■ say

“据说某人（某事物）如何如何”在英文可以说成“某人（某事物）被说成如何如何”。这是中国人不大习惯的。

• She's said to be very mean. = It is said that she is very mean.据说她这个人很小气。
• These fans are said to be very efficient.据说这些风扇效力很好。
• She is said to have written (*to write) a lot.据说她著述甚丰。
• He is said to have married (*to marry) a soprano singer.据说他同一位女高音歌唱家结了婚。

类似的动词，还有 believe, fear, report, schedule, think, 等等。这些动词后面，如果跟着一个 to inf., 这个 inf. 应该是个延续状态的第一类动词，如果是第四类，就要改为 to have + pp；如果是第三类，要改为 to be + -ing 或 to have + pp；如果是第二类，要改为 to be + -ing。这是因为 to be said to inf. 最后 inf. 这个动词，应该是表示一种与 to be said 同时存在的延续状态，如果是一个瞬时的动作，这个动作就无法与 to be said 同时发生。但是把这个瞬时动作的动词由 to inf. 变为 to have + pp，这个动作就变成为它所留下的延续状态，就可以与 to be said 同时存在了。