Question

Переведите предложения в косвенную речь, пожалуйста! 1. "It took me almost a year to find myself," says Apache Indian, a stage name for 27-year-old Steve Kapur. 2. "My music is a reflection of how I grew up — the reggae from the streets, the Indian bhangra sound and language from home, and perhaps the pop from the radio." 3. "My parents came to this country when rock and roll was popular, and they were great fans of Elvis Presley. If I had followed him, there would have been no problem. It was harder for my parents to accept my love of Bob Marley, Burning Spear and Misty in Roots. Asians tend to have a very negative attitude towards black people, and reggae in particular was associated with gangs."

Answer 1

Apache Indian, a stage name for 27-year-old Steve Kapur said that it had taken him almost a year to find himself .

He added that music was a reflection of how he had grown up — the reggae from the streets, the Indian bhangra sound and language from home, and perhaps the pop from the radio.

3. He said that his parents had come to that country when rock and roll had been popular, and they had been great fans of Elvis Presley. He said if he had followed him, there would have been no problem. He said it had been harder for his parents to accept his love of Bob Marley, Burning Spear and Misty in Roots. He explained that Asians tended to have a very negative attitude towards black people, and reggae in particular had been associated with gangs.

Answer 2

1. Apache Indian, who goes by the stage name for Steve Kapur, said that it had taken him almost a year to find himself.
2. According to the artist, his music reflected his upbringing which included the reggae sounds from the streets, the Indian bhangra music and language from his home, and perhaps the pop music from the radio.
3. The artist explained that his parents had immigrated to the country when rock and roll was popular, and they were big fans of Elvis Presley. He added that if he had followed Elvis, there would have been no problem, but his parents found it harder to accept his love for Bob Marley, Burning Spear, and Misty in Roots, since reggae music, in particular, was associated with gangs, and Asians tended to have a negative attitude towards black people.