said to be 主要用于表示“据说”“被认为”等.下面是一些典型的例子：
He was said to be jealous of her.据说他妒忌她.
He is said to be a good teacher.他被认为是一个好教师.
He is said to be a member of the mob.据说他是犯罪集团的成员.
The old castle is said to be haunted.这座古堡据说有鬼魂出没.
White is said to be heard tomorrow.据说怀特先生被起诉一案定于明天开庭.
Women are often said to be more emotional than men.女人常常被说成是比男人易于动感情.
This experienced editor is said to be able to reduce the misprints to almost nil.据说这位经验丰富的老编辑能把印刷错误几乎降低到零.
Einstein was said to be a rather slow learner in his boyhood.传说爱因斯坦小时候学得相当慢.
This kind of beauty cream is said to be able to smooth away wrinkles.据说这种美容霜能消除皱纹.
Shakespeare is said to be the foremost writer in the English language.莎士比亚被认为是最杰出的英语作家.
