
从一个真实时刻开始。
经理说 I’m working from home today. 稍后你转告同事:She said she was working from home that day. 这不再是逐字引用,而是把信息放进新的说话视角,必要时也调整时间和地点。
看看句子是怎样搭起来的。
Subject + said (that) + reported clause
先把整句当作一个意思来读,再观察每一部分的作用。
理解每一种选择。
在过去时报告动词后,时态常后移:am 变 was,have finished 变 had finished,will 变 would。如果信息仍然真实或与当前直接相关,也可能保留原时态,要结合语境。
say 后接说的内容;tell 通常先接人:She said that she was busy. / She told me that she was busy. 转述请求时可用 ask + 人 + to 不定式:She asked me to call later.
转述问题用陈述语序:He asked where I lived. 一般疑问句用 if 或 whether:He asked whether I was free. 代词和时间表达仅在视角需要时改变;如果仍是同一天,today 不必机械改成 that day。
放进场景,句子才真正有用。
She told me the room was ready.
tell 后带接收信息的人 me。
He asked if I needed a taxi.
if 引出转述的一般疑问句。
They asked us to wait outside.
ask + 人 + to 不定式转述请求。
改一点,表达就准确一点。
注意避免She said me that she was tired.
可以这样说She told me that she was tired.
使用 told me 或 said to me;此处 said 不直接接人。
花一点时间,检验理解
现在,换你来。
选择答案,再查看解释。不限时,也不需要注册。
把句型带进今天的生活
变成你自己的表达。
找一条真实收到的消息,转述核心信息,检查每个代词指谁,以及时间词是否仍适用。
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