We all have opinions.

我們都有自己的觀點。

We have opinions on the weather.

我們對天氣有自己的看法。

We have opinions on the latest movie that we watched.

我們對最近觀看的電影有自己的看法。

And in English, you'll probably want to know how to express those opinions.

而在英語中，你可能想知道如何表達這些觀點。

A few weeks ago, one of you asked me to make a lesson about how to express your opinion in English.

幾周前，有一位觀眾要求我做一堂關於如何用英語表達自己觀點的課。

So what I did is I listened.

所以我所做的就是傾聽。

I listened for about three weeks to everyone around me having English conversations, and I made a list of, I think, the 10 most common ways that I heard people expressing their opinions.

我聽了大約三週周圍每個人的英語對話，並列出了我認為最常見的 10 種表達意見的方式。

So in this lesson, I'll share that list with you, and hopefully it will help you express your opinion in English in your next English conversation.

在本課中，我將與你分享這份清單，希望它能幫助你在下一次英語會話中用英語表達你的觀點。

So the first three phrases you can use to express your opinion are very common, and you might already know them.

你可以用來表達自己觀點的前三個短語非常常見，你可能已經知道了。

They are "I think", "I feel like", and "in my opinion".

它們是「我覺得」、「我感覺」，還有「我認為」。

If you ask me if it was going to rain today, I might respond and give my opinion by saying, "I think it might rain today,"

如果你問我今天會不會下雨？我可能會說：「我想今天可能會下雨」來發表我的看法，

or "I feel like it might rain today, or "In my opinion, it might rain today."

或者說「我覺得今天可能會下雨」，或者「在我看來，今天可能會下雨」。

So you might know these already, but the first three, the simplest three, I think, I feel like, and in my opinion, you can use all of those to start a sentence where you express your opinion.

所以，你可能已經知道這些，但前三個，也就是最簡單的三個：我認為、我覺得、在我看來，這些都可以用來作為表達觀點的句子的開頭。

The next phrase I want to teach you that you can use to express your opinion is the phrase "the way I see it."

我要教你的下一個短語是 「在我看來」，你可以用它來表達自己的觀點。

If you like sports, you can watch sports on TV, or you can go watch sports in a stadium and see it live.

如果你喜歡體育，你可以通過電視觀看體育比賽，也可以去體育場現場觀看體育比賽。

"The way I see it, watching a sport live is better than watching it on TV."

「在我看來，現場觀看體育比賽比通過電視觀看更好。」

You can see I'm expressing my opinion, and I'm introducing it with the phrase the way I see it.

你可以看到，我是在表達我的觀點，而且我是用「在我看來」這句話來介紹我的觀點的。

So the way I see it, live sports are just more fun.

在我看來，現場直播的體育比賽更有趣。

When you go to a stadium, you can buy a hot dog, you can sit, you can hear the roar of the crowd, and you experience the game in a different way.

當你去體育場時，你可以買一個熱狗，你可以坐下來，你可以聽到觀眾的嘶吼聲，你會以一種不同的方式體驗比賽。

So the way I see it, watching a sport live is better than watching it on TV.

在我看來，現場觀看體育比賽比通過電視觀看更好。

The next phrase you can use to express your opinion is "here's what I think."

下一個表達意見的短語是「我是這麼想的」。

And I know it has the little phrase I think in it, and I already taught that one, but as I kept track of what people were saying, I heard that a lot.

我知道裡面有「我認為」而我已經教過這句話了，但我還是記下了大家說的話、我經常聽到這樣的話。

Here's what I think.

我是這麼想的。

Maybe you're in a meeting and you're planning a class trip.

也許你正在開會，計劃班級旅行。

Maybe it's a group of teachers, and someone says, "Should we walk to the place we're going, or should we take a bus?"

也許是一群教師，有人說：「我們應該走路去我們要去的地方，還是坐公車？」

I could express my opinion by saying, "Here's what I think. It's going to be really hot tomorrow, and the bus has air conditioning. I think we should take a bus."

我可以這樣表達我的觀點：「我是這麼想的，明天會很熱，車上有空調，我覺得我們應該坐公車。」

So another way to express your opinion using the phrase I think, but kind of making it a bit longer, is to say, here's what I think.

使用「我認為」這個短語來表達你的觀點的另一種長一點的方法是說「我是這麼想的」。

So I was talking to my friend the other day, and we were talking about online shopping versus going to a store.

前幾天我和朋友聊天，談到了網購和去商店購物的區別。

And I introduced my opinion by saying, "As far as I'm concerned, online shopping is better than shopping in a store."

我在介紹我的觀點時說：「就我而言，網上購物比在商店購物更好。」

And my friend disagreed with me, but that's how I introduced my opinion.

