直接引语与间接引语

引述别人的话时，一般采用两种方式：一是引用别人的原话，把它放在引号内，称为直接引语；二是用自己的话加以转述，被转述的话不放在引号内，称为间接引语。间接引语在大多数情况下是一个宾语从语。

直接引语变成间接引语时，要注意以下几点：人称变化、时态变化、宾语从句要用陈述句语序。

1. 直接引语是陈述句变为间接引语的方法

    如果直接引语是陈述句，在变为间接引语时，由连词that引导（that可省略）。主句中如果有say to somebody（对某人说），通常变为tell somebody（告诉某人）。

   He said, “I get on well with people here.” → He said that he got on well with people there.

   Susan said, “We can finish the work tomorrow.” → Susan said that they could finish the work the next day.

   John said to me, “I told her all about it three days ago.”  → John told me that he had told her all about it three days before.

【注意】如果直接引语是两个并列的陈述句，变为间接引语时，第一个宾语从句前的that有时可省略，但第二个宾语从句前的that不可省略。

   He said, “I like swimming and I want to go swimming with you.” → He said (that) he liked swimming and that he wanted to go swimming with us.

2. 直接引语是一般疑问句变为间接引语的方法