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.
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Оба
предложения означают: "Говорят,
что кольцо стоит 1.000.000."
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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 delayed.
или The
flight is expected to
be
delayed.
It
is reported that the
village was ruined
in the storm. или The
village is reported to have been
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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