一种要求。
2014年考研翻译原文
四级The fact that participants were willing to substitute part of a food item for the mere prospect of a relatively small monetary award is interesting, says Reimann.
Reimann说，参与者愿意用食物的一部分来代替相对较少的奖金，这一事实很有趣。
2016年12月阅读原文
四级"The fact that participants were willing to substitute part of a food item for the mere prospect of a relatively small monetary award is interesting," says Reimann.
Reimann说：“参与者愿意用食物的一部分来代替相对较少的奖金，这一事实很有趣。”。
2016年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
四级To identify risks, we need to know the rules and be aware of the facts.
要识别风险，我们需要了解规则并了解事实。
2011年12月阅读原文
六级A lot of times people are not really aware of the impact they have, or the fact that taking them in combination with other medications might put you at increased risk for something that you wouldn't otherwise being countering or be at risk for.
很多时候，人们并没有真正意识到他们的影响，或者事实上，与其他药物联合服用可能会使你面临更大的风险，否则你将无法对抗或面临风险。
2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section B
高考It is likely that babies are not born knowing the basic fact of the universe; nor are they ever clearly taught it.
很可能婴儿出生时并不知道宇宙的基本事实；他们也从来没有清楚地学到这一点。
2016年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
六级fighting back the tears, he spoke proudly of the fact that he had built their home from the ground up, and that he had pounded every nail and laid every brick in the process.
他忍住眼泪，自豪地说，他是从地上盖起他们的家的，在这个过程中，他敲打了每一颗钉子，铺设了每一块砖。
2015年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C
高考This phenomenon is neither good nor bad; it is a fact of college life, today and in the past.
这种现象既不好也不坏；无论是现在还是过去，这都是大学生活的一个事实。
2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
六级In fact, every step of the way, as (usually) Democratic leaders have tried to introduce work-family balance measures into the law, business groups have been strongly opposed.
事实上，在这一过程中的每一步，由于（通常）民主党领导人都试图将工作与家庭平衡措施引入法律，商业团体都遭到了强烈反对。
2010年6月阅读原文
高考This is a basic evolutionary fact, even though most of US don't think of ourselves as diurnal beings.
这是一个基本的进化事实，尽管我们大多数人并不认为自己是白天活动的生物。
2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
考研In 2005, IBM noted in a court filing that it had been issued more than 300 business-method patents despite the fact that it questioned the legal basis for granting them.
2005年，IBM在一份法庭文件中指出，尽管它质疑授予商业方法专利的法律依据，但它已经获得了300多项商业方法专利。
2010年考研阅读原文
考研In 2005, IBM noted in a court filing that it had been issued more than 300 business-method patents, despite the fact that it questioned the legal basis for granting them.
2005年，IBM在一份法庭文件中指出，它已经获得了300多项商业方法专利，尽管它质疑授予这些专利的法律依据。
2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
六级In fact, lower-tier school alumni networks are arguably stronger, because fellow alumni recognize that you didn't necessarily have an easy path to follow.
事实上，较低层次的校友网络可以说更强大，因为校友们认识到，你不一定有一条容易走的路。
2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
高考It's become natural to check facts as I write, taking a minute or two to dip into pubmed, wikipedia, or other websites.
在我写作的过程中检查事实变得很自然，花一两分钟浏览pubmed、wikipedia或其他网站。
2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
考研In fact, the more new things we try - the more we step outside our comfort zone - the more inherently creative we become, both in the workplace and in our personal lives.
事实上，我们尝试的新事物越多——我们越是走出自己的舒适区——我们在工作场所和个人生活中就越具有天生的创造力。
2009年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
六级But before you dump all of your retail stocks, there are more facts you should consider.
但是在你抛售所有的零售股票之前，你应该考虑更多的事实。
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B
考研You'd think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, Eberle notes, such ritualistic behavior helps us "step outside time's flow" into "soul time".
你可能会认为这会助长效率思维定势，但事实上，埃伯勒指出，这种仪式行为帮助我们“走出时间的流动”进入“灵魂时间”。
2016年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
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