轉述句:期望、意圖和承諾

轉述期望、意圖和承諾

在轉述一個意圖、期望或承諾時,我們會用適當的轉述動詞接帶有 would 的 that 子句,或是接不定詞子句。用在這種句型的動詞包括:hope、promise、threaten、guarantee 和 swear。要留意一點,當使用的是 that 子句,that 這個字就可以省略,如下列第一個例句。

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直述句 轉述句
"I'll pay you the money tomorrow," he said. He promised to pay me the money the next day.
He promised that he would pay me the money the next day.
He promised he would pay me the money the next day.
"I'll be back by lunchtime," he said. He promised to be back by lunchtime.
He promised that he would be back by lunchtime.
"We should arrive in London before nightfall," they said. They hoped to arrive in London before nightfall.
They hoped they would arrive in London before nightfall.
"Give me the keys to the safe or I'll shoot you!" he shouted. He threatened to shoot me if I didn't give him the keys to the safe.
He threatened that he would shoot me if I didn't give him the keys to the safe.
"I will not tell anyone your secret" he said. He swore that he would not tell anyone my secret.
He swore not to tell anyone my secret.