直接引语转间接引语什么时候时态要变化?我在新概念第一册课本lesson101看到的课文里,Penny转述对方说的话的时候为什么时态没有往后面倒退一个单位?
课文如下:
GRANDMOTHER: Read Jimmy's card to me please, Penny.
PENNY: 'I have just arrived in Scotland and I'm staying at a Youth Hostel.'
GRANDMOTHER: Eh?
PENNY: He says he's just arrived in Scotland. He says he's staying at a Youth Hostel. You know he's a member of the Y.H.A.
GRANDMOTHER: The what?
PENNY: The Y.H.A., Mum. The Youth Hostels Association.
GRANDMOTHER: What else does he say?
PENNY: 'I'll write a letter soon. I hope you are all well.'
GRANDMOTHER: What? Speak up. Penny. I'm afraid I can't hear you.
PENNY: He says he'll write a letter soon. He hopes we are all well. 'Love, Jimmy.'
GRANDMOTHER: Is that all? He doesn't say very much, does he?
PENNY: He can't write very much on a card, Mum.