The company is believed to have begun its business before the Gulf War. In fact, the company began its business after the war.
人們相信,該公司在海灣戰爭之前就開始經營了。而事實上,公司是在戰 后開始經營的。
People said that there was no chance for us whatsoever. In fact, there is still a chance for us.
人們說我們沒有任何機會。事實上,我們還有機會。
Everybody in our company wants to believe that we are still the number-one player in the market. In fact, we are nowhere near that position.
我們公司的每個人都愿意相信我們仍是市場上的領先者。而事實上,我們遠 遠落后了。
Everyone had expected that the new advertising strategy would have a positive response. As a matter of fact, it turned out to be as ineffective as the former one.
大家都期望新的廣告策略會有積極的反響。可實際上,結果證明它和以前 的策略一樣沒有效果。