Stop overusing 'I think...' - say THIS instead - 21 more advanced alternative phrases

(mellow music)

（柔和的音乐）

- Hello, everyone and welcome back to English with Lucy.

-大家好，欢迎光临 和露西一起学英语。

Today I am going to give you

今天我要给你介绍的是

21 advanced alternatives for I think.

21种高级替代“I think ”的说法。

I think that I think is very boring,

我觉得使用“I think”很乏味

overused, and it's just repetitive.

“I think（我认为）”被过度使用，而且只是在重复。

In debates, in English classes, in conversation,

我们在辩论、英语课堂和日常学习中

we are always asked to give our opinion.

我们经常要发表我们的意见。

And more often than not,

而且，很多时候，

I hear my students saying,

我听我的学生说

"I think," blah, blah, blah, blah,

“我认为“ 等等，等等，等等，等等

"I think," blah, blah, blah, blah

“我认为”等等，等等，等等，等等

"I don't think," blah, blah, blah, blah.

“我不认为，”等等，等等，等等。

If you really want to show that you have an incredible,

如果你真的想展示你有极大的

and profound, and advanced vocabulary,

、深厚、高级的词汇功底

then you need to find some other ways of saying I think so.

那你需要用其他的一些表达方式来替换“我认为”

I have got 21 advanced alternatives,

我有21种高级替换“我认为”的说法

ranging from formal to informal.

从正式到非正式。

So this video is really going to help you

所以这部影片真的可以帮助到你

with your vocabulary,

的词汇量

but if you want to improve your listening skills

但是如果你想进一步提高你的听力技巧

and your pronunciation skills even further,

和你的发音技巧

then I highly recommend the special method

那我强烈推荐一种特别的方法

of reading an actual book

去读一本实体书

whilst listening to the audiobook version on Audible.

在读的同时，聆听Audible软件上的有声书

It might sound complicated, but it's not,

这种方法可能听起来很复杂，但其实一点也不

and it has helped so many of my English students.

这种方法帮助了我很多在学英语的学生。

What you have to do is take a book

你所要做的就是拿一本

that you have already read in English,

你已经阅读过的英语书籍

or a book that you would like to read in English,

或一本书你想读的英语书，

I've got loads of recommendations down below

我有很多我关于选书的建议

in the description box, and read it whilst listening

可以在视频下方的说明框中找到，你可以边读边听

to the audiobook version on Audible.

Audible上同一本书籍的有声音频

So as you are reading the words,

因此，当你阅读这本书时候

you are also hearing the words.

你也在听这本书

Reading alone will not help you with your pronunciation.

仅仅阅读不能帮助提高你的发音。

English is not a strictly phonetic language,

英语不是严格的表音语言

the way a word is spelt or written in English

英语的单词拼或写的方式

might not give you any indication

可能不会给你任何

as to how it is pronounced.

关于它如何发音的提示。

If you listen to a word as you read it,

如果您在读单词的同时听一个单词，

your brain will start making connections,

你的大脑将开始建立联系

and the next time you see that word,

下次 你看到这个词时，

you'll know exactly how it's meant to sound,

你就会准确的知道这个单词听起来是什么样的

how it's pronounced, and the next time you hear that word,

如何发音。那么下次你再听到这个词时

you'll know exactly how it's spelt, or written.

你会准确的知道它是如何拼的和写的。

It is such an effective method,

这是一种有效的方法，

and the best part is you can get one free audiobook

最棒的事情是你可以获得一本免费的有声读物

as a 30-day free trial on Audible,

如果你使用Audible软件的30天免费试用

all you've got to do is click on the link

你仅仅要做的就是单击

in the description box, and sign up.

位于下方说明框中的链接，然后注册。

Right, let's get started with the lesson.

好的，让我们开始上课吧

Number one is an informal one, it's, "I'm not going to lie,"

第一个，这是一个非正式的表达方式，叫做 “I'm not going to lie (我不骗你)”

or, "I'm not gonna lie,"

或者，“I'm not gonna lie（我不骗你）”

I've got a video on wanna and gonna,

我有一个关于“wanna”和“gonna”的视频，

it's a very helpful one actually, "I'm not gonna lie,"

这个说法实际非常有用，“I'm not gonna lie（我不骗你）”

sometimes just shortened down to, "Not Gonna Lie,"

有时会缩写称为“Not Gonna Lie”

or abbreviated to N-G-L.

或缩写为NGL。

So if we're texting, NGL, and then our opinion.

