Most people said that pay was their main motivation for working.
大多數(shù)人說賺取報酬是他們工作的主要動機。
I said I'd go just to keep him happy.
我說過我要去只是為了讓他高興。
She hasn't written ─ not that she said she would.
她還沒寫信來——倒不是她說過她要寫。
He said he would be here at eight o'clock.
他說他將在八點鐘到達這里。