直接引語為陳述句時如何變為間接引語

將直接引語變為由that引導的賓語從句跟在引述動詞之后(that也可省略)。若引述動詞用的是say to sb，則通常改為tell sb。如：

“I’m very busy,” he said to me. 他對我說：“我很忙�！�

→He told me that he was very busy. 他對我說他很忙。

注：若直接引語是兩個并列的陳述句，要注意在第二個賓語從句前加連詞that。如：

He says, “I’m tired and I want to have a rest.” 他說：“我累了，想休息一會兒�！�

→He says that was tired and that he wanted to have a rest. 他說他累了，想休息一會兒。

在此種情況下，引導第一個賓語從句的that有時可以省略，但引導第二個賓語從句的that通常不省略，以免誤解。