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她自称精通计算机，其实她是假充内行。 She claims to know all about computers but really she's a sham.
其实用不着在清晨3点钟就把我叫醒吧. I could have done without being (ie I wish I hadn't been) woken up at 3 o'clock in the morning.
这两种体系只是在表面上有某种相似之处, 其实根本不同. There is only a formal resemblance between the two systems; they are in fact radically different.
很多交际上的访问，你以为是来拜会你本人的，其实是来拜会你的酒瓶子。 Many social visits that you think pay to yourself is paying to your bottle.
我们的狗别看样子凶，其实很温顺。 Our dog may look fierce but he wouldn't hurt a fly.
他总是对园艺工作发号施令，其实他只是一知半解。 He's always laying down the law about gardening but he really doesn't know much about it.
把他跟他们党内的极端分子等同看待是不对的--他的观点其实很温和. It's wrong to bracket him with the extremists in his party his views are very moderate.
我其实是个教师，写作只是我的兼职。 Actually I'm a teacher, my writing is just a sideline.
他似乎是个万事通。其实他是再愚蠢不过了。 It seems as if he knew everything, but in reality, he is as stupid as can be.
不要被他那副讨人喜欢的外表所迷惑, 其实他冷酷无情. Don't be taken in by his charming manner; he's completely ruthless.
别看种菜没啥，其实大有学问。 Growing vegetables looks easy, but actually it takes a lot of learning.
那个众人眼中的乞丐，其实是化了装的警察。 The supposed beggar was really a police officer in disguise.
他装著不认识她, 其实他们暗中勾结（在一起）. He pretended not to know her but in fact they were in league (together).
他是一位名副其实的好领袖。 He is a good leader in deed as well as in name.
他发现任何一种学习都是名副其实的苦差使。 He finds any kind of study a real grind.
你们无谓将友情保密--其实已尽人皆知了. It's pointless trying to keep your friendship secret it's common knowledge already.
他诱惑他们买了一辆新汽车, 其实他们并不真正需要. He inveigled them into buying a new car, even though they didn't really want one.
他经常说他对文学有浓厚的兴趣，其实这不过是附庸风雅而已。 He is always talking about his deep interest in literature, but it's just a pose.