"You should have finished the report by now" John told his secretary.
A. John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time.
B. John said that his secretary had not finished the report.
C. John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.
D. John sorried his secretary for not having finished the report
reproached (v) trách mắng
remined (v) nhắc nhở
sorried (v) xin lỗi
Ta thấy câu trực tiếp mang nghĩa trách móc, la mắng nên động từ tường thuật phù hợp là reproached
Cấu trúc reproach O for Ving: trách mắng ai vì làm gì
=>"You should have finished the report by now" John told his secretary.
= John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.
Tạm dịch: John nói với thư ký của mình: “Đáng lẽ bạn đã hoàn thành bản báo cáo.”
= John đã khiển trách thư ký của anh ấy vì đã không hoàn thành báo cáo.
Đáp án cần chọn là: C
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