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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 也是
[yěshì]
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用在句中,后面常跟"的"连用,表略带责备、埋怨的语气
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这天也是的,说热就热成这样。
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Examples
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和他辩也是白搭。
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It's no use arguing with him.
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倒退三十年,我也是个壮小伙子。
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Thirty years ago, I was a strapping young fellow too.
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倒转来说,也是这样。
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The same is true the other way round.
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读书是学习,使用也是学习,而且是更重要的学习。
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Reading is learning, but applying is also learning and the more important kind of learning at that.
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到各处走走,见识见识也是好的。
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It's not a bad idea to go around a bit and gain experience.
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咱俩结为夫妻,也是前缘。
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It is our foreordained affinity that we should become husband and wife.
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初次相会,说话不多,也是人之常情。
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To say very little at the first meeting is natural and normal.
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既然他不讲理,跟他争辩也是枉然。
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It's no use arguing with him when he refuses to listen to reason.
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我妹妹也是售货员。
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My sister is a shop assistant too.
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这场球打输了,一方面是由于对方实力较强,另一方面也是因为我们没有配合好。
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We lost the game because, for one thing, our opponents were quite strong and, for another, our teamwork was poor.
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