每日一句口语 51

It is said that... 据说……

用法透视

要表达你听来、看来的没有确凿证据的事情，用这个句型最方便了。这个句型也表示你开始陈述。

支持范例

1. It is said that we'll have a new manager.

听说我们要有新经理了。

2. It is said by the Bible¹ that Adam is the very first human being in the world.

据《圣经》说亚当是世间的第一个人。

3. It is said that drinking much pure water is good for health.

据说多喝净水有益健康。

会话记忆

A: Why don't we Chinese have our own Valentine's Day?

我们中国为什么没有自己的情人节呢？

B: Of course we have. It's on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.

我们当然有，是在农历七月初七。

A: Oh? Why is that day?

哦？为什么是那天？

B: It is said that the Cowherd and the Spinster, the lover² stars in heaven, can only meet on the seventh Eve, so this day has become the Lover's Day.

据说牛郎星、织女星只能在七夕相会，所以这天就成了情人节。

多说两句：

“据说”还有一个类似的表达"They say..."

They say he used to be her lover.

据说他曾是她的婚外情人。

Edward has been involved in a car crash and they say he won't pull through.

爱德华遇上了一次车祸，但据说他没有救了。

1 bible   

n.《圣经》；得到权威支持的典籍

参考例句：

• According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
• This dictionary should be your Bible when studying English.学习英语时，这本字典应是你的主要参考书。

2 lover   

n.情人，恋人；爱好者

参考例句：

• Every lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object.情人眼里出西施。
• Mr.Smith was a lover of poetry.史密斯先生是一名诗歌爱好者。