Lesson 15   Good news

  The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come. 'Mr. Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice.' Don't interrupt,' he Said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra ￡1000 a year!

秘书告诉我说哈姆斯沃斯先生要见我。我走进他的办公室，感到非常紧张。我进去的时候，他连头也没抬。待我坐下后，他说生意非常不景气。他还告诉我，公司支付不起这么庞大的工资开支，有20个人已经离去。我知道这次该轮到我了。

“哈姆斯沃斯先生，”我无力地说。

“不要打断我的话，”他说。

 然后他微笑了一下告诉我说，我每年将得到1,000 英镑的额外收入。

Grammar

直接引语转为间接引语

定义：用自己的话转述别人的意思，或重复自己说过的话，都叫做间接引语。

直接引语变为间接引语：从句人称的变化。口诀：一随主，二随宾，三不变。

从句动词时态也会相应变化。

Exercises.

1. She said that she __________ her work the next day.

A. would finish   B. finished   C. will finish   D. was finishing

2.“I can do it by myself.” Mary said. (把直接引语改为间接引语)

Mary said ___________ ___________do it by ____________.  

1. 解析：本题考查直接引语转为间接引语的时态变化，主句为过去时，所以直接引语变间接引语后一般将来时应退格为过去将来时，故答案选A。

2. 解析：本题考查直接引语转为间接引语，主句为一般过去时，故间接引语需要退格，所以can要变成could，故答案是：she could, herself