Hi guys, today we are going to learn everything there is to know about direct and indirect speech.
大家好，今天我們將學(xué)習(xí)所有關(guān)于直接和間接言語(yǔ)的知識(shí)。

My aim for this article is to provide you with a great understanding of the two speech acts, when you should use them, what they look like and how they differ from one another.
這篇文章的目的是讓你對(duì)這兩種言語(yǔ)行為有一個(gè)很好的理解，當(dāng)你應(yīng)該使用它們的時(shí)候，它們是什么樣子的，它們之間有什么不同。

I will provide you with an indirect speech formula, highlight all the rules and differences between direct and indirect speech, such as the change in tense, pronoun and overall sentence structure.
我將為您提供一個(gè)間接引語(yǔ)公式，突出直接引語(yǔ)和間接引語(yǔ)之間的所有規(guī)則和區(qū)別，如時(shí)態(tài)、代詞和整體句子結(jié)構(gòu)的變化。

I will also show you how to make interrogative and imperative sentences in the indirect speech. I promise to make this as clear and simple as possible. Let’s get started.
我還將教你如何在間接引語(yǔ)中使用疑問(wèn)句和祈使句。我保證盡可能清楚和簡(jiǎn)單。我們開(kāi)始吧。

1. Speech Acts
1.言語(yǔ)行為

So, as some of you may know, direct speech and indirect speech, are speech acts. They are used to pass on information or something spoken by one person, to another person.Pretend you are in a restaurant with your friend Kim, you are having lunch together. Before you order, she tells you “I am so hungry” and she orders a huge meal.The next day you are at home with your family, you want to tell them about your time spent with Kim yesterday.
所以，你們可能知道，直接言語(yǔ)和間接言語(yǔ)都是言語(yǔ)行為。它們被用來(lái)把一個(gè)人的信息或說(shuō)話的東西傳遞給另一個(gè)人。假裝你和你的朋友金在餐館里，你正在一起吃午飯。在你點(diǎn)菜之前，她會(huì)告訴你“我太餓了”，然后她會(huì)點(diǎn)一頓大餐。第二天你和家人在家，你想告訴他們你昨天和金姆在一起的時(shí)間。

You have two options, you can say:
你有兩個(gè)選擇，你可以說(shuō)：

Kim said, “I am so hungry” (direct speech)
金姆說(shuō)：“我太餓了”（直言）

Kim said that she was so hungry. (indirect speech)
金姆說(shuō)她太餓了。（間接言語(yǔ)）

Above are examples of how we can use direct speech or indirect speech to transmit what one person said, to another person. Let’s take a step back, at the beginning of this article I said that direct and indirect speech are speech acts. So, what is a speech act? We use language to achieve specific communicative acts, such as asking for a menu at a restaurant or complaining about the food in a restaurant. We also can use speech acts to greet, threaten or invite somebody and to promise or refuse something to somebody and so on.
以上是我們?nèi)绾问褂弥苯踊蜷g接言語(yǔ)將一個(gè)人所說(shuō)的傳達(dá)給另一個(gè)人的例子。讓我們退一步，在本文的開(kāi)頭，我說(shuō)過(guò)直接和間接言語(yǔ)都是言語(yǔ)行為。那么，什么是言語(yǔ)行為？我們使用語(yǔ)言來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)特定的交際行為，比如在餐廳要求菜單或抱怨餐廳的食物。我們也可以用言語(yǔ)行為來(lái)問(wèn)候、威脅或邀請(qǐng)某人，向某人許諾或拒絕某事等等。

Below is a list of examples of different types of speech acts;
下面是不同類(lèi)型言語(yǔ)行為的例子列表；

I ask to visit my sister.
我請(qǐng)求去看望我妹妹。

I promise to visit my sister.
我答應(yīng)去看望我妹妹。

I refuse to visit my sister.
我拒絕去看望我妹妹。

I threaten to visit my sister.
我威脅說(shuō)要去看望我妹妹。

I order my brother to visit my sister.
我命令我弟弟去看望我妹妹。

How does this differ from other acts, such as a physical act or a mental act?
這與其他行為，如身體行為或精神行為有何不同？

Here is an example of a mental act:
下
面是一個(gè)心理行為的例子：

I think about visiting my sister.
我想去看望我妹妹。

And a physical act:
一個(gè)身體動(dòng)作：

I visit my sister.
我去看望我妹妹。

Can you see how each sentence is talking about the same thing but in a different way with different possible outcomes? Just because you are thinking about visiting your sister, doesn’t mean you actually physically travel and visit your sister. Or you may order your brother to visit your sister but that doesn’t mean he will listen to you and actually visit her. I know my brother never does anything I ever ask him to do… We can divide speech acts into two groups; direct speech and indirect speech. As demonstrated above, direct and indirect speech help us pass on information from one person or time to another. But what is the difference?
你能看到每一句話是如何談?wù)撏患?，但在不同的方式，不同的可能結(jié)果？?jī)H僅因?yàn)槟阆肴タ赐愕拿妹?，并不意味著你真的要去旅行和看望你的妹妹。或者你可以命令你弟弟去看望你妹妹，但這并不意味著他會(huì)聽(tīng)你的話并真正看望她。我知道我哥哥從來(lái)沒(méi)有做過(guò)我讓他做的任何事……我們可以把言語(yǔ)行為分為兩類(lèi)：直接言語(yǔ)和間接言語(yǔ)。如上所述，直接和間接言語(yǔ)幫助我們將信息從一個(gè)人或時(shí)間傳遞給另一個(gè)人。但有什么區(qū)別呢？

2. Direct Speech Definition
2.直接引語(yǔ)的定義

Direct speech includes exactly what the person said, the spoken phrase is placed between quotation marks and there is no need to change the tense or the pronoun in the sentence structure.
直接引語(yǔ)包括人所說(shuō)的話，口語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)放在引號(hào)之間，不需要改變句子結(jié)構(gòu)中的時(shí)態(tài)或代詞。

