什么叫直接引语和间接引语

什么叫直接引语和间接引语

引用别人的话一般有两种方式，一种是直接述别人的原话，并把它放在引号内，这叫直接引语；另一种是用自己的话来转述别人的话，并且不能用引号，这就是间接引语。间接引语在许多情况下构成宾语从句。如：

“I want to move to the south,” Jim said. 吉姆说：“我想搬到南方去。”(直接引语)

Jim said that he wanted to move to the south. 吉姆说他想搬到南方去。(间接引语)

“Are you interested in English?” the teacher asked me. 老师问我：“你对英语有兴趣吗?”(直接引语)

The teacher asked me if I was interested in English. 老师问我对英语是否有兴趣。(间接引语)

“Don’t go out at night,” Mother told me. 母亲对我说：“晚上别出去。” (直接引语)

Mother told me not to go out at night. 母亲叫我晚上别出去。(间接引语)