实用口语：14种方式表达“我认为” 14 ways of giving your opinion

无论是生活还是工作中，交谈时经常有人会询问我们的意见或者看法。只会用“I think”或是“in my opinion”？其实英语中还有很多其他常见表达方式，快快学起来吧!

1. I think

This is the most common and general way of giving an opinion. You can use it both informally and formally
I think是表达意见最常用、最普遍的方式，正式与非正式场合皆可用。

例句：
I think if you offer a consistently good service to your clients, they will keep coming back to you.
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:
这个表达更多地用在非正式场合。

例句：
I reckon it will be much faster to get to London by train.
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 issues
这两个词组比较正式，并且通常在讨论重要问题时使用。

例句：
In my opinion, the Bank of England should not raise interest rates this year.
我认为英国银行今年不应该增加利息。

In my view, they made a huge mistake in not selling the company when they had the chance.
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。

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.
这两个句式常用来表达经过深思熟虑后的意见。

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

All things considered, I think we made a wise choice in recruiting James.
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!
这个句式可以用来表达建设性的批评或意见。有时，人们甚至会在没有被询问意见的时候使用这个短语。

例句：
–“If you ask me,…..”
“依我看…”
–“But I didn’t ask you….!”
但是我没有问你…”!

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

All three expressions are a way of giving your opinion when you know that people may not like what you have to say
如果需要说些不讨喜的话，这三个短语能派上用场。

例句：
To tell you the truth, your father was right when he said that you undersold the company.
恕我直言，你父亲对你低价抛售公司的判断是对的。

To be honest, I preferred it when you were blonde.
说实话，我更喜欢你金发的样子。

To be frank, I thought her acting was simply terrible.
坦白讲，我觉得他的表演很糟糕。

11. Frankly speaking

You would use this expression to give your opinion in a more familiar and forthright way.
这是一种更亲近和直率的表达意见的方式。

例句：
Frankly speaking, I don’t know what she sees in him.
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 opinion
Personally通常用来强调你表达的只是个人意见。

例句：
Personally, I think the CEO should apologize for his appalling behavior at the shareholders meeting.
就我而言，我认为总裁应该为他在股东大会的恶劣行为道歉。

13. To my mind (14) As far as I’m concerned

When you realize that other people may not agree with you, you would use either of these expressions
如果你觉得别人可能不会同意你的意见，可以使用这两种表达中的任意一种。

例句：
To my mind, private education is better than state education.
依我看，私立教育比公立教育好。

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

（来源：沪江英语  编辑：刘明）