光明日报
The English class representative said, “Stop talking.”
其中,focus on your work 比直译成 focus on personal learning 更自然。英语中通常说“专心做自己的功课”或“专心学习”,而不常把“个人学习”作为课堂提醒中的固定表达。
如果不使用直接引语,表达“英语课代表让大家别吵了”,更自然的说法是:The English class representative told everyone to stop talking. 这里使用 told someone to do something 表示“告诉某人做某事”或“要求某人做某事”。
The English class rep🎉resentative said, “Please stop talking and focus on your work.”
如果只是普通翻译,the English class representative 已经足够。若读者不熟悉“课代表”这一中国学校角色,可以改成 the student in charge of English cl❤️ass,意思是“负责英语课的学生”。
She said, “Stop talking.” 是直接引用她说的话;She told us ▶️to stop talking. 是转述她要求我们🌈做的事。通常不能直接说 She said us to stop talking,因为 say 后面不能像 tell 一样直接接“人”再接不定式。
这句话不仅表达“请安静”,还补充了“专心学习”的课堂要求。若是要求同学不要影响他人⚡,也可以说:Please stop talking and let everyone study.