A agree/refuse/offer/promise/threaten+不定式有时可用来代替say(that)：
Ann：Would you wait half an hour?
安：你能等半个小时吗?
Tom：All right.
汤姆：好的。相当于：
Tom agreed to wait./Tom said he would wait.
汤姆同意等。/汤姆说他会等候的。
Ann：Would you lend me another￡50?
安：你能再借给我50镑吗?
Tom：No，I wont lend you any more money.
汤姆：不，我不再借钱给你了。相当于：
Tom refused to lend her any more money.
汤姆拒绝再借钱给她。
Tom said that he wouldnt lend
汤姆说他再也不借
Paul：Ill help you if you like，Ann.
保罗：安，如果你愿意，我可以帮你。相当于：
Paul offered to help her.
保罗表示乐意帮助她。
Paul said that hed help her.
保罗说他愿意帮助她.
Ann：Ill pay you back next week.Really I will.
安：下星期我就还钱给你，我一定还。
Ann promised to pay him back the following week./Ann said that she would pay him back.
安答应在下一周把钱还给他。/安说她会把钱还给他的。
Ann assured him that she would pay him back.
安向他保证她会还给他钱的。
Kidnappers：If you dont pay the ransom at once well kill your daugh- ter.
绑架者：如果你不马上交赎金，我们将杀死你女儿。相当于：
The kidnappers threatened to kill his daughter if he didnt pay the ran- som at once.
绑架者恐吓道，如果他不马上交赎金就把他女儿杀死。
The kidnappers said that they would kill
绑架者说他们要杀死
B accuseof/admit/apologize for/deny/insist on+动名词这一类结构有时可代替say(that)：
You took the money!
你拿了这钱!
可转述为：
He accused me of taking the money.
他指责我拿了钱。
I stole/didnt steal it.
我偷了/没偷。
可转述为：
I admitted/denied stealing it.
我承认/否认偷了。
Im sorry Im late，he said.
他说：抱歉，我来晚了。
可转述为：
He apologized for being late.
他为迟到表示抱歉。
He said/he was sorry he was late.
他说他很抱歉自己迟到了。
Bill：Let me pay for myself.
比尔：让我自己来付我的那份钱。
Tom：Certainly not!Ill pay!
汤姆：这不行!我来付!
可转述为：
Tom insisted on paying.
汤姆坚持要付钱。