常犯通病
不论是口语还是作文的时候,你有讲过或是说过 “In my opinion, I think…”吗?这是普遍人常犯语病!因为In my opinion跟I think其实都有着「我觉得」、「我认为」的意思,所以它们不会放一起使用。
还有,当我们要写论文的时候,应该要尽量避免使用 “I think”,因为I think偏向口语,所以感觉上没有那么正规。在写论文时,我们一般会较常用到”In my opinion”, “From my perspective”等短句作为起始,以加强论述语气。
表达个人意见
I guess this is the only option we can choose. (我想这是我们唯一可以选择的方案。)
I suppose our revenue will double after launching this event. (我估计在举办这个活动后,我们的收入将会增加一倍。)
I believe there is another way to tackle the problem. (我相信还有其他方法解决问题。)
注意:(肯定) believe >> suppose >> guess (不肯定、猜测)
从自己角度出发
In my opinion, increasing punishment cannot relieve the problem. (我认为加重罚款并不可以减轻问题。)
It seems to me that your idea may be too fancy. (对我而言,你的想法有点太不切实际。)
From my perspective, family is the most precious asset in our life. (在我的角度来看,家庭是我们人生中最珍贵的财产。)
Personally, I would rather donate money to animal society. (以我个人以言,我宁愿捐钱给动物机构。)
This actor, to my way of thinking, is overrated. (我认为这名演员太被高估了。)
As I see it, we should prioritize this task, otherwise, we may not finish it by the deadline. (我认为我们应优先处理这项工作,否则我们可能无法在限期之前完成。)
从个人知识或经验陈述见解
From my own experience, watching UK drama is the best way to learn British accent. (以我的个人经验来看,看英剧是学习英式口音的最佳方法。)
In my knowledge, there is no law protecting stray animals now. (据我所知,现时没有法律保护流浪动物。)
直接表达不同意/不喜欢
Frankly speaking/To be frank, your proposal is not feasible. (说实话,(我觉得)你的计划书并不可行。)
Honestly/To be honest, I don’t like strawberry flavour ice cream. (老实说,我不喜欢士多啤梨味的雪糕。)