英语口语技巧 14种表达意见的方式

 　　In life we’re often asked to give our opinion, or in some cases, we give our opinion even if it hasn’t been asked for!

　　生活中，经常有人会询问我们的意见，或者在某些情况下，即使没有被询问，我们也会给出自己的意见。

　　Sometimes we can be very direct with our opinion and it won’t upset the other person. However, more often than not we need to be careful how we share our thoughts so as not to offend or hurt the other person’s feelings. This can be especially true in business where cultural differences can have a detrimental¹ effect on business dealings.

　　有时我们可以非常直接地表达我们的意见，且不会让别人不开心。但是，为了不伤害或冒犯到他人，我们通常需要小心翼翼的分享我们的想法。这在商界尤其重要，因为文化差异可能会对交易产生不利影响。

　　The British are especially careful when giving their opinion (in business, that is). They often don’t want to cause offence and consequently, will start their sentences using certain expressions to soften² the blow. A number of my clients have said that the British are very polite and considerate in their dealings with colleagues and clients. So much so, that the British way of doing business is often admired.

　　英国人在表达自己的意见时特别小心（在商界）。他们通常不想冒犯别人，所以开始会使用一些特定的表达来缓和接下来的内容。我的顾客中有很多人都说过英国人在和同事及顾客处理问题时都非常地礼貌和体贴。所以，英国人做生意的方式通常都是令人钦佩的。

　　In this post, I’d like to share with your some common expressions we have of giving one’s opinion. I have used Liz Potter’s excellent article for Macmillan Dictionary’s blog as the main structure and made some changes to it.

　　在这篇文章中，我想分享一些在表达意见时会用到的常用词组。我用Liz Potter为麦克米伦字典的博客写的一篇优秀文章作为主要结构，并做了一些改动。

　　1. I think

　　This is the most common and general way of giving an opinion. You can use it both informally and formallyI think if you offer a consistently good service to your clients, they will keep coming back to you.

　　1.I think这是最常用、最普遍的表达意见的方式。正式和非正式情况下都可以使用。我认为如果你给客户提供始终如一的优质服务，他们会一直选择你们的服务。

　　2.I reckon

　　This is a more informal way of giving your opinion:

　　I reckon it will be much faster to get to London by train.

　　2.I reckon一种更加非正式的表达意见的方式我认为坐火车去伦敦会更快。

　　3. In my opinion (4) In my view:

　　These expressions are more formal and are often used when talking about important issuesIn my view, they made a huge mistake in not selling the company when they had the chance.

　　In my opinion, the Bank of England should not raise interest rates this year.

　　3.In my opinion (4) In my view:这两个表达更加正式，并且通常在谈论重要问题时使用。在我看来，当他们有机会卖掉公司时却不卖是个重大的错误。在我看来，英国银行今年不应该增加利息。

　　5. It seems to me (6) All things considered:

　　When you’ve thought about a situation carefully you could use either of these two expressions.

　　It seems to me that they are spending more money than they need to to attract new talent into the company.

　　All things considered, I think we made a wise choice in recruiting James.

　　5. It seems to me (6) All things considered:当你已经仔细考虑过一种情形时，你可以使用两种表达中任意一种：在我看来，在为公司引进新人才时，他们的花费比实际需求多很多。总的来看，我认为招聘詹姆斯是一个明智的选择。

　　7. If you ask me

　　This is used when your opinion is critical. Sometimes, people say this even when their opinion hasn’t been asked for! - “If you ask me,…..” “But I didn’t ask you….!”

　　If you ask me, she has spoilt her children far too much.

　　7. If you ask me 当你的意见带有批评性质的时候使用这种表达。有时，人们甚至会在没有被询问意见的时候使用这个短语！-“依我看…”“但是我没有问你…”!依我看，她太过溺爱她的孩子了。

　　8. To be honest (9) To tell you the truth (10) To be frankAll three expressions are a way of giving your opinion when you know that people may not like what you have to sayTo tell you the truth, your father was right when he said that you undersold the company.

　　To be honest, I preferred it when you were blonde.

　　To be frank, I thought her acting³ was simply terrible.

　　8. To be honest (9) To tell you the truth (10) To be frank知道别人可能不喜欢你要说的话时，可以用这三种表达来给出你的意见。

　　老实告诉你，你父亲对你低价抛售公司的判断是对的。

　　老实说，我更喜欢你金发的样子。

　　坦白地说，我觉得他的表演很糟糕。

　　11. Frankly⁴ speaking

　　You would use this expression to give your opinion in a more familiar and forthright⁵ way.

　　Frankly speaking, I don’t know what she sees in him.

　　11. Frankly speaking这是一种更亲近和直率的表达意见的方式。坦白地说，我不知道她看上他哪一点。

　　12. Personally

　　This is used to emphasize that you are giving your own opinionPersonally, I think the CEO should apologize for his appalling⁶ behaviour at the shareholders’ meeting.

　　12. Personally这个短语通常用来强调你标的的只是个人意见。就我而言，我认为总裁应该为他在董事会的恶劣行为道歉。

　　13. To my mind (14) As far as I’m concernedWhen you realise that other people may not agree with you you would use either of these expressions:

　　To my mind, private education is better than state education.

　　As far as I’m concerned, tennis is a much more interesting sport than football.

　　13. To my mind (14) As far as I’m concerned当你意识到其他人可能不同意你的观点时，可以使用这两种表达中的任意一种：依我看，私立教育比公立教育好。就我而言，网球比足球有意思多了。

　　So there you have it! You have 14 ways to give your opinion in English. Which expressions are you likely to use?

　　都学会了吧！一共14种用英语表达意见的方式，你喜欢用哪一种呢？

 

1 detrimental   

adj.损害的，造成伤害的

参考例句：

• We know that heat treatment is detrimental to milk.我们知道加热对牛奶是不利的。
• He wouldn't accept that smoking was detrimental to health.他不相信吸烟有害健康。

2 soften   

v.(使)变柔软；(使)变柔和

参考例句：

• Plastics will soften when exposed to heat.塑料适当加热就可以软化。
• This special cream will help to soften up our skin.这种特殊的护肤霜有助于使皮肤变得柔软。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

5 forthright   

adj.直率的，直截了当的 [同]frank

参考例句：

• It's sometimes difficult to be forthright and not give offence.又直率又不得罪人，这有时很难办到。
• He told me forthright just why he refused to take my side.他直率地告诉我他不肯站在我这一边的原因。

6 appalling   

adj.骇人听闻的，令人震惊的，可怕的

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。