Most people said that pay was their main motivation for working.
大多数人说赚取报酬是他们工作的主要动机。
I said I'd go just to keep him happy.
我说过我要去只是为了让他高兴。
She hasn't written ─ not that she said she would.
她还没写信来——倒不是她说过她要写。
He said he would be here at eight o'clock.
他说他将在八点钟到达这里。