有些同学在留学后收到老师对于第一篇作业的反馈时，对于老师在反馈中所提到的一些话会有些不明白是什么。其中就有一个会被老师高频提到的概念，就是reporting verbs。

到底什么是reporting verbs呢？首先，我先给大家看几个例句 (来自《剑桥雅思11》p25:

1. Many experts agree that significant global warming is now inevitable.

2.They believe that the best we can do is keep it at a reasonable level, and at present the only serious option for doing this is cutting back on our carbon emissions.

3.The most eye-catching idea of all is suggested by Professor Roger Angel of the University of Arizona.

以上三个句子中画横线部分的就是reporting verbs， 翻译过来其实就是转述动词。

顾名思义，在一篇留学作业写作(www.baydue.com)中，我们会为了证明自己的观点引用一些研究人员和学者的话，那么当我们转述时，我们就不可能总是用“They say”。

因此，我们就会根据自己转述的内容来使用一些转述动词，会显得文章很学术。我今天就来给大家介绍一些转述动词的用法：

1. verb+that从句

动词通常有：admit/agree/claim/recommend/replay/suggest/promise/complain/remind 等

原话："Don't worry, I will be back home before lunch", Jack promised.

转述: Jack promised that he would be back home before lunch.

2. verb+人物+to do

动词通常有： advice/allow/encourage/urge/warn/expect等

原话：“Phone for an ambulance as soon as possible!" the man said.

转述：The man urged us to phone for an ambulance.

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3. verb+ing

动词通常有：admit doing/ advise/apologize for/complain about/insist on/accuse sb. of.../ deny等

原话：" I am sorry I am late", she said.

转述：She apologized for being late.

以上就是常规用法，最后大家收藏下图，是关于学术写作中经常用到的reporting verbs的总结。来自于the university of Adelaide。

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