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It is said
that...
的常用句式
It
is said
that…（据说……）是英语中的常用句式，在高考试题中经常出现。如：
It is said that the early European
playing-cards were designed for entertainment and
education.
据说早期欧洲的纸牌是为娱乐和教育设
计的。
(
辽宁卷
)
It is said that dogs will keep you
company for as long as you want when you are
feeling
lonely.
据说当你感觉孤单时，狗会
一直陪伴你，你需要它陪你多久它就陪你多久！
(
江西卷
)
It’s said that quite a few
boys in your school like playing football in their
spare time,
though others prefer
basketball.
听说你们学校有不少男孩子喜欢在业余时间踢足球，
而其他
人则喜欢打篮球。
(
辽宁卷
)
It is said that they
have swum to the island from the continent, but
they couldn’t have
done it because the
ocean in between is too wide.
据说他们已从大陆游
到岛上，但他们不
可能做到这一点，因为其间的海面太宽了。
(
湖北卷
)
类似
it is
said that
…句式的特点是：均以
it
作形式主语，均在被动谓语后接
that
从句（其实为
主语从句）
，译成汉语时通常用“据……”表示，如根据主句谓语动词的意思不同可以译成“据
说”“据信”“据估计”“据报道”“据传闻”等。这类句式比较常见的有以下一些：
1. It is believed
that…
据说……，据信……
It’s believed that the troops have
already crossed the border.
信军队已越过边界。
It is
believed that the couple have left the country.
据信那对夫妇已离开了这个国家。
2. It is claimed that…
据称……
It is
claimed that current levels of pesticide do not
pose a threat to health.
据称当前杀虫
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剂的含量不会对健康构成威胁。
It’s
claimed
that
they
produce
the
best
athletes
in
the
world
but
I
think
that’
s
impossible.
据称，他们可以培养出世界上最好的
运动员，但我认为那是不可能的。
3. It is estimated that…
据估计……
It is
estimated that smoking causes 100,000 deaths every
year.
估计每年有
100,000
人由
于吸烟而死亡。
It is
estimated that four million viewers watched the
programmer.
据估计有
400
万观众
收看了这一节目。
4. It
is
expected that…
据估计……，预计……，估计……
It’s expected that the war would end
soon.
预计战争不久即可结束。
It is expected that the new owner will
change the yacht’s name.
估计新主人会给游艇改
名。
5. It is known that…
众所周知……，人们认为……
It
is known that he is honest.
众所周知，他是个老实人。
It
is known that her father is an expert.
人们认为她父亲是一位专家。
6. It is presumed that…
据推测……
Little is
known of the youngest son; it is presumed that he
died young.
对于最小的儿子
所知甚少，据推测他
年轻时就死了。