본문 Opening 표현들 1/4
(에피소드 28 이후 들어가야 할 네 개의 에피소드를 늦게 올립니다)
아래는 문장을 시작할 때 사용이 가능한 opening 표현입니다. 회화에도 사용이 가능하고 이메일에도 사용이 가능합니다. 주로 본문에 잘 쓰이지요. 네 번에 걸쳐 올려드립니다.
참조: 각 예제 앞에 있는 "l " 는 "I" 가 아닌, 그냥 부호입니다. "I pardon me" 로 오해하지 마시기 바랍니다.
Approaching Someone You Do not Know
l Pardon me
l Sorry
l Excuse me
l Pardon me for interrupting, but..
When You Want to Interrupt
l Sorry, but
l May I add something?
l May I ask a question?
l I’d like to comment on that.
l May I say something here?
l Excuse me for interrupting, but
l I’d like to say something
When Asking Someone a Question
l I’d like to know
l Could you tell me
l Do you know
l I am interested in
l Could I ask
l Do you happen to know
Emphasizing (Prioritizing)
l first of all
l the main thing is
l the most important thing is
l primarily
Stressing the Issues
l The trouble is
l The problem is
l Don’t forget that
l The real problem is
When You Want to Say Something of Your Own Idea
l I think
l In my opinion
l I personally think
l I suspect
l I am almost positive
l To my mind
l I am pretty sure
l I have reason to believe
When You Want to Say Something of Your Own Idea with Confidence
l I strongly believe
l I am convinced
l Without a doubt
l I am positive
l Undoubtedly
When You Want to Give Suggestions
l Why don’t you
l If I were you, I would
l Perhaps you could
l Try
l May I make a suggestion
l I suggest you
l Why not
l How about
l I have an idea
When You Want to Talk about Future Plans
l I am planning to
l Our plan is to
l What we have in mind is
l What we plan to do is
l What I am planning to do is
l We are thinking of
Emphasizing Specific Points
l That’s just the point
l But the point is
l This raises a problem
l But the problem with that is
l But the question is
l But the real question is
l This raises a question
Explaining
l The reason why
l Owning to
l Because
l Since
l The main reason why
l Due to
l Because of
Clarifying Your Opinions
l What I mean is
l What I am trying to say is
l Don’t get me wrong
l Don’t misunderstand me on this point
l Let me put it another way
l What I really said
l You must have misunderstood me
l Let’s get this straight, I said..
l What I meant was
l What I am trying to say is
l That’s not what I said
Asking for Explanations
l Can you explain why
l I don’t understand why
l Why is it that
l What do you mean by
l What do you have in mind
l I wonder why
l I keep wondering why
l Why do you think
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