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be QUALITYbi:vI am Cm you/we/they are HA:D, $A:r he/she/it is Iz, being 9bi:YIN, past simple I/he/she/it was HwBz, $wA:z you/we/they were HwF:D, $wF:r, past part been bi:n, bInused to say something about a person, thing or state, to show permanent or temporary quality, state, job, etc.（表示性质、状态等）是He is rich. [L]他很富有。It's cold today. [L]今天很冷。I'm Andy. [L]我是安迪。That's all for now. [L]到此为止。It's me (= I am here). [L]是我。What is that? [L]那是什么?She's a doctor. [L]她是医生。What do you want to be (= What job do you want to do) when you grow up? [L]你长大后想当什么?These books are (= cost) 50p each. [L]这些书每本50便士。Being afraid of the dark, she always slept with the light on. [L]因为怕黑她总是开着灯睡觉。Never having been ill himself, he wasn't a sympathetic listener. [L]因为他自己从不生病, 所以他不是一个有同情心的倾听者。Be quiet! [L]Do be quiet! [L]安静!Don't be a fool! [L]别像个傻瓜!You need to be certain/sure before you make an accusation like that. [L]在你那样责骂之前你得先把事情弄清楚。I won't be able to visit you next weekend. [L]下周末我不能来看你了。"It's not my fault!""Yes it is!" [L]“这不是我的错!”“不, 是你的错!”The problem is deciding what to do. [+ v-ing]问题在于决定怎么做。The hardest part will be to find a replacement. [+ to infinitive]最难的问题在于找谁当替身。The general feeling is that she should be asked to leave. [+ that clause]大家都觉得应叫她离开。It's not that I don't like her--it's just that we rarely agree on anything! [+ that clause]我并不是不喜欢她----只是我们很少有共同点。(fml) Can it be that no-one knew about this old person, living alone in such bad conditions? [+ that clause]这位老人一个人孤零零地在这么差的条件下生活, 难道没人知道吗?(fml) Have I misunderstood you-- is it that I'm missing something? [+ that clause]我误解你了吗----我是否遗漏了什么?Be is also used to show the position of a person or thing in space or time.（表示地点或时间）在The food was on the table. [I always + adv/prep]食物在桌子上。Tony's in trouble again. [I always + adv/prep]托尼又遇上麻烦了。Is anyone there? [I always + adv/prep]那儿有人吗?The meeting is (= will happen) next Tuesday. [I always + adv/prep]下周二开会。Waiter, there's a fly in my soup (= a fly is in my soup). [I always + adv/prep]服务员, 我的汤里有只苍蝇。Be can also be used to show what something is made of.（表示材料）是Is this plate pure gold? [L]这个盘子是纯金的吗?Don't listen to others--be yourself (= act naturally).别听别人的----你怎么想就怎么做。(fml) "I'm tired." "Be that as it may (= Despite that), you have to do some work."“我累了。”“尽管如此你还得工作。”The be-all and end-all is the most important thing.最重要的事Not everybody agreed that winning was the be-all and end-all.并不是每个人都认为赢是最重要的。She added, "We don't want investment banking to be the be-all and end-all of a Harvard MBA".她补充说“我们不希望把金融投资当作一个哈佛大学的工商管理硕士的最重要的事。”It was the period when everyone saw men in space as the be-all and end-all of space exploration.当时是这样一个时期，即人人都把人类进入太空看作是宇宙探测最重要的目标。Don't worry if you can't find that photo for me--it's not the be-all and end-all (= it's not very important).用不着为不能替我找到照片而担心----那并不十分重要。
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