315 其中的不定式和动名词结构

 

A agreerefuseofferpromisethreaten+不定式有时可用来代替saythat)…:

AnnWould you wait half an hour

安:你能等半个小时吗?

TomAll right

汤姆:好的。相当于:

Tom agreed to wait./Tom said he would wait

汤姆同意等。/汤姆说他会等候的。

AnnWould you lend me another50

安:你能再借给我50镑吗?

TomNoI wont lend you any more money

汤姆:不,我不再借钱给你了。相当于:

Tom refused to lend her any more money

汤姆拒绝再借钱给她。

Tom said that he wouldnt lend

汤姆说他再也不借……

PaulIll help you if you likeAnn

保罗:安,如果你愿意,我可以帮你。相当于:

Paul offered to help her

保罗表示乐意帮助她。

Paul said that hed help her

保罗说他愿意帮助她。(另参见第318shall I?部分。)

AnnIll pay you back next weekReally I will

安:下星期我就还钱给你,我一定还。

Ann promised to pay him back the following week./Ann said that she would pay him back

安答应在下一周把钱还给他。/安说她会把钱还给他的。

Ann assured him that she would pay him back

安向他保证她会还给他钱的。

KidnappersIf you dont pay the ransom at once well kill your daugh ter

绑架者:如果你不马上交赎金,我们将杀死你女儿。相当于:

The kidnappers threatened to kill his daughter if he didnt pay the ran som at once

绑架者恐吓道,如果他不马上交赎金就把他女儿杀死。

The kidnappers said that they would kill

绑架者说他们要杀死……

(关于宾语+不定式结构,参见第320节。)

B accuseofadmitapologize fordenyinsist on+动名词这一类结构有时可代替saythat…):

You took the money!’

“你拿了这钱!”

可转述为:

He accused me of taking the money

他指责我拿了钱。

I stoledidnt steal it.’

“我偷了/没偷。”

可转述为:

I admitteddenied stealing it

我承认/否认偷了。

Im sorry Im late,’he said

他说:“抱歉,我来晚了。”

可转述为:

He apologized for being late

他为迟到表示抱歉。

He saidhe was sorry he was late

他说他很抱歉自己迟到了。

BillLet me pay for myself

比尔:让我自己来付我的那份钱。

TomCertainly notIll pay

汤姆:这不行!我来付!

可转述为:

Tom insisted on paying

汤姆坚持要付钱。