"I think"口語(yǔ)中用到停不下來(lái),那感覺(jué)就跟中文中總愛(ài)說(shuō)“然后,然后”一樣令人感到啰嗦單調(diào)。今天就傳授給大家一套表達(dá)觀點(diǎn)的替換詞,是時(shí)候讓你們用了幾十年的“ I think”下班歇歇了。
1 In my opinion / view
通常用來(lái)討論較重要的事情
In my view, our performances at the moment have been affected by tiredness.
在我看來(lái), 我們此刻的表現(xiàn)都是因?yàn)樘哿恕?/p>
2 It seems to me
All things considered
常用來(lái)表達(dá)經(jīng)過(guò)深思熟慮后的意見(jiàn)
It seems to me that this crime was foreseeable and that this death was preventable.
在我看來(lái),這起犯罪本來(lái)是可以預(yù)見(jiàn)的,受害者的死也是可以避免的。
All things considered, I think we made a wise choice in recruiting James.
全面考慮后,我覺(jué)得錄用詹姆斯是一個(gè)明智的選擇。
3 I suspect that . . .
表示疑心(較肯定、正向語(yǔ)氣)
It implies to the listener that they could disagree and you wouldn’t be offended.
這個(gè)短語(yǔ)通常暗示對(duì)方,你可能并不同意他的觀點(diǎn)但你并不覺(jué)得這么說(shuō)會(huì)冒犯。
I suspect that he was lying.
我疑心他在說(shuō)謊。
4 I wonder if . . .
表述一個(gè)你認(rèn)為可能正確的想法
It says you’re contemplating if your statement is correct, and encouraging the listener to tell you their opinion.
這個(gè)短語(yǔ)通常用來(lái)表達(dá)自己的觀點(diǎn)同時(shí)鼓勵(lì)對(duì)方告訴你他們的意見(jiàn)。
I wonder if you'd be kind enough to call him.
請(qǐng)你給他打個(gè)電話好嗎?
5 To be honest
To tell you the truth
To be frank
如果需要說(shuō)些不討喜的話
To tell you the truth, your plan is unrealistic.
恕我直言, 你的計(jì)劃不太現(xiàn)實(shí)。
To be honest, the house is not quite our style.
說(shuō)實(shí)話,這房子我們不太喜歡。
To be frank, I don’t like him.
坦白講,我不太喜歡他。