因此，如果我们要发短信，NGL， 然后写我们的想法。

An example, "I'm not going to lie,

举个例子，“我不骗人

"I was pretty insulted to not be invited

“我觉得没有被邀请去参加前男友的婚礼

"to my ex-boyfriend's wedding."

“太侮辱人了”

"I'm not going to lie, I was pretty insulted

讲真，我觉得没有被邀请去参加前男友的婚礼

"to not be invited to my ex-boyfriend's wedding."

“太侮辱人了”

Number two is, "In all honesty, in all honesty."

第二个是“讲真话，说实话。”

This is very commonly used nowadays,

这种说法现在非常常见

and I would say it's leaning towards informal.

我觉得这种表达方式倾向于非正式。

An example, "In all honesty, I had every right to be there.

例如，“老实说，我有权出现在那里。

"In all honesty, I had every right to be there."

“说实话，我有权出现在那里。”

Number three is, "In my view, in my view,"

第三是“在我看来，在我看来”

and this one is slightly more formal, actually.

而这个表达方式实际上稍微更正式一些。

Another example, "In my view, I should have been invited,

再举一个例子，“在我看来，我应该被邀请的

"so it was totally fair for me to turn up on the day.

“因此，我觉得我在这一天出席太正常不过了

"In my view, I should have been invited,

“我认为，我应该被邀请，

"so it was totally fair for me to turn up on the day."

“所以我那一天出席真的太正常了”

A lot of these examples will use should have,

很多的类似的例子会用Should have

would have, and could have.

would have和could have

I've recently made a video about shoulda, woulda and coulda,

我最近拍了一段关于 shoulda, woulda coulda 的视频

so I've shared that link in the description box

你可以在说明框中找到这个链接

and up here on a card. (laughs)

也可以在我手指上方的链接卡片中找到

Number four is, "If you ask me, if you ask me."

第四是“如果你问我，如果你问我。”

An example, "If you ask me,

例如，“如果您问我，

"the church service was wonderful,

教堂的服务很棒，

"but it was a shame I have to stand at the back.

“但有点可惜的是，我站在了后排。

"If you ask me, the church service was wonderful,

“如果你问我，教堂服务很棒，

"but it was a shame I had stand at the back."

“但有点可惜的是我站在了后排。”

Number five is, "As far as I can tell,

第五点是，“据我所知，

"as far as I can tell."

“据我所知。”

These past two have been fairly neutral,

这两个表达方式是比较中性的

neither informal nor formal, as far as I can tell.

既不正式也不正式，据我所知。

An example, "As far as I can tell,

例如，“据我所知，

"the bride wasn't really expecting me.

新娘没有期待我的到来

"As far as I can tell,

“据我所知，

"the bride wasn't really expecting me."

“新娘不是真的在等我。”

Number six is, "To my mind, to my mind,"

第六点是，“在我心目中，在我心目中”

and this just means to me,

而仅仅意思是对我个人来说

but we're talking about our brain rather than ourselves,

但是我们在谈论我们的想法，而不是我们自己

and it is more formal.

这种表达方式比较正式。

An example, "To my mind,

举个例子，“在我看来，

"she should have been happier to see me

“她（指新娘）见到我应该更高兴

"and receive my support.

“并获得我的支持。

"To my mind, she should have been happy to see me

“在我看来，她应该很高兴见到我

"and receive my support."

“并得到我的支持。”

Number seven, again, slightly more formal,

第七种表达方式也比较正式一点，

"As far as I'm concerned, as far as I'm concerned."

依我看，依我看

An example, "As far as I'm concerned,

例如，“依我看，

"she totally overreacted and shouldn't have cried.

她完全反应过度，并且不应该哭。

"As far as I'm concerned, she totally overreacted

依我看，她完全反应过度

"and shouldn't have cried."

“而且不应该哭。”

Again, more info on should have, would have, and could have,

同样，更多有关“should have“, ”would have,“ 和 ”could have”

in the description box, it's a really important lesson.

可以在说明框中找到。这是一个很重要的内容

Number eight, "The way I see things,"

第八种，“以我看待事物的方式”

or, "the way I see it," you can use either/or.

或者，“以我看事物的方式”，这两种你都可以用。

An example, "The way I see things,

例如，“以我看待事物的方式，

"I made the family photographs a lot more interesting.

我把全家福弄的更加有趣了。

"The way I see things,

以我看待事物的方式，

"I made the family photographs a lot more interesting."

我把全家福弄的更加有趣了。

An alternative, "As I see things," or, "as I see it."

