1. He loved to be told that one of his imaginary products was temporarily out of stock and he would faithfully promise to call again at some future date, but of course he never did.
    他爱听售货员说他想像出来的那种东西暂时脱销，于是他就煞有介事地许诺改天再来光顾。当然，他再也不会来了。

2. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
    他还告诉我，公司支付不起这么庞大的工资开支，

3. He asked if Mr. Gilbert´s operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been.
    他问吉尔伯特先生的手术中否成功，医生告诉他手术很成功。

4. He then asked when Mr.Gilbert would be allowed to go home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hospital for another two weeks.
    然后他又问吉尔伯特先生什么时候可以回家，医生说他在医院还必须再住上两个星期。

5. He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar.
    他告诉我有天夜里他怎么也睡不着，因为他听到酒吧里传来一阵奇怪的响声。

6. However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made.
    然而，几天之后，有人告诉他说弄错了。

7. Hasn´t Mary told you?
    玛丽没有告诉你吗？

8. He told them of his plans, and sent them out with messages of cheer to his disheartened people.
    他把自己的计谋告诉大家，然后叫他们奔赴四方，鼓动陷于绝望的人民。

9. He learned to call it a "suggested technique" because people "don't like to be told what to do.
    后来他改称它为"参考技术"，因为人们"都不喜欢由别人告诉自己该怎么做。

10. He told me he would make me less strange to myself. I would look more like I felt!
    医生跟我说他能使我不对自己感到陌生，我会看上去就像我感受到的那样！