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二. 間接敍述 (Indirect Speech or Reported Speech)
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間接敍述的定義：
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將某人 (包括自己) 所說的原意，但不必一字不改，引述一遍，這種方式稱爲間接敍述 —— 間接敍述是不用引號的。如：
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She said, “I don't want to go.
(她說， “我不想去。”)
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She said (that) she didn't want to go.
(她說她不想去。)
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“Have you read my grammar book?” he asked.
(“你有沒有讀過我的文法書?” 他問。)
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He wanted to know (or He asked me) whether I had read his grammar book.
(他想知道我是否讀過他的文法書。)
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“Let's wait here till the rain stops,” she said.
(“我們在這兒等到雨停吧。” 她說。)
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She suggested that they (should) wait there till the rain stopped.
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She suggested waiting there till the rain stopped.
(她提議在那兒等到雨停。)
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“Could you come to dinner tomorrow night?” he asked.
(“明天晚上你來吃晚飯好不好?” 他問。)
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“Thanks very much; I'd love to,” I replied.
(“非常感謝； 我很高興來吃晚飯。” 我回答。)
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He invited me to dinner the following night. I accepted with thanks (or I thanked him and accepted).
(他邀請我第二天晚上去吃晚飯。我謝了他並接受了邀請。)
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“If I were you, I'd pretend to be ill for a fortnight,” I said.
(“我要是你，我會裝病兩星期。” 我說。)
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I advised him to pretend to be ill for a fortnight.
(我建議他裝病兩個星期。)
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“What a nuisance! Now I'll have to do it all over again,” he exclaimed.
(“真討厭!現在我得要全部重做，” 他大聲說。)
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He exclaimed with annoyance (or with disgust) that he’d have to do it all over again.
(他生氣地大聲說他得要全部重做。)
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“Let me explain,” she said. “Don't be in such a hurry.”
(“讓我解釋，” 她說。“別這麽急。”)
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She begged him to let her explain and asked him not to be in such a hurry.
(她請求他讓她解釋，並請他不要那麽急。)
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“I can't go with you today,” said the guide, “but suppose you go by yourselves? It's quite a safe route.”
(“今天我不能和你們一起去，” 那向導說， “你們自己去好不好? 那是條十分安全的路線。”)
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The guide said he couldn't go with us that day but suggested our going (or suggested that we should go) by ourselves as it was quite a safe route.
(那位嚮導說那天他不能和我們一起去， 但由於那是一條十分安全的路線因而建議我們自己 去。)
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“Suppose...?” 是表示 “建議”，詳閱 p.572-6。
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He said, “Good morning!”
(他說， “早安!”)
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He greeted (or wished) me a good morning.
(他問候我早安。)
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“What about going for a swim?” he said. “It's quite fine now.”
(“去游泳怎麽樣?” 他說。 “現在天氣相當好。”)
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He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.
(因爲天氣非常好， 他提議去游泳。)
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“What about...?” 是表示 “建議”， 詳閱 p.343。
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“Don't walk on the ice; it isn't safe,” he said.
(“不要在冰上行走；那不安全。”他說。)
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He warned me not to walk on the ice as it wasn't safe.
(他警告我因爲不安全不要在冰上行走。)
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