It is said that.../He is said to...etc. and supposed to Unit 45
Unit 45
It is said
that.../He is said
to...etc. and supposed
to
(a)
Рассмотрите такую
ситуацию:
Кольцо очень дорогое.
Никто не знает, сколько оно стоит, но:
It is said
that
the ring is
$1.000.000.
или
The
ring is said to be $1.000.000. |
Оба предложения означают:"Говорят, что
кольцо стоит 1.000.000." |
Такая конструкция может
использоваться с глаголами:
thought
believed reported understood known
expected
alleged considered
Рассмотрите такие
примеры:
It is said
that
he sleeps 2 hours a day. или He is said to
sleep 2 hours a day.
It is
believed that
boys like football. или Boys are believed to like
football.
It is
expected that
the flight will be или The
flight is expected to be
delayed.
delayed.
It is
reported that
the village was или
The
village is reported to have been
ruined
in the storm.
ruined
in
the storm.
(b)
(Be) supposed to...
(Be) supposed to иногда употребляется в
значении it is said to
(говорят):
- Let's go to
this restaurant. It's supposed to
be very good.
(= Говорят, что он очень хороший;
люди говорят.)
Иногда эта конструкция
употребляется в
значении `should`.
Используйте supposed to,
чтобы сказать о чем-то, что
планировалось
или намечалось, и это часто
отличается от
того, что произошло на самом
деле.
- You
are supposed to start work at 8
o’clock.
-
Children are supposed
to go to school every day.
Довольно часто эта конструкция
употребляется
для того, чтобы указать на
контраст между
`what is
supposed` и
`What really happens`.
-
You were supposed
to come early. Why are you late?
-
Cats
are supposed to be afraid of dogs,
but my cat fights with them.
Not supposed to часто выражает запрет
(а не allowed
to).
-
Young people are not supposed to
buy strong drinks.
-
You are not supposed to
spend my money.
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