之前Jason老师提到间接引语，今天我们就来谈谈间接引语的使用。
在商店里你想询问商品的价格，可能会说：Excuse me, could you tell me how much this costs?
这句话不属于间接引语，因为你没有转述别人的话。那么，什么是间接引语呢？
间接引语是为我们用来谈论别人告诉我们的内容。回想下你在一天的时间里与朋友、同事和家人聊天时，都转述了别人告诉你的什么内容。
Jane: Mary told me she was going to the mall this afternoon to buy some clothes. She said she wanted to get a new dress and a few other things.
Peter: Oh, maybe she'll see John. He told me he needed to stop in at computer store to get something fixed.
在这个对话中，Jane 和 Peter 都转述了朋友告诉他们的内容。
要注意，在间接引语中我们通常会使用say和tell,当然也可以使用其他转述动词。间接引语用来转述别人说过什么，在口语中非常常见。在书中也会看到间接引语转述发生过的事情。
要转述别人的话，我们需要学习如何讲直接引语转换成间接引语，句子结构会有所不同，这要看你要转述的内容，是陈述句、疑问句还是祈使句？相应的代词、时态都会有变化。
具体如何变化，我们下次再探讨。先看几个例句：
He said the TV repairman would come the next day.
She said she watched TV every day.
Tom told me he wanted to stay home.
Peter says he's leaving at eight o'clock.
Jennifer is stating she needs help with her homework.
He says class is almost finished.
Jack said his wife had gone with him to the show.
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