Kim said, “I am hungry”
金說(shuō)：“我餓了”

The waiter said, “The food will be ready soon.”
服務(wù)員說(shuō)：“菜很快就好了?！?/div>

Direct speech, narrates a situation, it recounts exactly what happened and was said at the time. The sentence structure is very simple as you don’t have to change the tense or any pronoun that may be used, just don’t forget the comma before or after ‘said’ and the quotation marks. Below are examples of direct speech.
直言不諱，敘述一種情況，它準(zhǔn)確地?cái)⑹隽水?dāng)時(shí)發(fā)生的事情和所說(shuō)的話。句子結(jié)構(gòu)非常簡(jiǎn)單，因?yàn)槟悴槐馗淖儠r(shí)態(tài)或任何可能使用的代詞，只是不要忘記“said”前后的逗號(hào)和引號(hào)。下面是直接引語(yǔ)的例子。

They said, “We were watching a movie last night”
他們說(shuō)，“我們昨晚在看電影”

“I will visit America next year,” she said.
她說(shuō)：“我明年將訪問(wèn)美國(guó)。

3. The Indirect Speech Definition and Formula
3.間接言語(yǔ)的定義與公式

Unfortunately, indirect speech isn’t as simple as direct speech, but once you understand the sentence structure and the indirect speech rules, it is straight forward and a great way to show off your English language skills. So let’s get started, first of all, we don’t use quotation marks with indirect speech, instead we include ‘that’ before retelling what has been said.
不幸的是，間接引語(yǔ)并不像直接引語(yǔ)那么簡(jiǎn)單，但是一旦你了解了句子結(jié)構(gòu)和間接引語(yǔ)的規(guī)則，它就直截了當(dāng)?shù)卣宫F(xiàn)了你的英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言能力。所以讓我們開(kāi)始吧，首先，我們不在間接引語(yǔ)中使用引號(hào)，而是在復(fù)述之前加上“that”。

Look at the direct speech example again:
再看一下直接引語(yǔ)的例子：

Kim said, “I am hungry”
金說(shuō)：“我餓了”

Now look at the example using indirect speech:
現(xiàn)在看看使用間接引語(yǔ)的例子：

Kim said that she was hungry.
金姆說(shuō)她餓了。

Did you notice where ‘that’ is located and how the quotation marks are not required? What else is different?
你注意到“that”的位置了嗎？它是如何不需要引號(hào)的？還有什么不同？

4. The Tense Change in Indirect Speech
4.間接引語(yǔ)的時(shí)態(tài)變化

Take a look at the examples of direct and indirect speech below:
請(qǐng)看下面的直接和間接言語(yǔ)例子：

She said, “I study English every day.”
她說(shuō)：“我每天都學(xué)英語(yǔ)?！?/div>

She said that she studied every day.
她說(shuō)她每天都學(xué)習(xí)。

Can you see what happens to the tense with the indirect sentence structure? Yes, the present tense is changed to the past tense. This is another adjustment made when using indirect speech; sometimes we have to change the tense. This can cause confusion for many language learners but I will provide you with a helpful tense chart that demonstrates when you need to change the tense and which tense switches with another tense.
你能看到間接句結(jié)構(gòu)的時(shí)態(tài)發(fā)生了什么變化嗎？是的，現(xiàn)在時(shí)改成過(guò)去時(shí)。這是使用間接引語(yǔ)時(shí)的另一個(gè)調(diào)整；有時(shí)我們必須改變時(shí)態(tài)。這可能會(huì)給許多語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)者帶來(lái)困惑，但我會(huì)給你提供一個(gè)有用的時(shí)態(tài)表，演示你何時(shí)需要改變時(shí)態(tài)，以及哪些時(shí)態(tài)與另一個(gè)時(shí)態(tài)切換。

The Present Tenses
現(xiàn)在時(shí)態(tài)

The Past Tenses
過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)

The Future Tenses
將來(lái)時(shí)態(tài)

5. Direct Speech Indirect Speech (Present)
直接引語(yǔ)間接引語(yǔ)（現(xiàn)在時(shí)）

The present simple changes to the past simple.
一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)變?yōu)橐话氵^(guò)去時(shí)

She said, “I play football”
她說(shuō)，“我踢足球”

She said that she played football.
她說(shuō)她踢足球。

The present continuous changes to the past continuous.
現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)變?yōu)檫^(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)

John said, “he is reading about World War II in school”
約翰說(shuō)：“他正在學(xué)校里讀二戰(zhàn)的書(shū)”

John said that he was reading about World War II in school.
約翰說(shuō)他在學(xué)校里讀到了關(guān)于第二次世界大戰(zhàn)的書(shū)。

The present perfect changes to the past perfect.
現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)變?yōu)檫^(guò)去完成時(shí)

I said, “he has started the movie”
我說(shuō)，“他已經(jīng)開(kāi)始拍電影了”

I said that he had started the movie.
我說(shuō)他已經(jīng)開(kāi)始了這部電影。

The present perfect continuous changes into the past perfect continuous.
現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí)變?yōu)檫^(guò)去完成進(jìn)行時(shí)

He said, “it has been raining all day”
他說(shuō)，“下了一整天的雨”

He said that it had been raining all day.
他說(shuō)下了一整天的雨。

6. Direct Speech Indirect Speech (Past)
直接引語(yǔ)與間接引語(yǔ)（過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)）

The past simple changes to the past perfect.
一般過(guò)去時(shí)變?yōu)檫^(guò)去完成時(shí)

Kate said, “I cooked dinner”
凱特說(shuō)，“我做了晚飯”

Kate said that she had cooked dinner.
凱特說(shuō)她做了晚飯。

The past continuous doesn’t change.
過(guò)去的連續(xù)不變。

She said, “Jenny had parked the car”
她說(shuō)，“珍妮把車(chē)停好了”

