“I wish to be a teacher,” he said. 他說：“我想當(dāng)老師。”

→He said that he wished to be a teacher. 他說他想當(dāng)老師。

She said, “He’s lying.” 她說：“他在說謊。”

→She said that he was lying. 她說他在說謊。

He said, “I can lend it to you.” 他說：“我可以把它借給你。”

→He said that he could lend it to you. 他說他可以把它借給你。

注：(1) 若直接引語為客觀真理，則變?yōu)殚g接引語時時態(tài)不變。如：

He said, “The moon turns around the earth.” 他說：“月亮繞著地球轉(zhuǎn)。”

→He said that the moon turns around sun. 他說月亮繞著地球轉(zhuǎn)。

(2) 有時由于直接引語有特定的過去時間狀語，變?yōu)殚g接引語時時態(tài)也可不變。如：

He said, “I was born in 1960.” 他說：“我是1960年生的。”

→He said that he was born in 1960. 他說他是1960年生的。