【例1】 John said that he was to be promoted to general manager next month.
【译文】 John说下个月他将被提拔为总经理。
【例2】 Experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.
【译文】 专家们证实，美洲狮除非被逼入困境否则不会攻击人类。
【例3】 Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock.
【译文】 看了看表，他注意到是一点钟。
【例4】 I was wondering whether I should bring my girl friend to the gathering.
【译文】 我在考虑聚会时是否应该带女友过去。
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·注·
此处的连接词that/whether没有词义，在从句中不作任何语法成分，只起引导宾语从句的作用，通常可以省略。
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【例1】 I wonder why he deserted his enviable well-paid position.
【译文】 我不明白他为什么要辞掉那个令人羡慕的高薪职位。
【例2】 That will depend on where we shall go.
【译文】 这要取决于我们去的地方。
【例3】 He asked me which room he could have and I offered him number.
【译文】 他问我他可以入住哪间房，我就告诉了他房间号。
【例4】 Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.
【译文】 牧师带上手电筒，上了塔楼，去看发生了什么事。