5,175 sentences for 是 (shì — be verb) — page 259 of 259

5161. 他不参加聚会，一来是因为太忙，二来是因为身体不舒服。

      tā bù cān​jiā jù​huì, yī lái shì yīn​wèi tài máng, èr lái shì yīn​wèi shēn​tǐ bù shū​fu.

      He didn't attend the gathering, firstly because he was too busy, and secondly because he wasn't feeling well.

      Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5162. 在清代的官制中，巡抚是负责管理全省政务的重要长官。

      zài Qīng​dài de guān​zhì zhōng, xún​fǔ shì fù​zé guǎn​lǐ quán shěng zhèng​wù de zhòng​yào zhǎng​guān.

      In the administrative system of the Qing Dynasty, the Provincial Governor (Xunfu) was a key official responsible for managing a province's civil affairs.

      Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5163. 这张琴的音色古朴，是他请老师傅用老杉木精心制作的。

      zhè zhāng qín de yīn​sè gǔ​pǔ, shì tā qǐng lǎo​shī​fu yòng lǎo shān​mù jīng​xīn zhì​zuò de.

      The tone of this guqin is antique and simple; he had an old master craftsman carefully create it using aged fir wood.

      Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5164. 在周代，君子这一称呼最初是指具有高贵地位的统治者。

      zài Zhōu​dài, jūn​zǐ zhè yī chēng​hu zuì​chū shì zhǐ jù​yǒu gāo​guì dì​wèi de tǒng​zhì​zhě.

      During the Zhou Dynasty, the term 'Junzi' originally referred to rulers of noble status.

      Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5165. 他在公司里是个出名的老好人，从来不拒绝别人的请求。

      tā zài gōng​sī lǐ shì gè chū​míng de lǎo​hǎo​rén, cóng​lái bù jù​jué bié​ren de qǐng​qiú.

      He is a known people-pleaser at the company; he never says no to anyone's requests.

      Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5166. 他是个典型的麦霸，只要进了KTV就不肯放下麦克风。

      tā shì gè diǎn​xíng de mài​bà, zhǐ​yào jìn leKTV jiù bù kěn fàng​xià mài​kè​fēng.

      He's a typical mic hog; once he's in a KTV room, he won't let go of the microphone.

      Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5167. 这位小说主角的原型是作者在现实生活中的一位挚友。

      zhè wèi xiǎo​shuō zhǔ​jué de yuán​xíng shì zuò​zhě zài xiàn​shí shēng​huó zhōng de yī wèi zhì​yǒu.

      The protagonist of this novel is based on a close friend of the author in real life.

      Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5168. 修谱在很多古老的家族中，是一项传承历史的重要活动。

      xiū pǔ zài hěn​duō gǔ​lǎo de jiā​zú zhōng, shì yī xiàng chuán​chéng lì​shǐ de zhòng​yào huó​dòng.

      Compiling genealogies is an important activity for passing down history in many old families.

      Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5169. 这栋公寓所有的阳台都是向北的，所以屋子里的光线很弱。

      zhè dòng gōng​yù suǒ​yǒu de yáng​tái dōu shì xiàng běi de, suǒ​yǐ wū​zi lǐ de guāng​xiàn hěn ruò.

      All the balconies in this apartment are north-facing, so there is very little natural light inside.

      Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5170. 艾丽丝·门罗是一位获得过诺贝尔文学奖的加拿大作家。

      ài​lì​sī Mén​luó shì yī wèi huò​dé guo Nuò​bèi'ěr wén​xué jiǎng de Jiā​ná​dà zuò​jiā.

      Alice Munro is a Canadian author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

      Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5171. 在这座大城市里找一个多年未见的朋友，简直是大海捞针。

      zài zhè zuò dà chéng​shì lǐ zhǎo yī gè duō nián wèi jiàn de péng​you, jiǎn​zhí shì dà​hǎi​lāo​zhēn.

      Finding a friend you haven't seen for years in this big city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

      Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5172. 许多球迷认为詹姆斯是NBA历史上最伟大的球员之一。

      xǔ​duō qiú​mí rèn​wéi Zhān​mǔ​sī shìNBA lì​shǐ shàng zuì wěi​dà de qiú​yuán zhī​yī.

      Many fans consider James to be one of the greatest players in NBA history.

      Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5173. 瑕不掩瑜，虽然他有些小缺点，但仍是一个值得信赖的朋友。

      xiá​bù​yǎn​yú, suī​rán tā yǒu​xiē xiǎo quē​diǎn, dàn réng shì yī gè zhí​de xìn​lài de péng​you.

      The merits outweigh the faults; although he has some minor shortcomings, he is still a trustworthy friend.

      Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5174. 他是一个很有希望的年轻运动员，已经在全国赛中拿到了金牌。

      tā shì yī gè hěn yǒu xī​wàng de nián​qīng yùn​dòng​yuán, yǐ​jīng zài quán​guó sài zhōng ná​dào le jīn​pái.

      He is a very promising young athlete who has already won a gold medal in the national championships.

      Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5175. 殷医生是这家医院的外科主任，他在同事和病人口中口碑极好。

      Yīn yī​shēng shì zhè jiā yī​yuàn de wài​kē zhǔ​rèn, tā zài tóng​shì hé bìng​rén kǒu​zhōng kǒu​bēi jí hǎo.

      Dr. Yin is the chief of surgery at this hospital and has an excellent reputation among both his colleagues and patients.

      Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary