Lesson 12 Where's Chen from?

A: Where's Chen from?
B: He's from Malaysia.
A: Really? He looks Chinese.
B: As¹ a matter of fact², he is Chinese, but he really  is from Malaysia.
A: That's very interesting.
小陈是哪—国人?
甲：小陈是哪一国人?
乙：他是马来西亚人。
甲：真的吗?他看起来像中国人。
乙：事实上，他是中国人，不过他来自马来西亚。
甲：真有趣。
 

1 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

2 fact   

n.事实，实情，论据

参考例句：

• It is close to fact.这更接近于事实。
• I'm going there tomorrow,as a matter of fact.其实，我明天是准备去那里。