Reporting someone's opinion 陈述某人的观点

• ◆Photography is, according to Vidal, the art form of untalented people. 据维达尔所言，摄影是没有天赋的人的艺术形式。
• ◆ For Vidal, photography is the art form of untalented people. 对维达尔来说，摄影是没有天赋的人的艺术形式。
• ◆His view is that photography is not art but merely the mechanical reproduction of images. 他的观点是摄影不是艺术，而只是机械地复制图像。
• ◆Smith takes the view that photography is both an art and a science. 史密斯所持的观点是：摄影既是一门艺术也是一门科学。
• ◆ In Brown's view, photography should be treated as a legitimate art in its own right. 在布朗看来，摄影本身就应该被视为一种正当的艺术。
• ◆James is of the opinion that a good painter can always be a good photographer if he or she so decides. 詹姆斯认为一个好的画家定能成为一个好的摄影师，只要他/她一心这样做。
• ◆Emerson believed that a photograph should only reflect what the human eye can see. 埃默森认为照片应该只是反映人们肉眼所能见到的东西。

These are all words for the area or distance that you can see from a particular position. 以上各词均指视力范围、视野。

• sight the area or distance that you can see from a particular position 指视力范围、视野：◆He looked up the street, but there was no one in sight. 他朝街上望去，一个人也没看见。◆Leave any valuables in your car out of sight. 把贵重物品留在车里看不见的地方。
• view (rather formal) the area or distance that you can see from a particular position 指视力范围、视野：◆The lake soon came into view. 那湖很快便映入眼帘。
• vision the area that you can see from a particular position 指视野：◆The couple moved outside her field of vision(= total area you can see from a particular position). 这对夫妇离开了她的视野。

sight, view or vision? 用 sight、view 还是 vision？

• View is more literary than sight or vision. It is the only word for talking about how well you can see. * view 较 sight 和 vision 书面化，是其中唯一指视野清晰程度的词：◆I didn't have a good sight/vision of the stage. Vision must always be used with a possessive pronoun. * vision 总是与物主代词连用：◆my/his/her etc. (field of) vision 我/他/她…的视野It is not used with the prepositions in, into and out of that are very frequent with sight and view. * vision 不与介词 in、into 和 out of 连用，但 sight 和 view 常与这些介词连用：◆There was nobody in vision.◆A tall figure came into vision.

Patterns

• in/out of sight/view
• in/within sight/view of sth
• to come into/disappear from sight/view/sb's vision
• to come in sight/view of sb/sth
• to block sb's view/vision
• sb's line of sight/vision
• sb's field of view/vision

These are all words for a thing that you can see, especially from a particular place. 以上各词均指景色，尤指从某处看到的风景。

• view what you can see from a particular place or position, especially beautiful natural scenery 指从某处看到的景色、风景，尤指自然美景：◆The cottage had a delightful sea view. 这小屋可以看到宜人的海景。
• sight a thing that you see or can see, especially sth that is impressive or unusual 指看见或看得见的事物、景象，尤指壮观、奇特的景象：◆It's a spectacular sight as the flamingos lift into the air. 一群红鹳飞向空中，景象十分壮观。
• scene a view that you see, especially one with people and/or animals moving about and doing things 指景象、景色，尤指有人和/或动物活动的风光：◆It was a delightful rural scene. 那是赏心悦目的乡村风光。
• panorama a view of a wide area of land 指全景：◆The tower offers a breathtaking panorama of Prague. 从塔上可看到壮丽的布拉格全景。

Patterns

• a view/panorama of sth
• a beautiful/breathtaking view/sight/scene/panorama
• a magnificent/spectacular view/sight/panorama
• to take in the view/sight/scene
• to admire the view/sight

These words all mean to think about sb/sth in a particular way. 以上各词均含认为、视为、看待之义。

