英语辩论常用语

Honorable judges, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.....

Ways to open a debate

? To set the framework for our opinion, we believe it is necessary to state… ? We would like to introduce our stand by giving the following definitions. … ? In order to effectively debate this topic, we would like to propose…. ? A number of key issues arise which merit (deserve) closer examination. ? We will elaborate one of the most striking features of this problem, namely… ? In the first place we would like to make clear that….

The main argument focuses on….

1. Giving Reasons and offering explanations:

? To start with…,

? The reason why...,

? That's why...,

? For this reason...,

? That's the reason why...,

? Many people think....,

? Considering...,

? Allowing for the fact that...,

? When you consider that...,

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2. Asking for an opinion from the other party

? I would be glad to hear your opinion of … 我很乐意听听你对……的意见。 ? Are you of the same opinion as me? 你与我的看法一致吗？

? I was wondering where you stood on the question of … 我想知道你对……问题怎么看。

? well…what do you think (about

? Do you agree? (don't you agree?)你同意吗?(你是不是同意?)

? What's your view on the matter?就这件事你的看法呢? how do you see it?你怎么看它?

? let?s have your opinion.让我们听听你的意见！

? do you think that…?你认为…吗

3. Stating an opinion陈述观点

? I think..., In my opinion..., I believe…

? I'd like to point out that我想指出的是…

? Speaking for myself站在自己的立场上说…

? In my experience…根据我的经验…

? I'd like to say this：…我会这样说…

? I suppose...,

? I'd rather..., I'd prefer...,

? The way I see it...,

? As far as I'm concerned...,就我而言，…

? If it were up to me...,

? I suspect that...,

? I'm pretty sure that...,

? It is fairly certain that...,

? I'm convinced that...,

? I honestly feel that…,

? I strongly believe that...,

? Without a doubt...,

? While others may argue that…, Considering the current …,

? It?s safe to say that…,

? In fact…, It?s a fact that…,

? A recent study has shown that…,

4. How to convince in a debate

? The other team has tried to make some good points, however, they forgot to

think about some very important issues, namely….

? We hear what the opposition are saying but we do not agree. We will prove to

you…

? That?s one way to think about it, however,….

? Their opinion may seem plausible at first glance, however, we would like to

remind you of recent developments in this area. According to ….

? At first sight, their argument seems to be true. But….

? They unfortunately failed to reveal the truth of the matter,….

? It is easy enough to make broad generalisation about...like the other team just

did, but in reality it is a very complex issue.

? It is only a matter of time until it will become evident that the other team?s

stand must fall due to the following reasons….

? One must take into account that….

Coming up with a new point

? Another point is that … 另一点是……

? Another way of looking at it is … 看这个问题的另一个看法是……

? I forgot to say / tell you that… 我忘记要讲…

5. Clarifying a point阐述观点

? a. what I said was…我刚才说的是…

? b. what I mean to say was…我的意思是说…

? c. let me repeat what I said.让我重复我刚才所说的。

? d. let me rephrase what I said.让我重申刚才所说的。

6. Concluding your own point of views

? That?s all I want to say. 我想说的就这些了。

? Do you agree? I?m sure you agree. 你赞同吗？我相信你是赞同的。

7. Concluding the points of the other side debater

? As you said… 像你所说的那样……

? But haven?t you said that…？但是，难道你没说过……吗？、

? If I understood you correctly, you said that… 要是我理解正确的话，你说

过…….

How to Agree Strongly with an Opinion.

1. I couldn't agree more!

2. That's absolutely true!

3 .Absolutely!

4. I agree with your point.

5. I'd go along with you there.

6. I'm with you on that.

7. That's just what I was thinking.

? 8. That's exactly what I think.

9. That's a good point.

10. That's just how I see it.

11. That's exactly my opinion.

? 12.That?s a good point.这个看法不错

? I feel the same way.我也持同样的想法。

8. How to Half Agree with an Opinion.

1. Yes, perhaps, however ...

2. Well, yes, but ...

3. Yes, in a way, however ...

4. Hmm, possibly, but ...

5. Yes, I agree up to a point, however ...

6. Well, you have a point there, but ...

7. There's something there, I suppose, however.

8. I guess you could be right, but ...

9. Yes, I suppose so, however ...

10. That's worth thinking about, but ...

9. Politely disagreeing

? I don't think that...,

? on the other hand… on the contrary…

Hmm, I'm not sure you're right.

10. I'm inclined to disagree with that.

? Don't you think it would be better..., I'd prefer...

? But what about...,但关于…方面呢?

? That can?t be true那不可能是真的。

I'm afraid I don't agree...

? Frankly, I doubt if...,

? ? ? I can?t possibly agree with you.我不可能同意你。

? I hate to disagree with you，but…我不喜欢反对你，但…

? all right，but don't you think…?好吧，但难道你不觉得…

? .but that?s different.但那是不一样的

? While your statement is compelling, I believe you have not expressed the main

point of the problem.

? I understand your viewpoint, but it fails to consider...

? The problem with your point of view is that...

strongly disagreeing

? I disagree (with your idea).

? I disagree with you entirely.

? I?m afraid I don?t agree.

? I wouldn?t accept that for one minute.

? You can't really mean that.

? You can?t be serious about that. .

? You must be joking.

? I wouldn't go along with you there.

? It's possible you are mistaken about that.

11. Possible conclusions

? To conclude, we must emphasise our opinion of…., therefore the other team?s

point of view can no longer be supported.

? To sum up, our motion must stand, simply because during the debate we have

shown….

? This debate has made obvious that their opinion cannot stand since….. ? The simple truth is…

? conclusion that…

? To draw a line under this debate, …

After careful consideration, we must conclude that….

? I think we have agreed to disagree.我想我们有相同点和不同点。

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