Expressing “Actually / In effect” with “shíjì shàng”

这项规定表面上只是一个技术调整，实际上却反映了整个管理思路的转变。

Zhè xiàng guīdìng biǎomiàn shàng zhǐshì yí ge jìshù tiáozhěng, shíjì shàng què fǎnyìng le zhěng ge guǎnlǐ sīlù de zhuǎnbiàn.

This regulation appears on the surface to be only a technical adjustment, but in fact it reflects a shift in the whole management approach.

很多人以为问题出在执行环节，实际上真正的矛盾早在设计阶段就已经出现了。

Hěn duō rén yǐwéi wèntí chū zài zhíxíng huánjié, shíjì shàng zhēnzhèng de máodùn zǎo zài shèjì jiēduàn jiù yǐjīng chūxiàn le.

Many people think the problem lies in the implementation stage, but in fact the real contradiction had already appeared at the design stage.

他看起来好像并不在意，实际上只是一直不愿把真实情绪表现出来。

Tā kàn qǐlái hǎoxiàng bìng bù zàiyì, shíjì shàng zhǐshì yìzhí bù yuàn bǎ zhēnshí qíngxù biǎoxiàn chūlái.

He appears not to care, but in fact he simply has never been willing to show his true feelings.