一、It is said that…句式

It is said that honesty is the best policy. 人們說誠實(shí)是上策。

It is said that thirteen is an unlucky number. 據(jù)說13是一個(gè)不吉利的數(shù)字。

It is said that those who eat the most are the least healthy. 據(jù)說吃得最多的人身體最差。

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It’s supposed to be very good. 據(jù)說它質(zhì)量很好。

It’s expected that the war would end soon. 預(yù)計(jì)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)不久即可結(jié)束。

It is reported that another earth satellite has been put into orbit. 據(jù)報(bào)道又有一顆衛(wèi)星上天了。

二、There is said…句式

There is said to be plenty of oil off our coast. 據(jù)信我們近海有大量石油。

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There is supposed to be a train at 9:30. 九點(diǎn)半應(yīng)有一班火車。

There are known to be thousands of different species of beetles. 據(jù)了解，有成千上萬種不同的甲蟲。

三、sb / sth is said…句式

Mr. Brown is said to have died of liver cancer. 據(jù)說布朗先生死于肝癌。

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The strike is expected to end soon. 估計(jì)罷工不久就可結(jié)束。

He is believed to have already got out of the country. 據(jù)信他已離開這個(gè)國(guó)家。

四、They [People] say that…

They say that it is going to be a cold winter. 據(jù)說今年冬季會(huì)很冷。

They say that a good sweat will cure a cold. 據(jù)說好好發(fā)一身汗就能治好感冒。

People say that lightning never strikes twice in the same place. 據(jù)說閃電從來不會(huì)在同一處重復(fù)出現(xiàn)。

People say that he is living abroad. 據(jù)說他住在國(guó)外。

五、Rumour has it that…

Rumour has it that we’ll have a new manager soon. 據(jù)說我們不久就要來一位新經(jīng)理。

Rumaur has it that they are getting married. 傳聞他們要結(jié)婚了。

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The word is that he’s left the country. 據(jù)說他已經(jīng)離開這個(gè)國(guó)家了。