第一个例子:间接引语中的谓语动词时态对比.
Sarah said to me,”I have two brothers.” 莎莎对我说:“我有两个弟弟.”
Sarah told me that she has two brothers.莎莎告诉我说她有两个弟弟.(说话才认为这情况是真实的)
Sarah told me that she had two brothers.莎拉告诉我说她有两个弟弟.(说话者对此没有什么把握)
第二个例子:间接引语中有明确的过去时间状语,仍可用一般过去时,不必改为过去完成时.
The girl said,"Iwas born in 1978."
→ The girl said that she was born in 1978.那女孩说她生于1978年.
She said,"My teacher was busy yesterday."
→ She said that her teacher was busy yesterday.她说她老师昨天很忙.那题的lastnight 就是属于这种情况!