转述别人说的话:人称、时间和语序
从直接话语改为转述,特别检查间接问句的顺序。
内容更新:
进入本课练习 →这一课学什么
- 转述时,先看谁说、何时说和现在的情况
- 间接问句用陈述语序,不保留原来的倒装
转述时,先看谁说、何时说和现在的情况
She said, “I am busy.” 可以转述为 She said she was busy。I 要按说话人换成 she,过去时转述常发生时态后移;如果信息仍然成立,也可能保留现在时,因此不能机械地把所有动词后移。
Mei said she was working at home that day.
小美说她那天在家工作。
He told me that the shop opened at nine.
他告诉我那家店九点开门。
间接问句用陈述语序,不保留原来的倒装
Where does she live? 转述为 He asked where she lived。whether / if 可引出“是否”的问题。间接问句的主语在谓语前;表示礼貌询问的 Could you tell me where she lives? 也遵循这一顺序。
She asked where I lived.
她问我住在哪里。
He asked if I was ready.
他问我是否准备好了。