（1）事实上；其实；说真的；

（2）(表示不同意)事实上；其实

He said he would pay，but as a matter of fact，he had no money．他说他要付款，可事实上他没有钱。

【运用】He doesn't mind．As a matter of fact，he's very pleased．他并不介意，事实上他很高兴。

As ____ matter of fact, ____ beauty of ____ nature there made an excellent impression on me.

A．a; the;/　B．a; the; the C．the; the; / D．a; /; the

8. ...but in 1963 I helped him blow up some government buildings. 但是在1963年的时候，我帮助他炸毁了一些政府大楼。

blow up爆炸；炸毁; 打气；发火；给......充气

There were about seventy men in the mine when it blew up. 矿井爆炸时，大约有70人在井下。

The soldiers blew up the factory．士兵们把那个工厂炸毁了。

When his secretary asked for the day off, Mr. Black blew up. 当Black先生的秘书要求休假时，他大发脾气。

【拓展】含blow的常见搭配：

　　blow down 刮倒 blow sb. a kiss 飞吻

　　blow over 刮倒；停止 blow away 吹跑

　　blow one's nose 擤鼻子出 blow the candle out. 把蜡烛吹灭。

　　The trees blown down in the storm have been moved off the road. 暴风雨中被刮倒的树木也被移出路面。

9. It was very dangerous because if I was caught I could be put in prison. 那是很危险的事情，因为如果我被抓住了，可能就会被关进监狱。

put...in prison 把...投入监狱

The police arrested the thief and put him in prison．警察将这个小偷逮捕并把他关进监狱。

【拓展归纳】prison相关短语：

　　escape from prison越狱 send/throw...into prison把......投进监狱

　　put sb. in/into prison把某人关进监狱 go to prison坐牢

　　out of prison出狱 break prison越狱

【注意】这些词组中 prison前面都不加定冠词the。

It is certain that he will come out of prison next month．下个月他就要出狱，这是肯定的。

I'd rather pay his fine for him than let him go to prison．我宁愿替他交罚款，也不愿训：他坐牢。

【拓展】bed, church, class, college, hospital, prison, school, sea等词泛指时，不加冠词，如：

in bed, go to church, in class, in hospital, at sea等。