• regard to think of sb/sth in a particular way 指认为、视为、看待：◆He seemed to regard the whole thing as a joke. 他似乎是把整件事当成玩笑。
• call to say that sb/sth has particular qualities or characteristics 指认为…是、把…看作：◆I wouldn't call German an easy language. 我并不认为德语是一门容易学的语言。
• find to have a particular feeling or opinion about sth 指认为、感到：◆You may find your illness hard to accept. 你可能觉得难以接受自己患病。
• consider to think of sb/sth in a particular way 指认为、视为、觉得：◆Who do you consider (to be) responsible for the accident? 你认为谁对这个事故负有责任？

regard or consider? 用 regard 还是 consider？

These two words have the same meaning, but they are used in different patterns and structures. In this meaning consider must be used with a complement or clause: you can consider sb/sth to be sth or consider sb/sth as sth, although very often the to be or as is left out. 上述两词意义相同，但用于不同的句型和结构。用于此义时，consider 必须与补语或从句连用，可说 consider sb/sth to be sth 或 consider sb/sth as sth，不过 to be 或 as 常常省略不用：◆He considers himself an expert. 他认为自己是专家。◆They are considered a high-risk group. 他们被视为高危人群。 You can also consider that sb/sth is sth and again, the that can be left out. Regard is used in a narrower range of structures. The most frequent structure is regard sb/sth as sth; the as cannot be left out. 用 consider that sb/sth is sth 亦可，that 同样可以省略。regard 可用的句型结构较少，最常用的结构是 regard sb/sth as sth，但 as 不可省略：◆I regard him a close friend. You cannot 不能说：◆regard sb/sth to be sth or 或：◆regard that sb/sth is sthHowever, regard (but not consider in this meaning) can also be used without a noun or adjective complement but with just an object and adverb (sb/sth is highly regarded) or adverbial phrase (regard sb/sth with suspicion/jealousy/admiration). 不过，regard 亦可不与名词或形容词补语连用，只与宾语和副词（如 sb/sth is highly regarded）或副词短语（如 regard sb/sth with suspicion/jealousy/admiration）连用；consider 则不能这样用。

• see to have an opinion of sth 指认为、看待：◆Try to see things from her point of view. 设法从她那个角度去看问题。
• view to think of sb/sth in a particular way 指视为、认为、看待：◆How do you view your position within the company? 你如何看待你自己在公司中的位置？ NOTE View has the same meaning as regard and consider but is slightly less frequent and slightly less formal. The main structures are view sb/sth as sb/sth (you cannot leave out the as) and view sb/sth with sth. * view 与 regard、consider 意义相同，但略为不常用，也略非正式。主要结构有 view sb/sth as sb/sth（as 不能省略）和 view sb/sth with sth。

Patterns

• to regard/consider/see/view sb/sth as sth
• to regard/consider/see/view sb/sth from a particular point of view
• to find/consider sb/sth to be sth
• generally/usually regarded/considered/seen/viewed as sth
• to regard/consider/view sb/sth favourably/unfavourably

These words all mean to turn your eyes in a particular direction. 以上各词均含看、观看之义。

• look to turn your eyes in a particular direction 指看、瞧：◆If you look carefully you can just see our house from here. 你要是仔细看，从这里就可以看见我们的房子。◆She looked at me and smiled. 她看了看我，笑了。
• watch to look at sb/sth for a time, paying attention to what happens 指看、注视、观看、观察：◆to watch television 看电视◆Watch what I do, then you try. 你注意看我的动作，然后试着做。
• see to watch a game, television programme, performance, etc. 指观看（比赛、电视节目、演出等）：◆In the evening we went to see a movie. 晚上我们去看了一场电影。
• view (formal) to look at sth, especially when you look carefully; to watch television, a film/movie, etc. 指看、观看（尤指仔细观察）；看（电视、电影等）：◆People came from all over the world to view her work. 观众从世界各地涌来欣赏她的作品。

watch, see or view? 用 watch、see 还是 view？

You can see/view a film/movie/programme, but you cannot◆see/view television View is more formal than see and is used especially in business contexts. 可以说 see/view a film/movie/programme，但不能说 see/view television。view 较 see 正式，尤用于商务语境。

• observe (formal) to watch sb/sth carefully, especially to learn more about them or it 指观察、注视、监视：◆The patients were observed over a period of several months. 这些病人被观察了数月之久。

Patterns

• to look/watch for sb/sth
• to watch/observe what/who/how…
• to look/watch/view/observe (sb/sth) with amazement/surprise/disapproval, etc.
• to watch/see/view a film/movie/show/programme
• to watch/see a match/game/fight
• to look (at sb/sth)/watch (sb/sth)/observe sb/sth carefully/closely