They are reported to have discovered another oil field in this area.They are reported

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They are reported to have discovered another oil field in this area.They are reported
不理解为什么用They are reported ,什么语法呢?被动语态解释不通啊.另外they指人吗?
书上的解释是常见句型:主语+过去分词+不定式,有这个句型吗?

They are reported 是据报道的意思,they是指发现油田的人,他们的事迹被报道,所以用被动.例如:report:报导;记述,描述[O2][O8][O9][+that]He was reported to have made an important discovery.据报导他有重要发现....是不是相当于it is reported ,另外这个句型通常接that,也有接to do 的用法吗?能举例吗?是的,It is reported that twenty men were killed in the *. 据报导,在这次冲突中有二十人被打死。 Two passengers were reported (to be) seriously injured. 据报导有两位旅客受重伤。He was reported to the police for speeding. 他超速被人检举。