1.如果这就是现实=If this is the reality.
2.例句:
(a)"the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him" 他处境的现实
(b) "We live in different worlds (=realities的同义词) 不同的现实
(c) "Fiction and reality were increasingly blurred."虚构小说与现实
(d) "the harsh reality of top international competition" 严酷的现实
3."the fact" 是=事实:例句 (i) "your fears have no basis in fact"; (ii) "how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell"
4.不过 "in reality" 是 "in fact 的同义词;通用.