Question

两个英语选择题

1.The Great Pyramid _____ by aliens .I s there a chance that this might be true ?
A.is said to have been built B. is said to be built C.has said to build D.is said to have built
此题选A。请问这句话是否相当于It's said that The Great Pyramid has been built by aliens .

Answer 1

1.The Great Pyramid _____ by aliens .I s there a chance that this might be true ?
A.is said to have been built B. is said to be built C.has said to build D.is said to have built
此题选A。请问这句话是否相当于It's said that The Great Pyramid has been built by aliens .
答：一楼正确，但缺少解释。
译：大金字塔据说是外星人造的。有这样的可能性吗？
析：主语（sb./ sth.） is said +不定式 是一个句型。不定式根据不同的情况用不同的形式：
1. 主动进行式 to be doing 表示 主动，进行的动作。
He is said to be studying abroad. =It is said that he is studying abroad.
据说他在国外学习。
2. 主动一般式to go abroad 表示主动，将来的动作:
He is said to go abroad next week. =It is said that he will go abroad next week.
据说他下周要出国。
3. 主动完成式to have done sth 表示 主动、完成:
He is said to have gone aborad. =It is said that he has gone abroad. 据说他已经出国了。
4. 被动完成式to have been built 表示 被动，完成：
The Great Pyramid is said to have been built by aliens.=It is said that the Great Pyrimid was built by aliens. 据说大金字塔是外星人所建。
但这里的完成，意为先于主句的谓语动词is said所表示的时间之前完成，不一定是完成时态。
类似于间接引语句子：He said he had done sth. the day before. 其直接引语是“I did sth. yesterday.”
而He said that he had done sth. 的直接引语是“I have done sth.”
原题句由于众所周知的原因，省略了表示过去的时间状语thousands of years ago。 把它加回去，意思更好：The Great Pyramid is said to have been built by aliens 2560 BC .=It is said that the Great Pyrimid was built by aliens 2560 BC .
据说大金字塔是公元前2560年外星人造的。
it is said是一个套话，可以不要。
光看The Great Pyramid has been built by aliens .这句话的意思，大家不觉得很别扭吗？

Answer 2

恩 对 把被动句还原成主动句 就是这个意思 后面的那个has been built 算是从句里的被动 可以先判断出 great Pyramid 是被人们说成 外星人建造的 但是 它是被外星人建造的

Answer 3

对 可以这么说。
碰到类似的句子都可以如此转换，除了 say 外，report 也有这种用法。
例如 Liu is reported to have won the first prize.= It is reported that LIu has won the first pride.

Answer 4

是的。
被动变成主动。

Answer 5

应该相当于It's said that The Great Pyramid was built by aliens .