经典例题荟萃

 

把下列直接引语变成间接引语

【例题1He said“When I was a child, I usually played football after school.”

【答案】He said when he was a child, he usually played football after school.
【解析】
当直接引语中有以when, while引导的从句表示过去的时间时,从句时态无须改变。

 

【例题2Our teacher said to us, “Light travels faster than sound.”

【答案】Our teacher told us that light travels faster than sound.

【解析】当直接引语是客观真理或自然现象时,从句时态无须改变。

 

【例题3He said“Practice makes perfect.”

【答案】He said that practice makes perfect.

【解析】当引语是谚语、格言时,从句时态无须改变。

 

【例题4“Do be careful with your handwriting.” He said.

【答案】He told me to be careful with my handwriting.

【解析】直接引语为祈使句时,改为间接引语,用带to的不定式表达,谓语动词常是ask, advise, tell, warn, order, request等。如ask sb. to do,(由肯定祈使句变成)ask sb. not to do(由否定祈使句转变),并且在不定式短语中的时间状语、地点状语、人称及时态都作相应的变化。

 

【例题5The doctor said, “You are not seriously ill, You will be better soon.”

【答案】The doctor saidthatI was not seriously ill and that I would be better soon.

【解析】如果直接引语是两个或两个以上的并列句时,改成间接引语由that引导时,第一个连词可以省略,以后的连词一般不省略,以免混乱。

 

【例题6She said, “What a lovely day it is!”

【答案】She said what a lovely day it was. She said that it was a lovely day.

【解析】直接引语是感叹句时,变间接引语可用whathow引导,也可用that引导。

 

【例题7He will say, “I'll try my best to help you.”

【答案】He will say that he will try his best to help me.

【解析】主句的谓语动词是将来时的时候,从句时态无须改变。

 

【例题8He said,“Be seated, please.

【答案】He asked us to be seated.

【解析】直接引语为祈使句时,改为间接引语,用带to的不定式表达,谓语动词常是ask, advise, tell, warn, order, request等。

 

【例题9The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather _____ the helplessness of the crew at sea.

A.     added to

B.     resulted from

C.     turned out

D.     made up

【答案】A

【解析】resulted from “由于,起因于turned out “结果是,证明是made up“编造”,分析语境可知,该空的意思是“增加”,应填added to. the helplessness of the crew at sea 是与The engine of the ship was out of order 在逻辑上是并列的糟糕情况,而不是结果,原因等。

 

【例题10--Is Mr. Wang in?

--Sorry, he _____ lives here. He's moved.

A. no more

B. not more

C. no longer

D. not longer

【答案】C

【解析】句意为“王先生在家吗?--对不起,他已经不再这儿住了,他搬家了”。这里live是延续性的动词,所以应选C

 

【例题11I'd rather have some wine if you don't mind.

______Anything you want.

A. Surely            

B. Of course not     

C. Certainly I do    

D. Indeed

【答案】B

【解析】If you don't mind是表示征求许可的日常用语。否定回答表示同意对方做这件事,肯定回答表示不同意做这件事。在下文中,Anything you want可知表示同意。