内容正文:
Direct speech
直接引语和间接引语
& indirect speech
引述别人的话语一般采用两种方式:一是原封不动地引用原话,把它放在括号内,这叫直接引语(Direct speech);一是用自己的话加以转述, 这叫间接引语(Indirect speech).
that引导的宾语从句
Jane said that she was very fond of traveling.
直接引语 (变化前) 间接引语(变化后)
陈述句
Jane said, “I’m very fond of traveling.”
whether/if 引导的宾语从句
John asked Mary if that was her umbrella.
直接引语 (变化前) 间接引语(变化后)
一般疑问句
“Is this your umbrella, Mary?” asked John.
wh-词引导的宾语从句
John asked Mary when she would return him the book.
直接引语 (变化前) 间接引语(变化后)
特殊疑问句
“Mary, when will you return me the book?” asked John.
由直接引语转变为间接引语,有时会引时态的变化, 注意以下几个方面:
从句动词时态不变
She often says that all men and women are equal under the law.
直接引语(变化前) 间接引语(变化后)
主句动词为一般现在时或现在完成时
She often says, “All men and women are equal under the law.”
一般现在时
“I know it,” he said.
一般过去时
He said that he knew it.
直接引语(变化前) 间接引语(变化后)
主句动词为一
般过去时 引导动词为: 从句动词时态相应变化 从句动词变为:
现在进行时
“I’m making coffee for you all,” she said.
过去进行时
She said she was making coffee for us all.
直接引语(变化前) 间接引