另一种相似的表达方式是，“ 正如我所见" 或者"如我所见"

An example, "As I see it,

例如，“如我所见，

"they obviously didn't take me into consideration

显然，他们在制定座位计划时

"when drawing up the seating plans.

没有考虑到我

"As I see it, they obviously didn't take me

“据我所见，显然，他们在制定座位计划时

"into consideration when drawing up the seating plans."

没考虑到我

Now, you might have noticed

现在，您可能已经注意到

there's a bit of a story going on through the examples,

之前我举的例子可以串一个故事

which I think is quite fun, (laughs)

我认为这很样有趣，（笑）

but you might need a little bit more explanation

但你可能需要关于英国婚礼的

about British weddings, we always have a seating plan.

一些背景解释，我们总是有座位计划。

So we'll have a list of all the table names for the meal

所以我们会列出各个餐桌上的人员名单

and it's called the seating plan,

这就是座位计划

and everyone is put in a certain spot,

每个人都被放在某个地方，

and we have our name on the table.

我们在桌子上有我们的名字。

And we use drawing up

我们用 Drawing up（起草）这个表达

because of the phrasal verb to draw up,

因为"起草"是个短语动词

normally a plan, or a document,

通常是计划或文件，

it means to write and prepare a document or plan.

这意味着写和准备文件或计划。

Now, number 10 is, "It seems to me that,

现在，第10位是：“在我看来，

"it seems to me that."

在我看来

Quite a neutral one, maybe leaning on formal.

这个说法也相当中性的，更加偏正式。

An example, "It seems to me that everyone overreacted

例如，在我看来每个人都反应过度了

"when I tried to sit at the top table.

当我试图坐在上座上的时候

"It seems to me that everyone overreacted

“在我看来，每个人反应过度

"when I tried to sit at the top table."

当我试图坐在上座上的时候

Now, another bit of info for you on British weddings,

现在，关于在英国举行的婚礼上另外一点信息是

there is often a top table.

通常有一个上座

Most weddings have round tables

大多数婚礼都有圆桌

and all the guests will sit on round tables,

所有的客人都会坐在圆桌旁

but there is a big long table, a bit higher up,

但是有一个很长的桌子，有点高，

overlooking all of the other guests

俯瞰所有其他客人

where the bride, the groom, two people getting married,

新娘，新郎，这俩要结婚的人

and their families, sit, so it's the most important people

和他们的家人坐在这个桌子上，所以这个是 最重要的人坐

and the bride's men, and the groomsmen as well.

还有伴郎和伴娘也一样

Now 11, "I believe, I believe."

第11种，“我相信，我相信”。

This is just a really good alternative for I think,

这是一种替换我认为很棒的说法

if you're (snaps fingers) in a pinch,

如果你在必要的时候（响指声）

and you want to say I think

你想表达“I think”

and you don't know what else to say, just say, "I believe."

但你不知道还有什么其他说法 你可以直接说“I believe（我相信）”。

An example, "I believe

例如，“我相信

"they should have just made space for me in the first place.

他们起初就应该给我安排座位

"I believe that they should have just made space for me

我相信他们起初就应该给我安排位置

"in the first place."

“首先。”

Number 12 is, "I would say,"

第十二个是“我会说”

or shortened down to, "I'd say, I'd say."

或简称为“我会说，我会说”。

An example, "I'd say the food was very good,

例如，“我会说，食物是非常好的，

"but it was a shame I had to share it with my neighbour.

但是可惜的就是，我不得不与邻座的人共享食物

"I'd say the food was very good,

我会说食物很好吃，

"but it was a shame I had to share it with my neighbour."

但是可惜的就是，我不得不与邻座的人共享食物

Now, you might know the word neighbour

现在，您可能会知道“邻居”一词

as someone who lives next to you,

是指住在你旁边的人

if you are sitting at a table

如果你坐在桌旁

and you might also say the word neighbour.

而且您可能还会说“邻座”一词。

Your teacher might say it when you're sitting at a desk,

你的老师当你坐在桌子前的时候可能会说

"Swap your answers with your neighbours,

与同桌交换你的答案

"swap your answers with the person next to you."

将你的答案与你旁边的人交换

Number 13, "I consider, I consider,"

第13号，“我认为，我认为”

normally followed by something then to be,

通常接着事情，然后是to be

"I consider something to be."

“我认为是这样。”

An example, "I consider it to be very rude

例如，“我认为这很不礼貌

"that I was forced to sit down

“我被迫要求坐下

"when I stood up to make a speech.

