417 复习
Do you think so? 你这样认为吗?
I'm not so sure that's the case. 我不太确定就是这样。
A:In any case, women are better at these sorts of tasks than men.
B:Do you think so? I'm not so sure that's the case.
A:不管怎样,女人比男人更擅长这些类型的任务。
B:你这样认为吗?我不太确定就是这样。
通过疑问句表示不同意见
Is that really(always) true? 真的(总是)是这样吗?
Is that always(really) the case? 总是(真是)这样吗?
Do you think so? 你这样认为吗?
通过说“我不确定……”表示不同意见
I'm not sure I agree with you there. 我不确定我是不是同意你的看法。
I'm not sure that's (always) true. 我不确定是否(总)是那样。
I'm not convinced that's the case. 我不相信是这样。
表达自己的观点时,常常会说自己的经验
In my experience... 根据我的经验,以我的经验
I know... 我认识……,我知道……
请大家再读一下这个对话,之后做个小练习
A:In any case, women are better at these sorts of tasks than men.
B:Is that really true? In my experience, men are just as good.
B:Is that always the case? I know plenty of men who are just as good as women.
B:Do you think so? I'm not so sure that's the case.
A:不管怎样,女人比男人更擅长这类工作。
B:真的是这样吗?以我的经验,男人也(做得)一样好。
B:总是这样吗?我认识很多男性(做得)像女性一样好。
B:你这样认为吗?我不太确定是这样的。
我来说两个观点,请大家做出反对意见的回应
①
A:In any case, women are better at these sorts of tasks than men.
B:...
②
A:In any case, men are better at these sorts of tasks than women.
B:...
除了前面学的,还有一种温和地反对是先说理解对方的观点立场,再说自己和对方想的不太一样。
I take your point.
我同意你的观点。/ 我接受你的意见。/ 我明白你的意思。
take 接受,接纳
point 观点,看法,想法,意见
请大家和我读
I take your point.