In her opinion, there won't be enough time to reach an equitable agreement.
她認為沒有足夠的時間達成公平的協議。
In our opinion, we shouldn't rush into hiring a consultant until we discuss the specifics.
我們覺得我們不該急著聘請顧問,應該先把詳情討論清楚。
There are a lot of better deals to consider, in my opinion.
我覺得還有很多更好的交易可以考慮。
★延伸應用..........................
In my opinion, you should get some rest before traveling any further.
我覺得你應該休息一下再繼續旅行。
In John's opinion, you should talk to your supervisor instead of his assistant.
約翰覺得你應該跟你的主管談而不是和他的助理談。
★你知道嗎?.........................
開會時大家都可以表達自己的意見,來看與 opinion 相關的用法:
•a difference of opinion 意見分歧
•a matter of opinion 見人見智
•a second opinion 他人的意見
•general / public opinion 普遍看法
•contrary to popular opinion 與大眾看法不同
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雖然某事非常不合理,但對方卻輕易相信而感到訝異時使用。
A: It's weird that so many kids have called in sick today.
奇怪了,今天怎麼這麼多孩子打電話來請病假。
B: They said they were sick? And you bought into that?
他們說生病了?你還真的信了?
★你還可以這麼說!......................
You bought into it hook, line and sinker.
你是完全相信了。
And if you believe that, I have a bridge I'd like to sell you.
如果你相信的話,那我有座橋想賣給你。
And if you believe that, I have some swampland in Florida to sell you.
如果你相信的話,那我在佛羅里達有塊沼澤地要賣給你。
A: Toby said he can't make it because his car won't start.
托比說他的車不能發動,沒辦法來了。
B: Yeah? And if you believe that, I have a bridge I'd like to sell you.
是喔?如果你相信的話,我有座橋想賣給你。
★你知道嗎?.........................
and if you believe that,... 這個句型後面接的句子越誇張越好,才可以表現出對方所相信的事是相同等級的無稽之談。
★表示並不相信可以這麼說!..................
I wasn't born yesterday.
我不是昨天才出生的。
I may have been born at night, but it wasn't last night.