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1.  The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.  

After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. 

He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.

（1）本课重点：

间接引语：也就是转述别人的原话

He told me that ...  /  He said that ...

练习1：

* 还原原话：间接引语还原直接引语

间接引语：The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.  

直接引语：The secretary told me : “Mr. Harmsworth will see you.”

间接引语：

He said that business was very bad.

直接引语：（听记1）                     

间接引语：He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.

直接引语：He told me, “The firm can not afford to pay such large salaries.”

特别注意间接引语时态特点：“时态后撤”

原话现在时态，全部变成过去时态。 

一般现在时变成：一般过去时

现在进行时变成：过去进行时

现在完成时变成：过去完成时

一般将来时(will do )变成：过去将来时（would do）

（2）练习2：

*转述原话练习：直接引语变成间接引语

原话直接引语：Peter said, “I never watch TV shows on weekdays. ” 

转述间接引语：Peter said that he never watched TV shows on weekdays.

原话直接引语：Peter told me, “I am travelling in America now. ”

转述间接引语：(听记2)                                                      

原话直接引语：Peter told me, “I have never been to China .” 

转述间接引语：Peter told me that he had never been to China. 

原话直接引语：Peter told me, “I bought a fantastic drone(无人飞机) .” 

转述间接引语：Peter told me that he had bought a fantastic drone. 

来转述几句名人的话：

原话直接引语：Martin Luther King said, “I have a dream. ” 

转述间接引语：Martin Luther King said he had a dream.

[马丁·路德·金:美国黑人民权运动领袖]

原话直接引语：President Donald Trump said, “I will make America great again. ” 

转述间接引语：President Donald Trump said that he would make America great again.      

原话直接引语：Steve jobs said, “Our goal is to make the best devices in the world, not to be the biggest.”

转述间接引语：Steve jobs said their goal was to make the best devices in the world, not to be the biggest.

2.  Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come. 

（1） 时态注意

这两句话中的几个动作：Twenty people had left, I knew, my turn had come  

为什么用过去完成时？

表达动作的先后关系。

在我明白之前，已经有人离职，而且裁员的已经轮到我。

（2） 关于工作变动的表达  

有人离职 People have left the company.  

Why did people leave?

A. 可能是被动离职，被解雇

lay off  v.裁员

有20个人已经被裁员了。（听记3）

cut jobs 裁员 

The company is cutting jobs.

downsize  vt./vi  裁员 

The company has to downsize (its labor force).  

fire v.解雇   You are fired!

美国第45任总统Donald Trump的名言：来自真人秀《Apprentice》学徒

B. 可能是主动辞职：

quit v.  (过去式，过去分词quit / quitted)  

He has quit his job.

resign  v.辞职

The manager has resigned（from）his position.

Michael will resign as Chairman of the board.

Michael将辞去董事长职位。 

C. 离职后

失业：lose one’s job  

He has lost his job. / He is unemployed. 

待业中：（听记4）

求职：Frank is applying for another job.

被雇佣：hire / employ  v.

He has been hired / employed by another company.

听记答案 

1. He said ,“Business is very bad.”

2. Peter told me that he was travelling in America then.

3. Twenty people have been laid off.

4. He is between jobs.他现在没有工作。