She said that Jenny had parked the car.
她說(shuō)珍妮把車(chē)停好了。

Past perfect doesn’t change.
過(guò)去完成時(shí)不用變。

They said, “we had eaten in that restaurant before”
他們說(shuō)，“我們以前在那家餐館吃過(guò)飯”

They said that they had eaten in that restaurant before.
他們說(shuō)他們以前在那家餐館吃過(guò)飯。

7. Direct Speech Indirect Speech (Future)
直接引語(yǔ)間接引語(yǔ)（將來(lái)時(shí)）

Future simple, “will” changes to “would”
未來(lái)簡(jiǎn)單，“意志”變?yōu)椤耙庵尽?/div>

She said, “I will buy food for dinner”
她說(shuō)，“我會(huì)買(mǎi)吃的”

She said that she would buy food for dinner.
她說(shuō)她會(huì)買(mǎi)晚飯吃的。

Did you notice how all the present tenses were changed into one of the past tenses?Also look at how the past continuous tense and the past perfect tense don’t change when you are using the indirect sentence structure, they remain the same. Try to memorise these tense rules, they will help you greatly.
你注意到現(xiàn)在的時(shí)態(tài)都變成過(guò)去的時(shí)態(tài)了嗎？再看看過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)和過(guò)去完成時(shí)態(tài)在使用間接句結(jié)構(gòu)時(shí)是如何保持不變的。試著記住這些緊張的規(guī)則，它們會(huì)對(duì)你有很大的幫助。

8. Modal Auxiliary Verbs in Indirect Speech
8.間接引語(yǔ)中的情態(tài)助動(dòng)詞

Can you remember what a modal verb is in English or what its function is?
你還記得英語(yǔ)中的情態(tài)動(dòng)詞是什么嗎？它的功能是什么？

Modals are used to show modality. This means they provide extra information when used in a sentence, they may show a persons ability, obligation, possibility or permission for example.
情態(tài)動(dòng)詞用來(lái)表示情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。這意味著它們?cè)诰渥又惺褂脮r(shí)提供了額外的信息，例如，它們可以顯示一個(gè)人的能力、義務(wù)、可能性或許可。

With indirect speech you must change the modal verbs; can, may and must from the present tense to the past tense. Whereas the modals; would, could, should, ought to and might do not change when using the indirect speech.
使用間接引語(yǔ)時(shí)，你必須改變情態(tài)動(dòng)詞；可以、可以和必須從現(xiàn)在時(shí)改為過(guò)去時(shí)。而情態(tài)動(dòng)詞在使用間接引語(yǔ)時(shí)會(huì)、會(huì)、應(yīng)該、應(yīng)該和可能不會(huì)發(fā)生變化。

9. Modal Verbs that Change in Indirect Speech
間接引語(yǔ)中的情態(tài)動(dòng)詞變化

Let’s look at some examples to see how modal verbs work with indirect speech.
讓我們看一些例子，看看情態(tài)動(dòng)詞是如何與間接引語(yǔ)一起工作的。

She said, “I can speak five languages.”
她說(shuō)：“我會(huì)說(shuō)五種語(yǔ)言?！?/div>

She said that she could speak five languages.
她說(shuō)她會(huì)說(shuō)五種語(yǔ)言。

She said, “I can’t speak a foreign language”
她說(shuō)，“我不會(huì)說(shuō)外語(yǔ)”

She said that she could not speak a foreign language.
她說(shuō)她不會(huì)說(shuō)外語(yǔ)。

He said, “I may need time off work”
他說(shuō)，“我可能需要休息”

He said that he might need time off work.
他說(shuō)他可能需要休息。

The teenagers said, “We must be home before 10 P.M.”
孩子們說(shuō)：“我們必須在晚上10點(diǎn)以前到家?！?/div>

The teenagers said that they had to be home before 10 P.M.
青少年們說(shuō)他們必須在晚上10點(diǎn)以前到家。

The examples above show us that the modal verb can changes to could, may changes might and must changes to had to.
上面的例子說(shuō)明情態(tài)動(dòng)詞可以變?yōu)榭梢裕梢宰優(yōu)榭梢?，也必須變?yōu)椴坏貌弧?/div>

10. Modal Verbs that Don’t Change in Indirect Speech
間接引語(yǔ)中情態(tài)動(dòng)詞不變

As I said other modals don’t change when using indirect speech but you may still have to change the pronoun, the word order or the adverb of time. Read the examples below to see what I mean.
正如我所說(shuō)，其他情態(tài)動(dòng)詞在使用間接引語(yǔ)時(shí)不會(huì)改變，但你可能仍然需要改變代詞、詞序或時(shí)間副詞。閱讀下面的例子來(lái)了解我的意思。

She said, “I would travel the world if I had enough money”
她說(shuō)，“如果我有足夠的錢(qián)，我會(huì)周游世界”

She said that she would travel the world if she had enough money.
她說(shuō)如果她有足夠的錢(qián)，她將周游世界。

The students said, “we should study more before our exams”
學(xué)生們說(shuō)：“考試前我們應(yīng)該多學(xué)習(xí)”

The students said they should study more before their exams.
學(xué)生們說(shuō)他們應(yīng)該在考試前多學(xué)習(xí)。

Future continuous, “will be” changes to “would be”
將來(lái)進(jìn)行時(shí)，“will be”變?yōu)椤皐ould be”

They said, “there will be a party next weekend”
他們說(shuō)，“下周末有個(gè)聚會(huì)”

They said that there would be a part next weekend.
他們說(shuō)下周末有一部分。

Future perfect, “will have” changes to “would have”
將來(lái)完成時(shí)，將“will have”變?yōu)椤皐ould have”

I said, “I will have to study more for my exams”
我說(shuō)，“為了考試我得多學(xué)習(xí)”

