is的过去式是was，其否定形式为was not或wasn’t，其过去分词是been，例如：The system was state of the art.这一系统是当时最先进的。be动词is、am的过去书都为was，例如：I was ten years old in 2008.2008那年我10岁。
1、Contact with other people is a basic human need.
和他人接触是人的基本需要。
2、The first stage in research is data collection.
研究工作的第一步是收集资料。
3、What is the current status of our application for funds?
我们申请资金目前进展状况如何？
4、By the time you get there the meeting will be over.
等你到了那里的时候，会议就该结束了。
5、When is the best time to ring New York?
什么时间给纽约打电话最好？
6、Your work is just not good enough.
你的工作真是不够好。
7、The system was down all morning.
系统整个上午都无法运行。
8、The art collection was his life's work.
收集艺术品是他一生的工作。
9、Would now be a suitable moment to discuss my report?
现在讨论我的报告合适不合适？
10、What is she like as a person?
她的人品怎么样？
11、I thought it was a very bad article.
我以为那是一篇很低劣的文章。
12、It looks like we're going to be late.
看来我们要迟到了。
13、There was just one small ray of hope.
只有一线希望。
14、Cooperative activity is essential to effective community work.
要把社区工作做好，协作活动是必不可少的。
15、The building is part of our national heritage.
这个建筑是我们民族遗产的一部分。
16、The cost is about half as much again as it was two years ago.
现在的价格比两年前提高约一半。
17、She is still hunting for a new job.
她还在找新工作。
18、What exactly is the influence of television on children?
电视对儿童究竟有什么影响？
19、There is something special about this place.
这个地方有几分特别。
20、You'll be paid by direct credit into your bank account.
给你的付款将直接贷记你方银行账户。
1、The system was down all morning.
系统整个上午都无法运行。
2、The art collection was his life's work.
收集艺术品是他一生的工作。
3、People used to think the earth was flat.
人们曾经认为地球是平的。
4、I thought it was a very bad article.
我以为那是一篇很低劣的文章。
5、There was just one small ray of hope.
只有一线希望。
6、In the light of later events the decision was proved right.
从后来发生的事看，这一决定证明是正确的。
7、The pilot was given clearance to land by air traffic control.
飞行员得到空中交通管制站发出的着陆许可。
8、She was not only intelligent but also very musical.
她不仅聪明，而且极具音乐天分。
9、The cost is about half as much again as it was two years ago.
现在的价格比两年前提高约一半。
10、He was taken to the hospital during the night.
他在夜间被送到医院。
11、I was feeling fine when I got up this morning.
今天早上我起床时感觉很舒服。
12、She was still half asleep when she arrived at work.
她到了上班地点时仍然睡眼惺忪。
13、There was no change in the patient's condition overnight.
病人整夜病情不变。
14、There was a lot of background noise.
背景噪音很多。
15、Was I pleased to see the back of her!
真高兴不会再见到她了！
16、He was given a new heart in a five-hour operation.
经过五个小时的手术给他移植了一颗新的心脏。
17、It was late at night when we finally arrived.
我们最后到达时已是深夜。
18、I could tell something was up by the looks on their faces.
从他们的脸色我就知道出事了。
19、The land was very dry and hard after the long,hot summer.
经过漫长的炎夏这块土地又干又硬。
20、He was a true friend,in every sense of the word.
无论从哪个角度讲，他都是个真正的朋友。
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