牛津實用英語語法:314 間接引語中的不定式和動名詞結構
A agree/refuse/offer/promise/threaten+不定式有時可用來代替say(that)：
Ann：Would you wait half an hour?
安：你能等半個小時嗎?
Tom：All right.
湯姆：好的。相當于：
Tom agreed to wait./Tom said he would wait.
湯姆同意等。/湯姆說他會等候的。
Ann：Would you lend me another￡50?
安：你能再借給我50鎊嗎?
Tom：No，I wont lend you any more money.
湯姆：不，我不再借錢給你了。相當于：
Tom refused to lend her any more money.
湯姆拒絕再借錢給她。
Tom said that he wouldnt lend
湯姆說他再也不借
Paul：Ill help you if you like，Ann.
保羅：安，如果你愿意，我可以幫你。相當于：
Paul offered to help her.
保羅表示樂意幫助她。
Paul said that hed help her.
保羅說他愿意幫助她.
Ann：Ill pay you back next week.Really I will.
安：下星期我就還錢給你，我一定還。
Ann promised to pay him back the following week./Ann said that she would pay him back.
安答應在下一周把錢還給他。/安說她會把錢還給他的。
Ann assured him that she would pay him back.
安向他保證她會還給他錢的。
Kidnappers：If you dont pay the ransom at once well kill your daugh- ter.
綁架者：如果你不馬上交贖金，我們將殺死你女兒。相當于：
The kidnappers threatened to kill his daughter if he didnt pay the ran- som at once.
綁架者恐嚇道，如果他不馬上交贖金就把他女兒殺死。
The kidnappers said that they would kill
綁架者說他們要殺死
B accuseof/admit/apologize for/deny/insist on+動名詞這一類結構有時可代替say(that)：
You took the money!
你拿了這錢!
可轉述為：
He accused me of taking the money.
他指責我拿了錢。
I stole/didnt steal it.
我偷了/沒偷。
可轉述為：
I admitted/denied stealing it.
我承認/否認偷了。
Im sorry Im late，he said.
他說：抱歉，我來晚了。
可轉述為：
He apologized for being late.
他為遲到表示抱歉。
He said/he was sorry he was late.
他說他很抱歉自己遲到了。
Bill：Let me pay for myself.
比爾：讓我自己來付我的那份錢。
Tom：Certainly not!Ill pay!
湯姆：這不行!我來付!
可轉述為：
Tom insisted on paying.
湯姆堅持要付錢。
A agree/refuse/offer/promise/threaten+不定式有時可用來代替say(that)：
Ann：Would you wait half an hour?
安：你能等半個小時嗎?
Tom：All right.
湯姆：好的。相當于：
Tom agreed to wait./Tom said he would wait.
湯姆同意等。/湯姆說他會等候的。
Ann：Would you lend me another￡50?
安：你能再借給我50鎊嗎?
Tom：No，I wont lend you any more money.
湯姆：不，我不再借錢給你了。相當于：
Tom refused to lend her any more money.
湯姆拒絕再借錢給她。
Tom said that he wouldnt lend
湯姆說他再也不借
Paul：Ill help you if you like，Ann.
保羅：安，如果你愿意，我可以幫你。相當于：
Paul offered to help her.
保羅表示樂意幫助她。
Paul said that hed help her.
保羅說他愿意幫助她.
Ann：Ill pay you back next week.Really I will.
安：下星期我就還錢給你，我一定還。
Ann promised to pay him back the following week./Ann said that she would pay him back.
安答應在下一周把錢還給他。/安說她會把錢還給他的。
Ann assured him that she would pay him back.
安向他保證她會還給他錢的。
Kidnappers：If you dont pay the ransom at once well kill your daugh- ter.
綁架者：如果你不馬上交贖金，我們將殺死你女兒。相當于：
The kidnappers threatened to kill his daughter if he didnt pay the ran- som at once.
綁架者恐嚇道，如果他不馬上交贖金就把他女兒殺死。
The kidnappers said that they would kill
綁架者說他們要殺死
B accuseof/admit/apologize for/deny/insist on+動名詞這一類結構有時可代替say(that)：
You took the money!
你拿了這錢!
可轉述為：
He accused me of taking the money.
他指責我拿了錢。
I stole/didnt steal it.
我偷了/沒偷。
可轉述為：
I admitted/denied stealing it.
我承認/否認偷了。
Im sorry Im late，he said.
他說：抱歉，我來晚了。
可轉述為：
He apologized for being late.
他為遲到表示抱歉。
He said/he was sorry he was late.
他說他很抱歉自己遲到了。
Bill：Let me pay for myself.
比爾：讓我自己來付我的那份錢。
Tom：Certainly not!Ill pay!
湯姆：這不行!我來付!
可轉述為：
Tom insisted on paying.
湯姆堅持要付錢。