I said that I would have to study more for my exams.
我說(shuō)為了考試我得多學(xué)習(xí)。

He said, “I might go to the concert”
他說(shuō)，“我可能去聽(tīng)音樂(lè)會(huì)”

He said that he might go to the concert.
他說(shuō)他可能去聽(tīng)音樂(lè)會(huì)。

Ryan said, “I could go to the shop later.”
瑞安說(shuō)：“我可以晚些去商店。”

Ryan said that he could go to the shop later.
瑞安說(shuō)他可以晚點(diǎn)去商店。

Sarah said, “I ought to buy a new car”
莎拉說(shuō)，“我應(yīng)該買(mǎi)一輛新車(chē)”

Sarah said that she ought to buy a new car.
莎拉說(shuō)她應(yīng)該買(mǎi)一輛新車(chē)。

11. Pronouns in Indirect Speech
間接引語(yǔ)中的代詞

Another important rule to note is the change in pronoun. Did you wonder why in some of the examples above the pronoun changed? For example:
另一個(gè)需要注意的重要規(guī)則是代詞的變化。你想知道為什么在上面的一些例子中代詞變了嗎？例如：

She said, “I play football”
她說(shuō)，“我踢足球”

She said that she played football.
她說(shuō)她踢足球。

She said, “I will buy food for dinner”
她說(shuō)，“我會(huì)買(mǎi)吃的”

She said that she would buy food for dinner.
她說(shuō)她會(huì)買(mǎi)晚飯吃的。

The subject or the pronoun of the second part of the sentence, the indirect speech, is the pronoun that must be changed. We have to look at the first part of the sentence, see what verb or pronoun is being used and change the pronoun, in the second part of the sentence, in accordance to this. For example:
句子第二部分的主語(yǔ)或代詞，即間接引語(yǔ)，是必須改變的代詞。我們必須看句子的第一部分，看正在使用什么動(dòng)詞或代詞，并根據(jù)這個(gè)改變句子的第二部分中的代詞。例如：

She said, “I am scared of spiders”
她說(shuō)，“我害怕蜘蛛”

She said that she was scared of spiders.
她說(shuō)她害怕蜘蛛。

They said, “we want dinner”
他們說(shuō)，“我們要晚餐”

They said that they wanted dinner.
他們說(shuō)要吃晚飯。

Don’t forget to change the verb in accordance to the pronoun, I am scared – She is scared.
別忘了根據(jù)代詞改變動(dòng)詞，我很害怕——她很害怕。

12. Adverbs of Time and Indirect Speech
12.時(shí)間副詞與間接引語(yǔ)

As we noted above, the tense must change when using the indirect speech. Therefore the aspect of time changes too, this means we must change the adverbs of time when using indirect speech.
如上所述，使用間接引語(yǔ)時(shí)時(shí)態(tài)必須改變。因此，時(shí)間方面也會(huì)發(fā)生變化，這就意味著我們?cè)谑褂瞄g接引語(yǔ)時(shí)必須改變時(shí)間副詞。

Tim said, “I am going to the match today”
蒂姆說(shuō)：“我今天要去看比賽”

Tim said that he was going to the match that day
蒂姆說(shuō)他那天要去看比賽

They said, “we are going to Spain next year”
他們說(shuō)，“我們明年要去西班牙”

They said that they were going to Spain in the following year.
他們說(shuō)他們明年要去西班牙。

This may seem a bit confusing so to make it easier for you, I have made a list of the possible changes to the adverbs, from one time to another time. Now can be changed to then.
這可能看起來(lái)有點(diǎn)混亂，所以為了讓你更容易，我列出了副詞從一個(gè)時(shí)間到另一個(gè)時(shí)間的可能變化?，F(xiàn)在可以改成那時(shí)。

Today can be changed to yesterday/that day.
今天可以改成昨天/那天。

Tomorrow can be changed to today/the next day.
明天可以改為今天/第二天。

Yesterday can be changed to the previous day/Thursday.
昨天可以改為前一天/星期四。

Next week/month/year can be changed to next week/month/year.
下一周/月/年可以更改為下一周/月/年。

Last week/month/year can be changed to the previous week/month/year.
上一周/月/年可以更改為上一周/月/年。

13. Questions in Indirect Speech
間接引語(yǔ)中的問(wèn)題

What happens to questions when we want to change it into indirect speech? How can we use indirect speech for an interrogative sentence? Let’s have a look and find out. In English there are two types of questions, yes or no questions and open ended questions:
當(dāng)我們想把問(wèn)題變成間接言語(yǔ)時(shí)，會(huì)發(fā)生什么情況？我們?cè)鯓硬拍苡瞄g接引語(yǔ)作疑問(wèn)句呢？讓我們看一看，找出答案。英語(yǔ)中有兩類(lèi)問(wèn)題，是或否問(wèn)題和開(kāi)放式問(wèn)題：

Yes or no question: Are you hungry?
一般疑問(wèn)句：你餓了嗎？

Response: Yes
回答：是的

Open-ended question: What type of food do you like?
開(kāi)放式問(wèn)題：你喜歡什么樣的食物？

Response: I like Italian food.
回答：我喜歡意大利菜。

You can’t respond to this question with a simple yes or no as it is not answering the question. An open-ended question requires more information.
你不能用簡(jiǎn)單的“是”或“否”來(lái)回答這個(gè)問(wèn)題，因?yàn)樗鼪](méi)有回答這個(gè)問(wèn)題。開(kāi)放式問(wèn)題需要更多信息。

14. Yes/No Questions in Indirect Speech
間接引語(yǔ)中的是/否問(wèn)題

How do yes/no questions look when changed into the indirect speech?
把“是/否”問(wèn)題改成間接引語(yǔ)怎么看？

She said, “Are you hungry?”
她說(shuō)：“你餓了嗎？”

