事情就是这样

that's just how things are

→ 事情
phrase Rare #29,270
that's just how things are Often used to state that a situation is simply the way it is; the tone can sound matter-of-fact or resigned.
CH: 计划改不了了,事情就是这样。
EN: The plan can't be changed; that's just how things are.

事情就是这样吗?

Is that really how it is?

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

但事情就是这样

But that's just the way it is.

— 水瓶座 (2016)

我做事情就是这样

That's just how I do things.

— 美人鱼 (2016)

事情就是这样

That's just how things are.

— 青春年少 (1998)