he was reported to have covered 30 miles on foot that day.为什
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因为在report之前,他走了30 miles,这里有个时间的先后顺序.在报道之前,他就已经做了某件事,所以用了完成时.

译:据报道,那天他步行走了30公里.

也可以改成下面的,或许会更好理解.

It was reported that he had covered 30 miles on foot that day.

实际就是一种过去完成时,不过因为前面有个to,所以这个信息被隐藏了,只能用to have done,看不出来了.

而我下面的句子就用的完成时,就是为了让你能方便地看清楚.