是这样

• It is that
• It was that

例句

1. 事情一直是这样，并将继续这样下去。
   It has been thus and will continue to be so.
2. 当时正是这样的情景，他回想起来还感到毛骨悚然。
   Such was the picture, and he thrilled to the memory of it.
3. 没料到，他对这件事的反应是这样的。
   His reaction on this matter is unexpected.
4. 一定是这样。
   It can't be otherwise.
5. 有时确是这样。
   And sometimes it is that.