我的朋友不同意我的觀點，但我就是這樣介紹我的觀點的。

I used the phrase, "as far as I'm concerned."

我用了「就我而言」這個用法。

As far as I'm concerned, it's just easier to shop on my computer.

就我而言，用電腦購物更方便。

I click everything that I want, and then I click checkout, and then the next day it comes.

我點我想要的一切，然後按下結帳，第二天它就來了。

When I go to a store, I have to drive there, and I have to use gas, and it costs money, and it takes lots of time.

我去商店買東西，要開車去，要加油，要花錢，還要花很多時間。

So as far as I'm concerned, that's my opinion about shopping.

所以，就我而言，這就是我對購物的看法。

As far as I'm concerned, online shopping is better than shopping in a store.

在我看來，網上購物比在商店購物更好。

The next phrase that you can use to express your opinion in English is the phrase, "if you ask me."

下一個用英語表達意見的短語是「要我說」。

If you ask me, things are getting too expensive.

要我說，現在的東西太貴了。

If you ask me, food is too expensive.

要我說，食物太貴了。

If you ask me, clothing is getting too expensive.

要我說，服裝越來越貴了。

When I express my opinions about the cost of things in the world, I can introduce it with the phrase, if you ask me.

當我對世界上的成本發表意見時，我可以用「要我說」來介紹。

It's kind of an interesting one, because no one's actually asked you.

這是個有趣的問題，因為沒人真正問過你。

So you're kind of using an if clause to pretend that someone's asking you, and then express your opinion in the response you give.

所以，你是在用 if 子句假裝有人在問你，然後在回答中表達你的觀點。

I hope that made sense.

希望你有聽懂。

So another way you can express your opinion is to say, if you ask me.

表達意見的另一種方式就是「要我說」。

If you ask me, everything is getting really expensive.

要我說，現在什麼都貴。

I hope things become more affordable in the future.

我希望今後能有更多實惠。

This next one is another phrase that starts with if, and it's the phrase, "if I were you."

下一個是另一個以「如果」開頭的短語，是「如果我是你」。

This is when you give your opinion to someone who is asking for your opinion.

這是指你向徵求你意見的人發表意見。

Let's say a friend of yours is going to go somewhere on vacation.

比方說，你的一個朋友要去某個地方度假。

You might say, "If I were you, I would buy my plane ticket sooner than later."

你可能會說：「如果我是你，我會盡早買好機票。」

"If I were you, I would see if I could go on a Tuesday instead of a Saturday, because flights would be cheaper."

「如果我是你，我會看看能否在週二而不是週六去，因為班機會便宜一些。」

So someone is asking your opinion, and you phrase it with the if statement, if I were you.

所以，有人在詢問你的意見，而你用「如果我是你」來表述。

You're pretending that you are that person, and you give them your opinion about the decision you would make if you were them.

你要假裝自己就是那個人，並就如果你是他們，你會做出的決定發表自己的看法。

So, if I were you, I would watch this video two times.

所以，如果我是你，我會把這部影片看兩遍。

When you watch the video twice, it really helps you remember what you've learned.

當你看兩遍影片時，它真的會幫助你記住所學的內容。

The next way you can talk about your opinion is to start with the words, for me.

接下來，你可以用「對我來說」來表達你的觀點。

For me, it's really easy to exercise in the morning.

對我來說，早上健身真的很容易。

For me, it's really difficult to exercise later in the day.

對我來說，晚些時候健身真的很困難。

I'm usually too tired.

我通常都太累了。

So I'm expressing my opinion about exercise, but I'm not saying it's true for everyone.

所以，我只是表達了我對運動的看法，但並不是說對每個人都適用。

I'm starting with the words, for me, so you know that this is how I feel about it.

我先說「對我來說」好讓你們知道我是這麼想的。

This is my opinion.

這是我的觀點。

For me, having a good night's sleep, getting up early in the morning, and going for a walk is the best way to exercise.

對我來說，睡個好覺、早起和散步是最好的健身方式。

For me, that works great.

對我來說，這很有效。

For someone else, it might not.

對其他人來說，可能不是這樣。

So another way you can express your opinion is to start the sentence with the words, for me.

所以你可以用「對我來說 」當開頭來表達你的觀點。

So this next one makes me laugh a little bit when I hear it, because I don't always know who they refers to.

下一句話讓我聽了有點想笑，因為我並不總是知道他們指的是誰。

If you express your opinion by starting a sentence with the words, they say.

如果你用「他們說」作為句子的開頭來表達你的觀點。

They say the next Marvel movie is going to be the best Marvel movie ever made.

