Question

Помогите пожалуйста.Выпишите из текста предложения с прямой речью переделайте их в косвенную речь.A famous professor, who was a well-known specialist in mathematics and physics, had a very bad memory for a change. He was the author of many textbooks, and there were books by him on the shelves of every library, but he often forgot very simple things. One evening, a scientists club invited him: “Could you give a lecture for our club members?” When he left the house, he forgot to take his key with him, and he didn’t notice it until he was on his way home again. “It’s lucky that my wife is at home,” he thought. It was a very dark night, and when his wife looked down at him from the window, she couldn’t see who was standing there. “The professor isn’t at home,” she said. The professor didn’t remember that he was standing in front of his house, besides he was thinking as usual about his lectures, so he said, “Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll come another time.” And he went away.

Answer 1

He thought that it was lucky that his wife was at home
He wondered if he could give a lecture for their club members. 
She said that the professor wasn’t at home.
He said that he was sorry and added that he would come another time.

Answer 2

Извините за путаницу в предыдущем ответе. Давайте преобразим предложения с прямой речью в косвенную:

1. A famous professor, who was a well-known specialist in mathematics and physics, had a very bad memory for a change.

Косвенная речь: The professor, who was a well-known specialist in mathematics and physics, was noted for having a very bad memory for a change.

2. He was the author of many textbooks, and there were books by him on the shelves of every library, but he often forgot very simple things.

Косвенная речь: Although he authored many textbooks, and his books adorned the shelves of every library, he frequently forgot even the simplest things.

3. One evening, a scientists' club invited him: “Could you give a lecture for our club members?”

Косвенная речь: One evening, he was invited by a scientists' club to give a lecture for their club members.

4. When he left the house, he forgot to take his key with him, and he didn’t notice it until he was on his way home again.

Косвенная речь: Upon leaving the house, he forgot to take his key, and he only realized this oversight on his way back home.

5. “It’s lucky that my wife is at home,” he thought.

Косвенная речь: He thought that it was fortunate his wife was at home.

6. It was a very dark night, and when his wife looked down at him from the window, she couldn’t see who was standing there.

Косвенная речь: On that very dark night, as his wife looked down at him from the window, she couldn't discern who was standing there.

7. “The professor isn’t at home,” she said.

Косвенная речь: She mentioned that the professor wasn't at home.

8. The professor didn’t remember that he was standing in front of his house, besides he was thinking as usual about his lectures, so he said, “Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll come another time.” And he went away.

Косвенная речь: Unaware that he was standing in front of his house and preoccupied with his usual thoughts about lectures, the professor apologized, saying, "Oh, I'm sorry. I'll come another time," and then he departed.