Question

Перевести в косвенную речь Mark: Did you always want to be a wildlife photographer? Maria: To be honest I never planned it as a career. I was a marine biologist when I started taking photographs. Mark: What do you enjoy most about your job? Maria: Well, I love photographing unusual or endangered animals. At the moment I am planning to photograph pandas in China. Mark: What is the most remote* place you have been to? Maria: Last year I went to Antarctica. It took several days to get there. Mark: Have you had any dangerous experiences? Maria: Once in Africa I was in my jeep when a huge elephant charged towards me. Mark: What did you do? Maria: Well, there was no chance of escape, so I just took a picture. Fortunately, at the last moment the elephant stopped and disappeared into the bush. Mark: What advice would you offer to young wildlife photographers? Maria: Don't take unnecessary risks and try to be patient. It can sometimes take days to get the right picture. *remote = far away from where people live

Answer 1

1 Mark asked Maria if she always wanted to be a wildlife photographer.
2 Maria confessed that she had never planned it as a career. She had been a marine biologist when she had started taking photographs.

3 Mark wondered what Maria enjoyed most about her job.
4 Maria replied she loved photographing unusual or endangered animals. At that moment  she  was planning to photograph pandas in China.

5 Mark wanted to know what the most remote place she had been to.
6 Maria told him that the year before she had gone to Antarctica and it had     taken several days to get there.

8 Mark asked her if she had had any dangerous experiences.
9 Maria recollected that one day in Africa she had been in her jeep when a huge elephant had charged towards her.

10 Mark asked the girl what she had done.
11Maria explained that there had been no chance of escape, so she had just taken a picture. She added that fortunately, at the last moment the elephant had stopped and disappeared into the bush.

12 Mark wanted to know what advice could Maria offer to young wildlife photographers.
13 Maria advised not to take unnecessary risks and try to be patient. She said that It could sometimes take days to get the right picture.

Answer 2

Диалог, который вы предоставили, можно перевести в косвенную речь следующим образом:

Mark asked Maria if she had always wanted to be a wildlife photographer. Maria replied that she hadn't planned it as a career initially. She mentioned that she was a marine biologist when she started taking photographs.

Mark further inquired about what Maria enjoyed most about her job. She expressed her passion for photographing unusual or endangered animals. She also mentioned her current plan to photograph pandas in China.

When asked about the most remote place she had been to, Maria replied that she had traveled to Antarctica last year, which took several days to reach.

Regarding dangerous experiences, Maria recounted an incident in Africa when a large elephant charged towards her while she was in her jeep. She mentioned that there was no chance of escape, so she decided to take a picture. Fortunately, the elephant stopped at the last moment and disappeared into the bush.

Mark asked for advice for young wildlife photographers. Maria advised against taking unnecessary risks and emphasized the importance of patience, mentioning that sometimes it could take days to capture the right picture.

Это пересказывает основные моменты диалога, выраженные в косвенной речи.