quote sb. as saying ... 的意思是“引用某人的话说......”，也可以使用被动语态 “ sb. is quoted as saying ...”,记住句子结构和意思即可。如：

     Reuters quotes a Rhodesian nationalist leader as saying "We are the only people who can decide our fate, not the white men."路透社引用罗得西亚一个民主主义者领袖的话说“只有我们，才是决定我们命运的人。而不是白人。”（摘自《薄冰英语惯用法词典》）

     quote (sb.)(as doing sth) The President was quoted in the press as saying that he disagreed with the decision. 报刊援引总统的话，说他不赞成这项决定。（摘自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第9版）