I could read when I was three!she boasted.
她吹嘘说:我三岁时就能看书了!相当于:
She boasted that she could/had been able to read when she was three.
她吹嘘说她三岁时就能看书了。
B could表示允许
1 条件句类型2中的could在间接引语中可保持不变,或由would be allowed to转述:
If I paid my fine I could walk out of prison today,he said.
他说:如果我交了罚款,我今天就能走出牢门了。相当于:
He said that if he paid his fine he could/would be allowed to walk
他说如果他交了罚款他会被允许走
2 表示过去时态的could在间接引语中可保持不变,或用 was/were allowed to或had been allowed to结构来转述:
He said,When I was a boy I could stay up as long as I liked.
他说:我小时候,我可以想呆到多晚睡觉就呆到多晚。相当于:
He said that when he was a boy he could/was allowed to stay up./He said that as a boy he was/had been allowed etc.
他说他小时候,可以/被允许爱呆到多晚睡觉就呆到多晚。
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