他们是

they are (身份、类别或性质), they really do / they are indeed…

→ 他们
phrase Very common #1,050
they are (身份、类别或性质) Use 他们是 before a noun or adjective to identify or describe a group of people.
CH: 他们是合伙人。
EN: They are business partners.

他们是侯爵

They are marquises.

— 幸福的拉扎罗 (2018)

原来他们是纳粹啊?

So they’re Nazis after all?

— 控制 (2007)

他们是小天使,

They are little angels.

— 精英部队2:大敌当前 (2010)

他们是兄弟吗?

Are they brothers?

不过就象常常发生的那样,他们是不完整的真相.

But, as so often happens, they are only partial truths.

— 你妈妈也一样 (2001)

他们是演员。

They are actors.

他们是不错的人

They are nice people.

— 哈尔的移动城堡 (2004)

我们就想跟你谈谈这个他们是我们的人我们的人?

We just wanted to talk to you about this. They’re our people. Our people?

— 伯纳德行动 (2007)

那我也有权告诉他们他们是狗娘养的.

Then I have every right to tell them they're sons of bitches too.

— 你妈妈也一样 (2001)

他们是收养宝宝的父母

They are the baby’s adoptive parents.

— 朱诺 (2007)

他们是你的人民

They are your people.

— 帝国的毁灭 (2004)

但是他们是他的人

But they're his people.

— 西部往事 (1968)

他们是朋友吗?

Are they friends?

他们是俄国人,我发誓!

They’re Russian, I swear!

— 俄罗斯方舟 (2002)

大家都知道他们是双胞胎.

Everyone knows that they are twins.

— 杀手疾风号 (2022)

他们是典型的年轻人。

They are typical young people.

他们是热爱和平的人。

They are peace-loving people.

他们是不错的学生。

They are good students.

他们是黑暗

They are darkness.

— 守夜人 (2004)

他们是叛徒

They are traitors.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

他们是我爸的朋友

They’re friends of my dad.

— 死亡诗社 (1989)

他们是老朋友

They are old friends.

— 烈日灼人 (1994)

他们是无辜的人,先生。

They are innocent people, sir.

— RRR:双雄起义 (2022)

他们杀了教授,他们是怪物

They killed the professor; they’re monsters.

— 第五元素 (1997)

有人认为他们是历史上最伟大的乐队。

Some people consider them the greatest band in history.

他们是你的助理

They are your assistants.

— 精英部队2:大敌当前 (2010)

“在那艘船上,他们是生意合伙人。”

On that ship, they were business partners.

他们是杀人凶手

They are murderers.

— 指环王3:王者无敌 (2003)

毕竟他们是海盗。

After all, they're pirates.

他们是庄逊弟兄的兄弟

They are Brother Johnson’s brothers.

— 黑潮 (1992)

我是我,他们是他们

I am me, and they are who they are.

— 伯纳德行动 (2007)

他们是飞鼠眼镜.

They are flying squirrel glasses.

— 杀手疾风号 (2022)

他们是疯子

They are crazy.

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

他们是我的兄弟。

They are my brothers.

嗯,他们是我孩子,是我的兄弟,就像这样你的家人?

Um, they’re my children—they’re my brothers. Is your family like that?

— 维多利亚 (2015)

他们是职业歌手。

They are professional singers.

爸他们是你请来的客人吗?

Dad, are they guests you invited?

— 三傻大闹宝莱坞 (2009)

他们是你的子民

They are your people.

— 埃及艳后的任务 (2002)

他们在处理了,他们是专家

They’re handling it—they’re experts.

— 大病 (2017)

他们是孩子。

They are children.

他们是这样说的吗

Did they say it that way?

— 死亡诗社 (1989)

他们是兄弟

They are brothers.

— 吾栖之肤 (2011)

毕竟他们是盟友

After all, they’re allies.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

他们是法西斯的秘密警察

They are the fascists’ secret police.

— 红猪 (1992)

他们是马克和凡丽莎·洛林

They are Mark and Vanessa Loring.

— 朱诺 (2007)

他们是北方人

They’re from northern China.

