英語で議論できるまでになれば英会話も上達しているでしょう。
いつか英語でバンバン議論できるのを目標にしましょう。
英語で議論する時に良く使うフレーズをチェックしてください。
英語で議論する時は、シンプルに、簡潔に結論を先に、短文で等々
コツを押さえておくことが大事です。
議論で使う英語のフレーズを覚えてください。
● 議論の話題を提案する
- Today we are here to discuss ……..
- The purpose of our discussion is ……….
● 意見を聴く時
- What is your opinion, Mr. Sato?
- Do you agree with Mr. Yamada’s opinion?
- Mr. Suzuki, what do you think we should do?
- Mr. Sato, what is your opinion on this point?
● 次のテーマに移る時
- Let’s move on to another point.
- Next, let’s talk about ………
- We want to talk about it later.
● 意見を述べる時
- My opinion is ………
- As far as I am concerned …….
- As for me, I think that…….
- Let me put it this way……….
● 追加説明を求める時
- Would you mind explaining this point more, please?
- Could you amplify it more in detail?
- Could you explain it a bit more?
● 再度念押しする時
- What I am trying to say is …….
- In other words, …….
- What I actually mean is ………….
- To put it another way………….
● 説得する時
- You must admit that ……….
- Don’t forget that …………
- I must warn you that …………
● 意向を聴く時
- Do you agree?
- For or against?
- Don’t you agree?
● 賛意を表明する時
- Yes, I agree.
- You are right.
- I agree with you.
- That is exactly what I think.
● 反対する時
- No, I don’t agree.
- I don’t really agree with you.
- That’s not quite how I see it.
- I can see your point, but I don’t really agree with you.
● 疑念を述べる時
- Well, maybe you are right, but I am not sure about it.
- He may be correct, but I’m not sure.
- I understand your point, but I’m not sure I agree.
● 説明を求める時
- Please clarify this point more in detail.
- What do you mean?
- Sorry, I am not quite sure what you mean.
- I’m sorry, I don’t quite follow.
- I don’t understand what you are saying.