據說下一部漫威電影將是有史以來最好的漫威電影。

They say that the next movie that Matt Damon is going to be in is going to be his best performance ever.

據說麥特戴蒙出演的下一部電影將是他有史以來最精彩的表演。

When you start with they say, it kind of means you've read something about the thing you're talking about, or you were watching a news story about it.

當你以「他們說」開頭時，這就意味著你已經讀過一些關於你正在談論的事情的書，或者你正在看關於它的新聞報導。

It doesn't always mean that.

並不總是這樣。

I think some people use they say just to express their own opinion.

我認為有些人使用這些說法只是為了表達自己的觀點。

But if you've read about a movie and you're in a conversation about it, you could use those words.

但是，如果你讀過一部電影的相關報導，並且正在談論這部電影，你就可以使用這些詞語。

You could say, "Oh, they say that next movie is going to be amazing."

你可以說：「哦，他們說下一部電影會很精彩。」

Well, let's say you go see a movie and it's really good or it's not really good, and you want to express your opinion about it.

好吧，假設你去看了一部電影，它真的很棒，或者真的不怎麼樣，而你想表達你對它的看法。

You could introduce your opinion with the phrase, "to be honest."

你可以用「老實說」來介紹你的觀點。

You could say, "To be honest, I didn't think the movie was very good."

「老實說，我覺得這部電影不是很好看。」

"To be honest, I thought the special effects would have been better."

「老實說，我以為特效會更好。」

"To be honest, I don't think the movie was worth the money I paid for the ticket."

「老實說，我覺得這部電影不值得我花錢買票。」

So you're expressing your opinion and you're introducing it with the phrase, to be honest, meaning that you're going to tell the truth.

所以，你在表達自己的觀點時，用了「說實話」這個短語，意思是你要說實話。

You're going to tell someone how you really feel about it.

你要告訴別人你的真實感受。

So to be honest, I like it when I go to a movie and after the movie, it's so good, I don't even think about how much I paid for it.

老實說，我喜歡看電影，看完電影後，感覺非常好，我甚至都沒想過我為它花了多少錢。

The next phrase you can use to express your opinion or to start expressing your opinion is the phrase, I'm pretty sure.

下一個你可以用來表達你的觀點或開始表達你的觀點的短語是「我很確定」。

And this is when you know something.

這是當你知道某些事情時會用的說法。

If you know a certain singer who writes their own songs and you're in a conversation about that singer, you could say, "I'm pretty sure she writes all her own songs."

如果你認識某位自己寫歌的歌手，在談到這位歌手時，你可以說：「我敢肯定她的歌都是自己寫的。」

It means that you've probably read the Wikipedia article about that singer or you've done some reading to kind of back up your claim.

這意味著你可能已經讀過維基百科上關於這位歌手的文章，或者你已經做了一些閱讀來支持你的說法。

So when you start something by saying, I'm pretty sure, it means that you know it because you read it somewhere and now that's your opinion.

所以，當你在開頭說「我很確定」時，就意味著你知道這一點，因為你在某處讀到過，現在這就是你的觀點。

Another way to express your opinion if you don't think something's going to happen is the phrase, I doubt it.

如果你認為某件事不會發生，另一種表達意見的方式就是「我懷疑」。

If you were to ask me if it's going to rain today, I've actually changed my opinion.

如果你問我今天會下雨嗎？實際上，我已經改變了看法。

I would probably respond and say, I doubt it.

我可能會回答說我很懷疑。

There isn't a cloud in the sky.

天空中沒有一絲雲彩。

I don't think it's going to rain anymore.

我覺得不會再下雨了。

So if someone's asking your opinion and you want to express in a negative way that you don't think something's going to happen, you can use the phrase, I doubt it.

如果有人問你的意見，而你想用否定的方式表達你認為某件事不會發生，你可以用「我對此表示懷疑」。

Well, hey, thanks for watching this little lesson about how to express your opinion in English.

謝謝你收看這堂關於如何用英語表達觀點的小課程。

I hope some of the phrases were familiar and I hope some of them were new to you and I hope you can use all of them in your next English conversation where you want to express your opinion.

我希望其中有些短語對你來說是熟悉的，有些對你來說是新的，我希望你能在下一次英語會話中表達你的觀點時使用所有這些短語。

By the way, if this is your first time here, don't forget to click that red subscribe button, give me a thumbs up, leave a comment if you have some time

順便說一句，如果這是你第一次來這裡，別忘了點紅色的訂閱按鈕，給我按讚，如果你有時間的話，給我留言，

And if you want to learn a little bit more English, there's always more lessons to watch and there's one right here and one right there.

如果你還想學習更多的英語，還有更多的課程可以看，這裡有一堂，那裡也有一堂。

Bye.

再見。