The idea of flight had been kicking around for centuries before man actually achieved it.

Our turnover actually increased last year.

去年我们的营业额竟然增加了.

She was so angry that she actually tore up the letter.

她一气之下竟然将信撕碎了.

He philosophises instead of actually doing something.

他不动手实干,却大谈理论.

All flowing water, though it appears to be uniform, is actually divided into extensive inner surfaces, or layers, moving against one another.

所有流动的水看似一成不变，但实际上内部分成许多广延的面，或者说层，彼此逆向移动。

It is the first scene of the play chronologically. I tell a lie, it's actually strictly speaking the second scene.

从时间顺序上来看这是整个剧的第一场。不对，严格说来实际上是第二场。

This is actually a very entertaining book putting over serious health messages.

这实际上是一本非常有趣的书，讲述了大量的健康知识。

Their daily menus bore no resemblance whatsoever to what they were actually fed.

他们每天的食谱和他们实际吃到的东西完全不同。

"I actually live near Chester." — "Whereabouts?"

“我实际上住在切斯特附近。”——“具体在哪里？”

Terry actually says "Oh, shucks!" when complimented on her singing.

人们赞誉她的歌声时，特里实际上会说“噢，没什么!”

Then they actually beat her up as well.

接着他们对她竟然也是一顿暴打。

They floated the trial balloon of actually cutting Social Security.

他们推出了真正削减社会保障的试行方案。

I actually skated, and despite some teetering I did not fall on the ice.

我真的滑冰了——尽管有些踉跄，但没有跌跟头。

Nobody was prepared to risk prosecution by actually naming names.

没有人愿意冒着被起诉的风险去真正指认别人。

Am I right in thinking you're the only person in the club who's actually played at Wembley?

我想你是这个俱乐部中唯一一个真正在温布利打过比赛的人，对吗？

He actually became convinced that the nurses had an unanswerable case.

他实际上已经相信了护士们的情况确实如此。

He was never actually unkind to them.

其实他从没有对他们不好。

For the first week he never actually saw the fabled Jack.

第一周他实际上从没见到传说中的杰克。

What did she actually say?

她到底是怎么说的？

Any amount, great or small, will be appreciated.

数量不论多少都将受到欢迎.

It is necessary to decrease the amount of coal used.

必须减缩用煤量.