引语可能会被篡改,使用时断章取义。Quotes can be manipulated and used out of context.只有直接引语应放在引号内。Only direct speech should go inside inverted commas.在叙述过程中, 间接引语的动词通常用过去式.In narrative, the reporting verb is in the past tense....
那匹马前蹄腾空向后仰,把骑手摔了下去。The horse reared and threw off its rider.马蹄在泥地里留下了深深的蹄印。The horse's hooves left deep indentations in the mud.他甩了个响鞭,马儿就奋蹄向前奔去。He cracked his whip and the horse leapt forward....