— 天使爱美丽 (2001)

他们是些老人,是平民

They're elderly civilians.

— 帝国的毁灭 (2004)

我非常爱我的家人,他们是我生活中最重要的人。

I love my family very much; they are the most important people in my life.

他们是我的室友

They are my roommates.

— 女王旅途 (2014)

他们是伦敦来的

They are from London.

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

我想他们是军队的人

I think they’re in the military.

— 我仍在此 (2024)

他们是它的一部份

They are part of it.

— 亚特兰蒂斯:失落的帝国 (2001)

他们是重要的人质

They are important hostages.

— 红猪 (1992)

他们是兄弟吗

Are they brothers?

— 为所应为 (1989)

他们是游客

They are tourists.

— 巴克劳 (2019)

他们是高举神之名的魔鬼

They are devils who invoke God’s name.

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

他们是医生

They are doctors.

— 大病 (2017)

他们是我们这边的

They're with us.

— 智利说不 (2012)

他们是夫妻吗?

Are they married?

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

知道呀,我爸说他们是会关人的坏人

Yeah, I know. My dad said they’re bad people who lock people up.

— 窃听风暴 (2006)

phrase Uncommon #5,446
they really do / they are indeed… Here, 是 emphasizes the action, state, or judgment that follows; it need not mean “are.”
CH: 他们是周末来的。
EN: They really did come on the weekend.

他们是来找我们的

They came to find us.

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

至少他们是那样称呼自己的

At least, that's what they called themselves.

— 神秘河 (2003)

他们是去租船还是去买船了?

Did they go rent a boat or buy one?

— 女王旅途 (2014)

他们是在开玩笑。

They’re joking.

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

记住,他们是自相残杀

Remember, they're killing each other.

— 荒野大镖客 (1964)

他们是帮我传消息的

They’re helping me pass along a message.

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

他们是来杀掉我们的

They're here to kill us.

— 伯纳德行动 (2007)

我不知他们是替谁工作的

I don't know who they're working for.

— 黑潮 (1992)

我不知道他们是从后门进去的

I didn’t know they got in through the back door.

— 预言者 (2009)

他们是在说我对吧

They're talking about me, right?

— 你的名字。 (2016)

他们是死定了

They’re doomed.

— 夺宝奇兵3:圣战奇兵 (1989)

他们是几个政党组成的?

How many political parties are they made up of?

— 智利说不 (2012)

我听说在贫民窟他们是先开枪才问话

I heard that in the slums, they shoot first and ask questions later.

— 精英部队2:大敌当前 (2010)

他们是来对付我的

They’re here to deal with me.

— 黄飞鸿之一:壮志凌云 (1991)

看到他们是怎么把他弄死的吗

Did you see how they killed him?

— 为所应为 (1989)

我们不知道是谁雇了他们,也不知道他们是在哪里被雇来的,什么都不知道。

We don’t know who hired them, where they were hired from—nothing.

我跟他们是一起长大的

I grew up with them.

— 几近成名 (2000)

他们是周末来的

They came over the weekend.

— 趣味游戏 (1997)

他们是要去杀你们啊!

They’re going to kill you!

— 自己去看 (1985)

不,他们是去带人的押他进后座,你懂吧

No, they went to pick someone up and force him into the back seat, you know?

— 神秘河 (2003)

而且我知道是坤泰帮他们找了跑路的船如果黄金在他们手里他们是不会回来的

And I know it was Kun Tai who helped them find a boat to flee on. If they had the gold, they wouldn’t come back.

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

他们是昨天才失踪的

They only went missing yesterday.

— 西线无战事 (2022)

他们是来干掉我们的

They're here to take us out.

— 伯纳德行动 (2007)

他们是经历了什么事才会抛弃这个孩子的

What happened to make them abandon this child?

— 罗生门 (1950)

真没啥事,他们是有事问我

It’s really nothing—they just had something to ask me.

— 我的父亲母亲 (1999)

他们是要把人抓去德国

They want to take people to Germany.

— 自己去看 (1985)