课堂讨论时,公司开会brainstorming时,同学聚会争论某个问题时,都需要我们适时表达自己的意见。怎么样表达才能让别人听到并注意到呢?今天,我们就来说一说表达意见的不同方式。
1. 表达自己意见
I think that... 我认为... (最简单的表达,也最直接)
It seems to me that... 在我看来... (可以用作表达意见,或者总结或者认可对方说的话)
I would argue that...我是这么看的... (这里面用would来弱化语气)
Just to go along with what you said... 顺着你刚才说的,... (这句话,真的很好用,承上启下。这句话还好在,它使你现在插话看上去很合理,因为你是为了顺着前面的那个人继续说)
Going back to what xxx said... 回到刚才XXX说的,... (同上。不过一般是你已经说了几句,此事,想要与别人刚刚提到过或者蜻蜓点水说的的东西扯上点关系。这句话的好处就是,一能让别人看到我的说法和你是有一致之处的, 二能表现他刚才说的东西你还有印象)
2. 同意或者反对
I agree with you. 我同意你说的。(最简单的)
Building on what XX has just said, ....就刚才XXX说的,...
I am with you..., but [main point]. 我明白你的意思,不过... (这里I am with you不一定表示同意也不一定表示反对,它主要的意思是说"你说的我听懂了/我跟上你说的了)
I follow your logic, but have you thought about/considered this... [main point]...? 你说的我明白了,但是你有没有想过...(和上面一句话的逻辑是一样的)
I see what you are saying, but I'm not sure I would argue that... 我明白你的意思,不过我不确定我的观点与你一致... (和上面两句话的逻辑一样)
With all due respect, I think... 恕我直言,我认为...
3. 谦虚的反对
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't [a different topic]...? 如果我说错了,请你们指正,不过是不是...?
I'm not an expert on..., it seems to me that... 我在这方面是外行,在我看来...
I might be wrong, but ... 可能我理解错了,不过...
I suspect that I lack some information about this aspect, but here is my two cents. 可能我对这方面的信息了解不够充分,我的看法是...
I am not sure about this..., you might want to check with Professor X... Would you mind letting me know what he/she says? 这个我不太确定,或许你可以找XX教授确认一下。到时候麻烦你告诉我一下他是怎么说的,可以吗?
This is one way to look at it. Another way to look at it might be.... 你这是一种看法,我另外还有一种看法是...(这句话通常在别人说了一堆之后,为了引出自己的观点时使用)
4. 疑惑追问
Just to clarify,... 我想确认一下...
May I ask a follow-up question? 我能就你说的问个问题吗?
Could you say more (about it)? 你能多解释一下吗?
Could you elaborate on this? 你能详细解释一下吗?
上述的句子都是在听了别人的看法之后,不确定自己是否理解正确,所以追问,让别人详细解释一下。
5. 会议报告、演讲之后提问
That's an amazing model/useful concept, but it occurred to me that [this/something] might also play a role....Have you considered ...?
Thanks for your talk. I completely agree with your conclusion, but as I'm sure you're aware, Dr. XX explains this in a different way, and I was wondering if you could address her theory.
这种提问的开场白多是肯定之前报告和演讲的意义,然后再提出自己的问题。
"but as I'm sure you're aware"完全是给对方一个台阶下,可能那个理论他根本没有考虑过。但是如果对方是比较资深的,我们也需要客套一下。
6. 寻求帮助
I was wondering if I could talk to you about...
I was hoping that if I could talk to you about...
I was wondering if it'd be possible that you...
上述句子均表示:不知我是否可用跟您请教.../您可否...
这种句式一般都是用过去时,在email里面也是如此。而且,虽然was wondering/hoping这种进行时看起来很怪,但是用法就是这样子的
Sorry to bother you, Professor X.... XX教授,抱歉打扰您。
I realize this is an unusual request... 我知道这样的要求有些不合常理。
I realize that you are very busy... 我知道您很忙。
Thanks for your time.谢谢您抽出宝贵时间。
Thanks in advance for your help.先谢谢您的帮助
It would be great if you could... 如果您能够...那就太好了。(这个是最常用的,尤其是email里面)