She asked me if I was hungry.
她問(wèn)我是否餓了。

Again, quotation marks are not required, the tense must be changed and the pronoun may change. Did you notice how when using the indirect speech in an interrogative sentence we don’t use ‘that’ we use ‘if’?
同樣，引號(hào)不是必需的，時(shí)態(tài)必須改變，代詞也可能改變。你注意到在疑問(wèn)句中使用間接引語(yǔ)時(shí)我們不使用“that”嗎？我們使用“if”？

I said that I was happy.
我說(shuō)我很開(kāi)心。

I asked her if she was happy.
我問(wèn)她是否高興。

Also note that the question mark is not required in the indirect interrogative sentence either.
還要注意，間接疑問(wèn)句中也不需要問(wèn)號(hào)。

15. Open-Ended Questions in Indirect Speech
間接引語(yǔ)中的開(kāi)放性問(wèn)題

What about open-ended questions, the questions that require a more complex response?
開(kāi)放式問(wèn)題，那些需要更復(fù)雜回答的問(wèn)題呢？

Let’s look at an example of an open-ended question in indirect speech to see how they look.
讓我們看一個(gè)間接引語(yǔ)中開(kāi)放式問(wèn)題的例子，看看它們看起來(lái)如何。

I said to my mum,“why are you smiling?”?
我對(duì)媽媽說(shuō)：“你為什么笑？”
?

I asked my mum why she was smiling.
我問(wèn)媽媽為什么笑。

She asked him,“how old are you?”
她問(wèn)他：“你多大了？”

She asked him how old he was.
她問(wèn)他多大了。

What are the differences in these sentences? First of all the tense changes, in the first example the present continuous changes to the past continuous; are smiling – was smiling. The second example, the simple present changes to the simple past; you are – he was. The pronouns also change: you – she and you – he. ‘If’ isn’t required with open-ended questions but there is a change in the word order, did you see that? The indirect speech reverts the interrogative sentence structure back into the affirmative sentence structure. I will demonstrate this now with some examples:
這些句子有什么不同？首先是時(shí)態(tài)的變化，在第一個(gè)例子中現(xiàn)在的不斷變化到過(guò)去的不斷變化；都在笑——都在笑。第二個(gè)例子，簡(jiǎn)單的現(xiàn)在變成了簡(jiǎn)單的過(guò)去；你是——他是。代詞也會(huì)改變：你-她和你-他。開(kāi)放式問(wèn)題不需要“If”，但詞序有變化，你看到了嗎？間接引語(yǔ)將疑問(wèn)句結(jié)構(gòu)還原為肯定句結(jié)構(gòu)。我現(xiàn)在將用一些例子來(lái)演示這一點(diǎn)：

I said to my mum,“why are you smiling?”??
我對(duì)媽媽說(shuō)：“你為什么笑？”

I asked my mum why she was smiling. (I asked my mum why was she smiling.)
我問(wèn)媽媽為什么笑。（我問(wèn)媽媽為什么笑。）

She asked him,“how old are you?”
她問(wèn)他：“你多大了？”

She asked him how old he was. (She asked him how old was he.)
她問(wèn)他多大了。（她問(wèn)他多大了。）

Tom said to Sam, “How are you?”
湯姆對(duì)薩姆說(shuō)：“你好嗎？”

Tom asked Sam how he was. (Tom asked Sam how was he.)
湯姆問(wèn)薩姆他怎么樣。（湯姆問(wèn)薩姆他怎么樣。）

16. Imperative Sentences in Indirect Speech
間接引語(yǔ)中的祈使句

Now that we know how to adjust interrogative sentences, lets look at how we can adjust imperative sentences into indirect speech. Before we do that, can you recall what an imperative sentence is? What its function is? What it looks like? We use imperative sentences to give commands, such as telling your brother to visit your sister or asking for the menu in a restaurant. These sentences can end with a full stop or an exclamation mark.
現(xiàn)在我們知道如何調(diào)整疑問(wèn)句，讓我們看看如何調(diào)整祈使句成間接言語(yǔ)。在此之前，你能回憶一下什么是祈使句嗎？它的功能是什么？它看起來(lái)像什么？我們用祈使句來(lái)發(fā)出命令，比如告訴你的兄弟去看望你的妹妹，或者在餐館里要菜單。這些句子可以以句號(hào)或感嘆號(hào)結(jié)尾。

So how does an imperative sentence look in the indirect speech?
那么祈使句在間接引語(yǔ)中是什么樣子的呢？

She said to the waiter, “please give me a menu”
她對(duì)侍者說(shuō)：“請(qǐng)給我一份菜單?！?/div>

She requested the waiter to give her a menu.
她請(qǐng)服務(wù)員給她一份菜單。

The teacher said to the students, “be quiet”
老師對(duì)學(xué)生們說(shuō)：“安靜點(diǎn)”

The teacher ordered the students to be quiet.
老師命令學(xué)生們安靜。

His mum said to him, “you need to study more”
他媽媽對(duì)他說(shuō)：“你需要多學(xué)習(xí)”

His mum advised him to study more.
他媽媽建議他多學(xué)習(xí)。

He said, “Let’s join the English language society in college.”
他說(shuō)：“讓我們?cè)诖髮W(xué)里加入英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言協(xié)會(huì)吧?！?/div>

He suggested joining the English language society in college.
他建議在大學(xué)里加入英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言協(xié)會(huì)。

Don’t forget about the negative request:
不要忘記否定的需求：

The teacher said, “Please don’t talk in class”
老師說(shuō)：“請(qǐng)不要在課堂上講話”

The teacher said not the talk in class
老師在課堂上說(shuō)不要講話

The sign in the restaurant said, “No smoking”
餐廳的牌子上寫(xiě)著“禁止吸煙”

The sign in the restaurant asked the customers not the smoke.
餐館的招牌要求顧客不要吸煙。

What about interrogative sentences that end with an exclamation mark?
以感嘆號(hào)結(jié)尾的疑問(wèn)句呢？

