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?