英語(yǔ)日?？谡Z(yǔ) Unit26:Planning a menu

本單元是關(guān)于計(jì)劃菜譜的對(duì)話(huà)

Michal: Alice was only helping me!
Helen: I'm sorry Michal, I didn't mean to fly off the handle. What's wrong?
Michal: I was just telling Alice I wanted to eat better but that I didn't know how to cook any of my favourite dishes.
Helen: Mm, let's think about this. I know! Chinese New Year is coming up soon. Why don't we make a special Polish-Chinese dinner together! We'll both do research, find typical recipes, buy all the ingredients?
Michal: And cook a meal together! You do the main course, and I'll make the pudding!
Helen: Sounds like a perfect second date, don't you think?

Vocabulary :

to fly off the handle (v, informal): to be very angry 發(fā)脾氣

a pudding (n): a dessert or a sweet 布?。ㄎ鞑椭械囊环N甜點(diǎn)心）

本單元的語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)是間接引語(yǔ)，間接引語(yǔ)是當(dāng)我們告訴別人我們或他人說(shuō)過(guò)什么的時(shí)候，我們可以用直接引語(yǔ)或間接引語(yǔ)來(lái)表述。

Reported speech 間接引語(yǔ)

When we want to tell someone else what we or someone else has said we can use either direct or reported (or indirect speech). 當(dāng)我們告訴別人我們或他人說(shuō)過(guò)什么的時(shí)候，我們可以用直接引語(yǔ)或間接引語(yǔ)來(lái)表述。

In Episode 25 Michal said to Alice "I don't know how to cook" using direct speech.

But in today's episode he said to Helen "I was just telling Alice I didn't know how to cook" using reported speech.

The reporting verb 引語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞

In reported speech, the first verb is usually in the past tense (在間接敘述中，第一個(gè)動(dòng)詞通常是過(guò)去時(shí))for example:
He said that he was trying to give up fast food.
He told Alice he missed his mum's cooking.
He explained to Helen that he wanted to eat better.

However, if the reporting verb is in the present tense, it isn't changed in reported speech 然而，如果引語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞是現(xiàn)在時(shí)，那么它在間接引語(yǔ)中不會(huì)改變） .
Michal says "I want to make pudding."
He says he wants to make pudding.

Modal verbs 情態(tài)動(dòng)詞

Some model verbs change in reported speech （有些情態(tài)動(dòng)詞在間接引語(yǔ)中要發(fā)生變化）:

Direct speech Reported Speech
can could
will would
must had to

While some others don't （有些則不發(fā)生變化）:

Direct speech Reported speech
would would
should should
could could
must must
might might

That

You can leave out that in reported speech:
Michal said that he was trying to give up fast food.
Michal said he was trying to give up fast food.

He told Alice that he missed his mum's cooking.
He told Alice missed his mum's cooking

Pronouns

Pronouns can change in reported speech depending on who the reported speech is directed to (直接引語(yǔ)變?yōu)殚g接引語(yǔ)時(shí)，須在代詞人稱(chēng)方面作一些必要的調(diào)整)。 For example:
Michal said "I want to give up fast food" changes to:
"He said he wanted to give up fast food" when Alice is telling Helen what Michal said.

Alice (talking to Michal) said "I'll make you a cup of tea" changes to:
"She said she would make me a cup of tea" when Michal tells Helen what Alice said.

But pronouns don't always change (但代詞人稱(chēng)不一定總是會(huì)變)。 For example:
Tim said "We're going to the pub later" talking to Michal (about Michal, Alice and Helen), changes to:
"He said we were going to the pub later" when Michal tells Helen what Tim said.