She said, “Yes! I got an A in my exam.”
她說(shuō)：“是的！我考試得了A?！?/div>

She exclaimed with amazement that she had gotten an A in her exam.
她驚奇地驚呼她考試得了A。

They said, “Oh no! We lost our car keys.
他們說(shuō)：“哦不！我們的車(chē)鑰匙丟了。

They exclaimed with disbelief that they had lost their car keys.
他們不敢相信自己把車(chē)鑰匙丟了。

17. Mixed Type Sentences in Indirect Speech
間接引語(yǔ)中的混合句

Finally, we will look at what happens to a mixed type sentence structure in direct and indirect speech. A mixed type sentence structure can be a statement or a question that contains more than one clause and more than one tense. If we look at the mixed type phrase below, you will see that there are two parts to the phrase.
最后，我們將研究直接和間接言語(yǔ)中的混合型句子結(jié)構(gòu)會(huì)發(fā)生什么?；旌闲途渥咏Y(jié)構(gòu)可以是包含多個(gè)子句和多個(gè)時(shí)態(tài)的語(yǔ)句或問(wèn)題。如果我們看一下下面的混合型短語(yǔ)，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)短語(yǔ)有兩部分。

You have a lot of work to do. Can I help you?
你有很多工作要做。我能幫助你嗎？

Can you see how the example above is divided into two separate sections? The first section is a statement; you have a lot of work to do and the next sections is a questions can I help you? If we want put this sentence in direct speech we can simply quote what was said, below is an example of a mixed type sentence in direct speech.
你能看到上面的例子是如何分成兩個(gè)獨(dú)立的部分的嗎？第一部分是一個(gè)陳述；你有很多工作要做，下一部分是一個(gè)問(wèn)題我能幫你嗎？如果我們想把這個(gè)句子放在直接引語(yǔ)中，我們可以簡(jiǎn)單地引用所說(shuō)的話，下面是一個(gè)直接引語(yǔ)中混合型句子的例子。

He said, “You have a lot of work to do. Can I help you?”
他說(shuō)，“你有很多工作要做。我能幫助你嗎？”

There is no need to change the tense or a pronoun here, simply narrate what was said. What do you think happens with indirect speech? We know from the indirect speech formula that we usually change the tense and the pronoun, we also know that questions in indirect speech require changes too. Mixed type sentences can be divided into sections; statements and questions for example. With indirect speech we must introduce each section with an appropriate verb, this means the statement section should be introduced by a particular verb such as tell or say whereas the question section needs to introduced by verbs like ask or wonder.
這里不需要改變時(shí)態(tài)或代詞，只需敘述所說(shuō)的話。你認(rèn)為間接引語(yǔ)會(huì)怎么樣？我們從間接引語(yǔ)公式中知道，我們通常會(huì)改變時(shí)態(tài)和代詞，我們也知道間接引語(yǔ)中的疑問(wèn)句也需要改變。混合型句子可以分成幾個(gè)部分，例如陳述句和疑問(wèn)句。對(duì)于間接引語(yǔ)，我們必須用一個(gè)合適的動(dòng)詞來(lái)介紹每一部分，這意味著陳述部分應(yīng)該由一個(gè)特定的動(dòng)詞如tell或say來(lái)介紹，而問(wèn)題部分則需要由ask或wonder等動(dòng)詞來(lái)介紹。

Let’s use the example above and see how it changes in the indirect speech.
讓我們用上面的例子看看它在間接引語(yǔ)中是如何變化的。

He said that Clare had a lot of work to do and asked if he could help her.
他說(shuō)克萊爾有很多工作要做，問(wèn)他能不能幫她。

Can you see how the two introductory verbs say and ask separate the two sections? Said introduces the statement and asked introduces the question. That and if are used in the same way they are used with regular sentence structures in indirect speech. The tense and aspect of time also follows the same rule, they usually have to be changed into the past. Look at the examples below, keeping in mind the various sections, introductory verbs, pronouns, tense and overall word order.
你能看到這兩個(gè)導(dǎo)言動(dòng)詞是怎么說(shuō)的嗎？賽義德介紹了聲明并被問(wèn)到了介紹問(wèn)題。如果以同樣的方式使用，它們?cè)陂g接引語(yǔ)中與常規(guī)句子結(jié)構(gòu)一起使用。時(shí)間的時(shí)態(tài)和體也遵循同樣的規(guī)則，它們通常都必須轉(zhuǎn)換成過(guò)去式?？聪旅娴睦樱涀「鱾€(gè)部分，介紹性動(dòng)詞，代詞，時(shí)態(tài)和整體詞序。

She said, “I am so hungry. Can I have something to eat?”
她說(shuō)：“我太餓了。我能吃點(diǎn)東西嗎？”

She complained that she was hungry and asked if she could have something to eat.
她抱怨說(shuō)她餓了，問(wèn)她能不能吃點(diǎn)東西。

Emmet said, “Do you like learning English? I love it!”
埃米特說(shuō)：“你喜歡學(xué)英語(yǔ)嗎？我喜歡！”

Emmet asked if she liked learning English and exclaimed that he loved it.
埃米特問(wèn)她是否喜歡學(xué)英語(yǔ)，并大聲說(shuō)他喜歡。

So there you go! I have included all you need to know about direct and indirect speech. How did you find it? You should now be able to point out differences between the two speech acts.
所以你來(lái)了！我已經(jīng)包括了所有你需要知道的關(guān)于直接和間接言語(yǔ)。你怎么找到的？你現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該能夠指出這兩種言語(yǔ)行為之間的區(qū)別了。