“当我想站起来讲话时。

"I consider it to be very rude that I was forced to sit down

“我认为我被迫要求坐下很不礼貌

"when I stood up to make a speech."

“当我站起来讲话时。”

Number 14 is, "To me, to me,"

第14个是“对我来说，对我来说”

just another way of saying, "in my opinion."

只是另一种“我认为”的表达方式

An example, "To me, no one knows my ex better than I do,

例如，“对我来说，没人 比我更了解我的前任

"so I should have been able to tell

“所以我应该能够讲出

"all of his funny stories.

所有有关他的有趣的故事

"To me, no one knows my ex better than I do,

“对我来说，没人比我对我的前任更加了解

"so I should have been able to tell

“所以我应该能够讲出

"all of his funny stories."

“所有有关他的有趣的故事。”

Oh my God, can you imagine,

哦，我的上帝，你能想象，

can you imagine if this happened at your wedding?

你能想象如果这些事情发生在在你的婚礼上吗？

My wedding is coming up,

我的婚礼快到了

I don't think we have any crazy exes, yet,

我认为我们没有疯狂的前任，至少现在

what do I mean by yet? (laughs)

我说“至少现在”是什么意思？ （笑）

Carry on, Luce, carry on.

继续，卢斯，继续。

Number 15 is, "From my point of view,

第15位是“从我的角度来看，

"from my point of view."

“从我的角度来看。”

This again is slightly more formal,

这个稍微正式一点，

but can be used in both informal and formal situations.

但可以同时用于非正式和正式情况。

An example, "From my point of view,

例如，“从我的角度来看，

"the first dance was cringeworthy,

第一支舞很令人尴尬，

"so I did everyone a favour by joining in.

所以我就当是给大家帮忙了，我加入了舞蹈

"From my point of view, the first dance was cringeworthy,

从我的角度来看，第一支舞很令人尴尬

"so I did everyone a favour by joining in."

所以我就当是给大家帮忙了，我加入了舞蹈

part of our wedding culture

这是我们婚礼文化的一部分

is to have a first dance together and everyone watches,

是要（新人）跳第一支舞，他们跳，大家一起看

and then after that, everyone can join in,

接下来，每个人都可以一起跳舞

but after they have finished, or if they have said,

但是大家跳舞是当他们跳完第一支舞之后， 或者如果他们说过他们已经结束了

"Come in," you do not butt in the first chance.

”你不要抢了第一个舞的风头。

Number 16 is, "It is my view that,"

第16个是“我认为是”

or "it is my belief that," both are more or less the same.

或“我相信”，两者大致相同。

An example, "It is my view

例如，“这是我的观点

"that the open bar made everything worse.

“开放式吧台使一切变得更糟。

"It is my view that the open bar made everything worse."

“我认为，开放式吧台使一切变得更糟。”

Now, a bit of extra info, an open bar

一些额外的背景信息：一个开放式吧台

is something that you really hope

是你真的希望

is at a wedding that you're attending.

你在参加的婚礼有这样一个东西：

It's when the bar is already paid for,

吧台的酒水已经被付过了款

you don't have to pay anything at that bar.

酒吧里的任何东西你不必付钱

I'd say it's probably 30/70 at weddings in the U.K.,

我会说大概是3/10的在英国举行的婚礼上

you're most likely to have an open bar,

你会遇到一个开放吧台

but it just depends on the couple's financial situation.

但这只取决于夫妻的财务状况

It's typical for the parents of the bride,

对新娘的父母来说

of the lady getting married, to pay for the wedding,

女儿要结婚了，支付这样的婚礼费用很正常

but if they're not in a good financial situation,

但是如果他们财务状况不太好

or maybe the bride and groom are funding it themselves,

或是新娘和新郎自己出钱办婚礼

they might not be in a position to offer an open bar.

他们可能就不提供开放式吧台

Number 17 is a very slang one, it's, "I reckon, I reckon."

17号是个俚语，“我想，我想。”

And I think that this is a very British one.

我认为这个表达是非常具有英伦味

If any Americans are watching,

如果有美国人在看这个视频的话

can you let me know, do you use reckon,

你能告诉我，你使用reckon吗？

I reckon, I think, in your dialect? (chuckles)

我认为，我认为，在你的方言中这样用吗？ （咯咯笑）

An example, "I reckon the sixth gin and tonic

例如，我认为第六杯金汤力

"tipped me over the edge.

把我灌倒了

"I reckon the sixth gin and tonic tipped me over the edge."

