was

v.是（is，am的过去式）

He was fined 200 dollars. 他被罚款200美元。

I think your last argument was a diversion to make us forget the main point. 我认为你最后的那个论点是在转移目标，以便我们忘掉要点。

Joan of Arc was made a saint in 1920. 1920年，贞德被追封为圣女。

The girl charged with murder was said to be mad and unfit to plead. 据说那个被指控谋杀的女孩是疯子，不能为自己申辩。

I didn't know he was the richest person in the world. 我不知道他是世界上最有钱的人。

He lived in California until he was twenty. 他在加里弗尼亚一直住到20岁。

His behavior was, in a word, shocking. 总之，他的行为是令人震惊的。