That the direct speech narrates exactly what has been said and that when using the indirect speech you must make a few changes. For example, there may be change in tense, a change in pronoun or a change in time. What else is different? Remember, we don’t use quotation marks when using indirect speech, we also don’t need the comma before the narrated phrase. Keep in mind that when an interrogative sentence is in the indirect speech, the word order switches from the interrogative sentence structure to the affirmative sentence structure. I have given an example below to remind you.
直接引語(yǔ)準(zhǔn)確地?cái)⑹隽怂f(shuō)的話，當(dāng)使用間接引語(yǔ)時(shí)，你必須做一些改變。例如，時(shí)態(tài)的變化、代詞的變化或時(shí)間的變化。還有什么不同？記住，我們?cè)谑褂瞄g接引語(yǔ)時(shí)不使用引號(hào)，也不需要在敘述短語(yǔ)前加逗號(hào)。記住，當(dāng)疑問(wèn)句在間接引語(yǔ)中時(shí)，語(yǔ)序從疑問(wèn)句結(jié)構(gòu)轉(zhuǎn)換為肯定句結(jié)構(gòu)。我舉了一個(gè)例子來(lái)提醒你。

She asked, “Is it raining?”
她問(wèn)：“下雨了嗎？”

She asked if it was raining.
她問(wèn)是不是在下雨。

Do you see how the verb ‘to be’ moves from before the pronoun to after the pronoun? When writing an interrogative sentence, don’t forget to put ‘if’ before the narrated phrase! I hope you found this article helpful and the two speech acts are a lot clearer for you now. Remember, the indirect speech is telling you what was said before, so most of the time you will have to change the verb tense and pronoun, but use the list of verb tenses I gave you as a guide, it really does help!
你看到動(dòng)詞“to be”是如何從代詞前移到代詞后的嗎？在寫(xiě)疑問(wèn)句時(shí)，不要忘記在敘述的短語(yǔ)前加上“if”！我希望你覺(jué)得這篇文章對(duì)你有幫助，現(xiàn)在這兩個(gè)言語(yǔ)行為對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)更清楚了。記住，間接引語(yǔ)是告訴你之前所說(shuō)的話，所以大多數(shù)時(shí)候你必須改變動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)和代詞，但是用我給你的動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)列表作為指導(dǎo)，它確實(shí)有幫助！

Direct and Indirect Speech Exercises
直接引語(yǔ)與間接引語(yǔ)的練習(xí)

Here are exercises to help you practice what you have learnt about direct and indirect speech. I have also provided you with the answers. When completing the worksheet keep in mind the parts of the sentence you might need to change such as the tense, the pronoun, the adverb of time and the overall word order. Good luck!
這里有一些練習(xí)可以幫助你練習(xí)你所學(xué)的直接和間接言語(yǔ)。我也給了你答案。完成工作表時(shí)，請(qǐng)記住句子中可能需要更改的部分，如時(shí)態(tài)、代詞、時(shí)間副詞和整體詞序。祝你好運(yùn)！

1. Complete the sentences below:
完成下列句型：

1. She said, “I am so happy!”
她說(shuō)：“我太高興了！”

She said ___________________________________________.

2. Tom said, “I cooked dinner last night”
湯姆說(shuō)，“我昨晚做了晚飯”

Tom said ___________________________________________.

3. They said, “We are going to the football match”
他們說(shuō)，“我們要去看足球賽”

They said ___________________________________________.

4.He said, “Kevin is training for the marathon”
他說(shuō)，“凱文正在為馬拉松訓(xùn)練”

He said _____________________________________________.

5. I said, “the shop closes at 7 P.M. tonight”
我說(shuō)，“商店今晚7點(diǎn)關(guān)門(mén)”

I said _______________________________________________.

6. The teacher said, “You will have a test tomorrow”
老師說(shuō)：“你明天要考試”

The teacher said ______________________________________.

7. “She had forgotten her homework,” she said.
“她忘了帶作業(yè)，”她說(shuō)。

She said ___________________________________________.

8. “It has been raining all day, today,” he said.
“今天下了一整天的雨，”他說(shuō)。

He said ____________________________________________.

2. Complete the sentences using modal verbs:
用情態(tài)動(dòng)詞完成句子：

1. Jane said, “I can’t go to the party tonight”
簡(jiǎn)說(shuō)，“我今晚不能去參加聚會(huì)”

Jane said ___________________________________________.

2. He said, “I may move to Canada next year”
他說(shuō)，“我明年可能搬到加拿大去”

He said ____________________________________________.

3. They said, “We should go to the cinema next week”
他們說(shuō)，“我們下周應(yīng)該去看電影”

They said ___________________________________________.

4. She said, “Kate ought to go to the doctor tomorrow”
她說(shuō)，“凱特明天應(yīng)該去看醫(yī)生”

She said ___________________________________________.

5. “We can drive to the exam centre together,” the students said.
學(xué)生們說(shuō)：“我們可以一起開(kāi)車(chē)去考試中心?！?。

The students said ____________________________________.

6. Gerry said, “I would go to the theatre if I had money”
格里說(shuō)：“如果我有錢(qián)，我就去看戲?！?/div>

Gerry said ___________________________________________.

7. “We ought to clean the house before our parents come home,” they said.
他們說(shuō)：“我們應(yīng)該在父母回家之前打掃房子。”

They said ___________________________________________.

8. He said, “I must check how much the tickets cost”
他說(shuō)，“我得查一下票的價(jià)格”

He said ___________________________________________.

