"Down-to-earth" means someone or something that is honest, realistic and easy to deal with.
　 It is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and accepts other people as equals. A down-to earth person is just the opposite of someone who acts important or proud.
　 Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is said to have "his nose in the air."
　 Americans use another expression that means almost the same as "down-to-earth." The expression is "both-feet-on-the-ground."

　　“讲究实际 ”的人办事必定诚实，注重现实，容易交往。
　 　能与讲究实际的人打交道实在是一种幸事。这种人善于倾听意见，能平等待人，与自高自大者截然不同。
　　有人形容那些自恃甚高、目空一切而往往根底浅薄的人“鼻子翘到天上去了”。
　　美国人还有另外一个词，含义跟“讲究实际”几乎一样，那就是“脚踏实地”。