Actual 和 actually的用法
Actual
Actual 是个形容词，含义是‘true’, ‘real’ 以及 ‘the thing in itself’（实际的）. 它与时间无关。Actual总是紧接在它所描述的名词之前:
We didn’t go to the actual match but we watched it on TV.
People think she is over thirty but her actual age is eighteen.
口语:
Actual经常在口语中使用in Actual fact这个表达。它和“in fact”有相似的意思，但是它更强调说话人所说的内容。
In actual fact, her health a year ago was much worse.
Actually 作为话语标记词
口语:
Actually is often used in speaking as a discourse marker. We use it to indicate a new topic of conversation or a change or contrast in what is being talked about. We also use actually to give more detail about a topic. We do not use it to refer to time:
Actually（实际上）经常在口语中作为话语标记语使用。我们用它来表示一个新的谈话话题或正在谈论的事物的变化或对比。实际上，我们也用它来描述一个主题的更多细节。我们不用它来表示时间
A:
I suppose you’re going away this weekend?
B:
Actually, I am going to stay at home. I’ve got a lot of work to do on the computer.
[一位顾客(A)在一家大书店里询问关于旅行的书.]
A:
Could you tell me where your books on Austria are kept?
B:
What kind of books?
A:
Well, actually I’m looking for a book on skiing in Austria.
B:
Er, yes, they’re in that corner over there.
Actually 做对比使用
英语口语:
我们可以用actually来强调与预期的真实情况或现实情况做对比。
He actually admitted that he enjoyed it.
(He was not expected to enjoy it别人起初都以为他不喜欢。)
A:
Where are they now?
B:
They’re very near to your apartment actually.
(They were not expected to be so near大家没有料到他们这么近。)
我们也可以用actually来礼貌地纠正某人：
I think ten people, not eight, came to the meeting, actually.
Actual 与 actually的典型错误
有时候有人会把actual当做‘current’使用，把actually当做 ‘at the present time’. 这是不对的:The current population of the Russian Federation is 230 million.
Not: The actual population of the Russian Federation …
At the present time she is working in London.
Not: Actually she is working in London.