(山东 天津专用Module 1 Small Talk复习方略课件 外研版选修6.pptVIP

7. It is estimated that 80% of all conversation in English is small talk.据估计80%的英语会话是闲聊。 该句运用了It is＋过去分词＋that-clause结构，用it作形式主语，把主语从句移到后面。真正的主语是that引导的主语从句。 It is said that... 据说…… It is reported that... 据报道…… It is known that... 众所周知…… It is hoped that... 人们希望…… It is thought that... 人们认为…… It is suggested that... 人们建议…… It is believed that... 人们相信…… ①It is estimated that the vase is about 2,000 years old. 据估计这个花瓶有大约两千年的历史。 ②It is believed that he has been working hard. 人们相信他一直在努力工作。 【点津】以上句式可转化成sb./sth.is +过去分词+to do/to have done...句型。如果不定式表示的动作先于前面动作发生，该不定式就用to have done。 ③It