一、It is said that…句式
It is said that honesty is the best policy. 人們說誠實是上策。
It is said that thirteen is an unlucky number. 據說13是一個不吉利的數字。
It is said that those who eat the most are the least healthy. 據說吃得最多的人身體最差。
注：其他類似結構還有：
It’s supposed to be very good. 據說它質量很好。
It’s expected that the war would end soon. 預計戰爭不久即可結束。
It is reported that another earth satellite has been put into orbit. 據報道又有一顆衛星上天了。
二、There is said…句式
There is said to be plenty of oil off our coast. 據信我們近海有大量石油。
注：其他類似表達還有：
There is supposed to be a train at 9:30. 九點半應有一班火車。
There are known to be thousands of different species of beetles. 據了解，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. 據說布朗先生死于肝癌。
注：其他類似表達還有：
The strike is expected to end soon. 估計罷工不久就可結束。
He is believed to have already got out of the country. 據信他已離開這個國家。
四、They [People] say that…
They say that it is going to be a cold winter. 據說今年冬季會很冷。
They say that a good sweat will cure a cold. 據說好好發一身汗就能治好感冒。
People say that lightning never strikes twice in the same place. 據說閃電從來不會在同一處重復出現。
People say that he is living abroad. 據說他住在國外。
五、Rumour has it that…
Rumour has it that we’ll have a new manager soon. 據說我們不久就要來一位新經理。
Rumaur has it that they are getting married. 傳聞他們要結婚了。
類似的表達有：
The word is that he’s left the country. 據說他已經離開這個國家了。
