e.g. I reckon it will be much faster to get to London by train.
2. In my view,比 “in my opinion更正式,經(jīng)常用于討論重要的事情。
e.g. In my view, they made a huge mistake in not selling the company when they had the chance.
3. It seems to me & All things considered,皆可用于仔細思考問題或局勢時。
e.g. (i) It seems to me that they are spending more money than they need to attract new talent into the company.
(ii) All things considered, I think we made a wise choice in recruiting James.
4. If you ask me,用于當你的觀點于對方十分重要時;
e.g. If you ask me, she has spoilt her children far too much.
不過有時人們會在沒被提問的情況下用到此句;
e.g. “If you ask me,…..” “But I didn’t ask you….!”
5. To be honest &To tell you the truth &To be frank,皆用于知道對方可能不喜歡你的觀點時。
e.g. (i) To tell you the truth, your father was right when he said that you undersold the company.
(ii) To be honest, I preferred it when you were blonde.
(iii) To be frank, I thought her acting was simply terrible.
6. Frankly speaking,更加直白的方式,用于熟悉的人。
e.g. (i) You would use this expression to give your opinion in a more familiar and forthright way.
(ii) Frankly speaking, I don’t know what she sees in him.
7. Personally,這用于強調(diào)自己在闡述個人觀點時。
e.g. (i) This is used to emphasize that you are giving your own opinion
(ii) Personally, I think the CEO should apologize for his appalling behavior at the shareholders’ meeting.
8. To my mind& As far as I’m concerned,皆可用于對方不同意你的觀點時。
e.g. (i) To my mind, private education is better than state education.
(ii) As far as I’m concerned, tennis is a much more interesting sport than football.