| Ways of giving your opinion |
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| I think | 我认为the most usual and general way of giving your opinion（最通常、最普遍的表明观点的表达法） |
| I reckon | 我认为used in spoken English as a more informal way of giving your opinion（在英语口语中一种更为不正式的表明观点的表达法） |
| In my opinion/In my view | 在我看来/以我的观点看来used especially in written English as a more formal way of giving your opinion（尤用于英语书面语中的一种更为正式的表明观点的表达法） |
| It seems to me | 我似乎觉得used in spoken English for giving your opinion when you have thought carefully about a situation（在英语口语中在对情况进行了认真的考虑之后提出自己的观点的表达法） |
| If you ask me | 要是问我的话used in spoken English for giving an often critical opinion（在英语口语中用来发表经常是批评性观点的表达法） |
| To be honest/frank | 老实说／坦率地讲used in spoken English as a way of giving an unpopular or critical opinion without seeming rude（在英语口语中用来发表不受欢迎的或批评性的观点时不显得失礼的表达法） |
| Personally | 就个人而言used in spoken English for giving your own opinion when you realize that other people may not agree with it（在英语口语中当意识到别人可能对自己所要表明的观点表示不同意时的表达法） |
| Examples: |
| I think if you work hard you’ ll do very well in the exam. |
| It’ ll be cheaper to take the plane, I reckon. |
| In my view, it was a big mistake not to try to buy the company last year. |
| It seems to me that John’ s plans for the website are very convincing. |
| If you ask me, both Paul and Simon are being extremely immature. |
| To be honest, I thought the show was really bad. |
| Personally, I’ ve never liked football. |
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