the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be

The reality of the situation is that unless we find some new funding soon, the youth centre will have to close. 现实情况是，如果我们不能马上再筹到一些资金，青少年中心就得关门。

He escaped from reality by going to the cinema every afternoon. 他每天下午都去电影院看电影，借此来逃避现实。

He seemed very young, but he was in reality (= in fact) older than all of us. 他看上去很年轻，可实际上他比我们所有人年龄都大。

a fact

The book confronts the harsh social and political realities of the world today. 这本书直面当今世界残酷的社会和政治现实。

Her childhood ambition became a reality (= happened in fact) when she was made a judge. 她被任命为法官，儿时的抱负终于成为了现实。

television programmes about ordinary people who are filmed in real situations, rather than actors

There's too much reality on TV. 电视上的真人秀节目太多了。

She's famous as a reality star. 她是从真人秀里出名的。