Question

间接引语中为什么said to sb 要变成told sb。。

i don't like this mirror, jim said to her boyfriend.
jim told her boy friend that she didn't like that mirror.
Tom said to me,“My brother is doing his homework.”
→Tom said to me that his brother was doing his homework. 那这个是不是对的呢。

Answer 1

直接引语前用 say to sb， 是表示谁在同谁讲话，后面引号中出现原话。
但在间接引语中，原本的引语是陈述句时，就要把say to sb 改为 told sb that....，来表示“告诉某人某个信息”。 就像在汉语中，我们要说 “汤姆告诉我， 他兄弟正在做回家作业” ， 而不是说 “汤姆对我说， 他兄弟正在做回家作业”。

同理， 原本的直接引语是疑问句时， 主句谓语动词应改为ask、wonder 等； 原本的直接引语是祈使句时， 主句谓语动词应改为told（吩咐）、order （命令） 等。

Answer 2

我觉得最后一句不对，应改为Tom said that his brother was……

Answer 3

因为关于say
的短语只有say
sth(
to
sb
),而无say
to
sb
sth
,或say
sb
sth.而tell
后可接双宾语，即：tell
sb
sth.
在句子Jim
told
her
boy
friend
that
she
didn't
like
that
mirror.中，her
boy
friend是间宾，that
she
didn't
like
that
mirror是直宾,称为宾语从句。希望能帮到你。