3. Change the questions below from direct speech to indirect speech:
將下列問(wèn)題從直接引語(yǔ)改為間接引語(yǔ)：

1. She said to her daughter, “Are you coming home for dinner?”
她對(duì)女兒說(shuō)：“你回家吃飯嗎？”

___________________________________________________.

2. I said, “How old are you?”
我說(shuō)，“你多大了？”

___________________________________________________.

3. They asked each other, “What will we do this summer?”
他們問(wèn)對(duì)方：“今年夏天我們要做什么？”

___________________________________________________.

4. He said to Kim, “Why are you shouting?”
他對(duì)金姆說(shuō)：“你為什么大喊大叫？”

___________________________________________________.

5. I said to them, “Is the movie over?”
我對(duì)他們說(shuō)：“電影結(jié)束了嗎？”

___________________________________________________.

6. He asked her, “Are you ok?”
他問(wèn)她，“你沒(méi)事吧？”

___________________________________________________.

7. I asked, “When is your birthday?”
我問(wèn)，“你什么時(shí)候生日？”

___________________________________________________.

8. The teacher said, “Are you ready for the test?”
老師說(shuō)：“你準(zhǔn)備好考試了嗎？”

___________________________________________________.

Answers:
答案：

1. Complete the sentences below:
完成下列句子：

1. She said, “I am so happy!” She exclaimed that she was so happy.
她說(shuō)：“我太高興了！她大聲說(shuō)她很高興。

2. Tom said, “I cooked dinner last night”Tom complained that he had cooked dinner the night before.
湯姆說(shuō)，“我昨晚做了晚飯”湯姆抱怨說(shuō)他前一天晚上做了晚飯。

3. They said, “We are going to the football match”They said that they were going to the football match.
他們說(shuō)，“我們要去看足球賽”他們說(shuō)他們要去看足球賽。

4. He said, “Kevin is training for the marathon”He said that Kevin was training for the marathon.
他說(shuō)，“凱文正在為馬拉松訓(xùn)練”他說(shuō)凱文正在為馬拉松訓(xùn)練。

5. I said, “the shop closes at 7 P.M. tonight”I said that the shop closed at 7 P.M. last night.
我說(shuō)，“商店今晚7點(diǎn)關(guān)門(mén)”，我說(shuō)商店昨晚7點(diǎn)關(guān)門(mén)。

6. The teacher said, “You will have a test tomorrow”The teacher told me that I would have a test the next day.
老師說(shuō)，“你明天要考試”老師告訴我第二天我要考試。

7. “She had forgotten her homework,” she said.She said that she had forgotten her homework.
“她忘了她的家庭作業(yè)，”她說(shuō)。她說(shuō)她忘了她的家庭作業(yè)。

8. “It has been raining all day, today,” he said.He commented that is had been raining all day, that day.
“今天下了一整天的雨，”他說(shuō)。他說(shuō)那天下了一整天的雨。

2. Complete the sentences using modal verbs:
用情態(tài)動(dòng)詞完成句子：

1. Jane said, “I can’t go to the party tonight”Jane said that she couldn’t go to the party last night.
簡(jiǎn)說(shuō)：“我今晚不能去參加聚會(huì)?！焙?jiǎn)說(shuō)她昨晚不能去參加聚會(huì)。

2. He said, “I may move to Canada next year”He said that he might move to Canada next year.
他說(shuō)，“我明年可能搬到加拿大去”，他說(shuō)他明年可能搬到加拿大去。

3. They said, “We should go to the cinema next week”They said that they should go to the cinema next week.
他們說(shuō)，“我們下周應(yīng)該去看電影”他們說(shuō)他們下周應(yīng)該去看電影。

4. She said, “Kate ought to go to the doctor tomorrow”She said that Kate ought to go to the doctor today.
她說(shuō)：“凱特明天應(yīng)該去看醫(yī)生?！彼f(shuō)凱特今天應(yīng)該去看醫(yī)生。

5. “We can drive to the exam centre together,” the students said.The students said that they could drive to the exam centre together.
“我們可以一起開(kāi)車(chē)去考試中心，”學(xué)生們說(shuō)。學(xué)生們說(shuō)他們可以一起開(kāi)車(chē)去考試中心。

6. Gerry said, “I would go to the theatre if I had money”Gerry said that he would go to the theatre if he had money.
格里說(shuō)：“如果我有錢(qián)，我就去看戲?！备窭镎f(shuō)，如果他有錢(qián)，他就去看戲。

7. “We ought to clean the house before our parents come home,” they said.They said that they ought to clean the house before their parents came home.
“我們應(yīng)該在父母回家之前打掃房子，”他們說(shuō)。他們說(shuō)他們應(yīng)該在父母回家之前打掃房子。

8. He said, “I must check how much the tickets cost”He said that he had to check how much the tickets cost.
他說(shuō)，“我必須檢查一下票的價(jià)格?！彼f(shuō)他必須檢查一下票的價(jià)格。

3. Change the questions below from direct speech to indirect speech:
將下列問(wèn)題從直接引語(yǔ)改為間接引語(yǔ)：

1. She said to her daughter, “Are you coming home for dinner?”She asked her daughter if she was coming home for dinner.
她對(duì)女兒說(shuō)：“你回家吃飯嗎？”她問(wèn)女兒是否回家吃飯。

2. I said, “How old are you?”I asked him how old he was.
我說(shuō)，“你多大了？“我問(wèn)他多大了。

3. They asked each other, “What will we do this summer?”They asked each other what they would do for the summer.
他們問(wèn)對(duì)方：“今年夏天我們要做什么？“他們問(wèn)對(duì)方夏天會(huì)做什么。

4. He said to Kim, “Why are you shouting?”He asked Kim why she was shouting.
他對(duì)金姆說(shuō)：“你為什么大喊大叫？他問(wèn)金姆她為什么要喊。

5. I said to them, “Is the movie over?”I wanted to know if the movie was over.
我對(duì)他們說(shuō)：“電影結(jié)束了嗎？“我想知道電影是否結(jié)束了。

6. He asked her, “Are you ok?”He wondered if she was ok.
他問(wèn)她，“你沒(méi)事吧？“他想知道她是否沒(méi)事。

7. I asked, “When is your birthday?”I asked him when his birthday was.
我問(wèn)，“你什么時(shí)候生日？“我問(wèn)他生日是什么時(shí)候。

8. The teacher said, “Are you ready for the test?”The teacher wanted to know I was ready for the test.
老師說(shuō)：“你準(zhǔn)備好考試了嗎？“老師想知道我已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好考試了。

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