Unit1Buildingthefuture●Project1
Inthenextseveraldecades,itisbelievedthattheworld’spopulationwillincreasetoaboutninebillionpeople
(P14)据信,在未来的数十年中,世界人口将增长到大约九十亿
Itisbelievedthat…本句用的句型是“Itisbelieved+that-clause
”It是形式主语,真正的主语是后面的that-clause
“Itisbelieved+that-clause”相当于“Peoplebelieve+that-clause”可译作“人们相信/据信……”
类似的结构有:“Itissaid/known/agreed/thought+that-clause”
例如:Itisbelievedthatthereisplentyofoiloffourcoast
据信我国沿海有大量的石油
Itisthought/said/believedthat…据认为/说/信……相当于Peoplethinkthat…例:①Itisthoughtthattheteamwillcertainlywinthematch
据认为这支球队肯定能赢得比赛
②Itissaidthatthefirstprintedbookcameoutatthisperiod
据说第一本印刷书就是这时出现的
③ItisreportedthatBillClintonwillmeetBlairnextweek
据说下周比尔·克林顿要会见布莱尔
increaseverb[IorT]to(makesomething)becomelargerinamountorsize:增加,使增加Incidentsofarmedrobberyhaveincreasedoverthelas