It is said that … he is said to … / (be) supposed to …

1. It is said that ... 과 he is said to ...

아래 예문을 살펴 보지요. Henry는 나이가 많은데, 아무도 그가 몇 살인지 모릅니다.

이 두 문장 모두 "사람들이 그가 108세라고 말합니다."라는 뜻입니다.

다음 동사들이 이러한 구조에 사용할 수 있습니다:

다음 두 구조를 비교해 보세요:

• Cathy works very hard.

• • The police are looking for a missing boy.

• The strike started three weeks ago.

It is expected that it will end soon. or The strike is expected to end soon.

• A friend of mine has been arrested.

It is alleged that he kicked a police He is alleged to have kicked

officer. a police officer.

• Those two houses belong to the same family.

It is said that there is a secret tunnel or There is said to be a secret tunnel

between them. between them.

이러한 구조들은 뉴스 보도에 자주 사용됩니다:

• It is reported that two people were or Two people are reported to have been

injured in the explosion. injured in the explosion.

2. (be) supposed to

경우에 따라서 "it is supposed to ..."는 "it is said to ..."와 같은 의미로 사용됩니다:

• • Let's go and see that movie. It's supposed to be very good. (= It is said to be very good)

  • Mark is supposed to have kicked a police officer. (= he is said to have kicked)

그러나 경우에 따라서 supposed to는 다른 의미를 가집니다.

Something is supposed to happen = it is planned, arranged, or expected:

위와 같은 구조를 사용하면, 어떤 것이 1) 계획되거나, 2) 일정이 짜이거나, 3) 기대된다라는 의미를 가집니다. 그리고 경우에 따라서는 실제로 일어 나지 않은 계획, 일정 또는 기대에 대한 표현으로도 사용됩니다:

• • I'd better hurry. It's almost 8:00 and I'm supposed to meet Ann at 8:15. (= I have arranged to meet Ann; I said I would meet her)

  • The train was supposed to arrive at 11:30, but it was an hour late. (= the train was expected to arrive at 11:30 according to the schedule)

두 번째 문장을 보면 기차가 11:30까지 오기로 되어 있었는데, 안 왔지요. 이처럼 일정은 있었는데, 일정대로 되지 않은 것을 표현할 때도 이 구조를 사용합니다.

아래와 같은 구조에서 "supposed to"는 허락되지 않았다라는 의미로 사용됩니다:

You're not supposed to do something = it is not allowed or advisable for you to do it:

• • You're not supposed to park your car here. (= You're not allowed to park here)

  • Mr. Bruno is much better after his operation, but he's still not supposed to do any heavy work. (= his doctors have advised him not to)