我认为第六杯金汤力把我灌倒了

To tip someone over the edge

tip someone over the edge的意思是

is to make someone either really sad, or a bit crazy,

是要让某人真的很难过，或者有点疯狂，

or to lose the plot to be crazy.

或因毫无头绪而疯狂。

So I might have been tipsy or merry,

所以我可能

up until the sixth gin and tonic,

到第六杯金汤力时候，就又晕又笑了

and then it was that sixth one

然后是第六杯

that tipped me over the edge and made me downright crazy.

金汤力，彻底把我灌翻了，让我彻底疯了

Number 18 is, "I honestly believe that,

第18位是：“老实说，

"I honestly believe that."

“我真的相信这一点。”

An example, "I honestly believe that

例如，“我真的地相信

"if I hadn't started cutting the cake, no one would have.

“如果我没有开始切蛋糕，没人会切。

"I honestly believe that if I hadn't started

“我真的地相信，如果我没有开始

"cutting the cake, no one would have."

“切蛋糕，没人会切。”

In your culture, does the bride and groom

在您的文化中，新娘和新郎

have the first cut of the wedding cake together?

会是第一个切结婚蛋糕的人吗？

Quite an important part of the day. (chuckles)

这是今天非常重要的一部分 （咯咯笑）

19 is, "Honestly speaking, honestly speaking,"

19是“ 说实话，老实说，”

and this one is informal.

这是非正式的

An example, "Honestly speaking,

例如，“老实说，

"I probably shouldn't have thrown my slice at the bride.

“我可能不应该 把我的那块蛋糕扔向新娘。

"Honestly speaking,

“说实话，

"I probably shouldn't have thrown my slice at the bride."

“我可能不应该向新娘扔了我的一块蛋糕”

Number 20 is, "I feel that, I feel,"

第20个是“我感觉，我感觉”

and that's another good one-word alternative for think,

那是另一个好处一词替代think

just like believe, I feel, I think, I believe.

就像相信，我觉得，我认为，我相信，

An example, "I feel that my ex

例如，“我觉得我的前任

"could have found a more welcoming bride

本可以找到一个更受欢迎的新娘

"with a better sense of humour.

一个具有更好的幽默感的新娘。

"I feel that my ex could have found a more welcoming bride

我觉得我的前任可以找到一个更受欢迎的新娘

"with a better sense of humour."

一个具有更好的幽默感的新娘”

And number 21, the last one, this is, again, quite neutral,

还有21号，最后一个 同样，这是非常中立的，

it's, "Personally speaking, personally speaking."

“就个人而言，就个人而言。”

An example, "Personally speaking,

例如“个人而言，

"calling the police was a bit OTT.

“打电话给警察有点过分了。

"Personally speaking, calling the place was a bit OTT."

“就个人而言，打电话给警察这个地方有点过分了”

OTT means Over The Top, too much,

OTT的意思是Over the Top（过分了）

Over The Top, we often shorten it down to OTT.

Over the top，我们经常缩写成OTT。

Right, that is it for today's lesson.

好了，这就是今天的课程。

This is a new format, it just came to me

这是一种新风格，我突然灵光一现

whilst I was looking at all of these words and phrases,

当我看着所有 这些单词和短语中，

and I just thought it would be really, really fun

我只是以为会非常非常有趣

if we could follow a ridiculous story

如果我们能把举的例子

through all of the examples.

串成一个荒谬的故事

Did you enjoy it, did it make you stay to the end?

你喜欢它吗？你有没有一直看完？

Well, if you're watching this, it did,

好吧，如果你正在观看，就可以了，

let me know your feedback in the description box.

在说明框中，让我知道你的反馈

I'd happily do it again

我很乐意再做一次

because I had a lot of fun writing it, (gasps)

因为我有很多很有趣的事情要写（喘气）

especially though that my wedding is coming up this year.

特别是我今年婚礼即将举行。

Don't forget to check out Audible,

不要忘记查看Audible，

you can claim your free audio book

您可以索取免费的有声读物

by clicking on the link in the description box,

通过点击在说明框中的链接

and don't forget to connect with me

别忘了和我联系

on all of my social media.

在我所有的社交媒体上

I've got my Facebook, my Instagram, my Twitter,

我有我的Facebook，我的 Instagram，我的Twitter，

and my personal channel, Lucy Bella Earl,

还有我的个人频道Lucy Bella Earl

where I talk about everything that isn't related to English.

我在这里谈论一切与英语无关的事情

I will see you soon for another lesson, mwah.

在下一堂课，很快再见，木啊

(smooth music)

（平稳的音乐）