直接引语是感叹句时，若要变作间接引语，通常用引述动词tell, exclaim等。如： ■ “What a brave boy you are!” she told him. “你是一个多么勇敢的男孩子啊!”她告诉他说。http://yingyu.chazidian.com →She told him what a brave boy he wag. 她告诉他说他是一个多么勇敢的男孩子。 ■He said, “Hurrah! My friend is come.” 他说道，“乌拉!我的朋友来了。” →He exclaimed with delight that his friend had come. 他欢呼他的朋友来了。(引述动词用exclaim, 并加状语with delight)
当然，也可用其他一些引述动词。如： ■He said, “Alas! How foolish I have been!” 他说道，“哎，我多傻啊!” →He confessed with regret that he had been very foolish. 他痛悔地承认他太傻了。(引述动词用confess加状语with regret) ■“What a crime he has committed!” she said. “他犯了多大的罪啊!”她说道。 →She didn’t know what a crime he had committed. 她不知道他犯了那么大的罪。(引述动词用know的否定式)
有时也可以不用引述动词，如： ■“How fast she can run!” he says. “她竞能跑得那样快!”他说道。 →It’s incredible how fast she can run. 她跑得如此之快令人不可置信。(用it’s incredible表示说话人的神情) ■He said to them all, “Good-bye, my friends!” 他对他们说道，“再见，我的朋友们!” →He bade good-bye to all his friends. 他向他的所有朋友道别。(这里连间接引语也没有了)