Do not confuse real and actual. You use real to describe things that exist rather than being imagined or theoretical. Robert squealed in mock terror, then in real pain. You use actual to emphasize that what you are referring to is real or genuine, for example, the actual cost of something is what it costs rather than what you expect it to cost. You can also use actual to contrast different aspects of something, for example the time taken to prepare for something with the time taken to do something. The actual boat trip takes about forty-five minutes.
不要混淆real和actual。real表示事物的確存在,非想象的或理論上的。例如,Robert squealed in mock terror, then in real pain(羅伯特起初假裝害怕而尖叫,接着卻真的疼得叫起來)。actual強調所指的事物是真實的或實際的,例如,actual cost指實際的花費,而不是預期的花費。actual還可以用來對比事物的不同方面,例如用來準備做某事的時間和真正做某事花費的時間之間的對比。如:The actual boat trip takes about forty-five minutes(實際坐船的時間大概有45分鐘)。
Global warming is a real problem.
全球變暖是個嚴重的問題。
The prospect of civil war is very real.
發生内戰的可能性是真實存在的。
There was never any real danger of the children being affected.
並不存在兒童受到感染的切實危險。
Political defeat seemed a real possibility at the end of 1981.
政治失敗在1981年底看來確有可能。
At least they have a real chance to find work.
至少他們的確有找到工作的機會。
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