在四级写作中，很多时候我们都需要提到自己的观点，这时，同学们的头脑里估计会本能的蹦出 “I think”或者是 “in my opinion”之类的句式。如果这样的话，请对这些词说拜拜吧，因为，你已经不需要它们了。只要你愿意，你将学会以下其他表达方式：

　　1. I reckon, 用于阐述自己的观点，比 “I think I”更正式。

　　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，经常用于讨论重要的事情。

　　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，皆可用于仔细思考问题或局势时。

　　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，用于当你的观点于对方十分重要时；

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

　　不过有时人们会在没被提问的情况下用到此句；

　　e.g. “If you ask me,…。.” “But I didn’t ask you….!”

　　5. To be honest &To tell you the truth &To be frank，皆用于知道对方可能不喜欢你的观点时。

　　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，这用于强调自己在阐述个人观点时。

　　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，皆可用于对方不同意你的观点时。

　　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。

　　这样以来，除了“I think” 和“in my opinion”，你仍有N种方式可以用于陈述观点，何乐而不为呢？

(责任编辑：何莹莹)