英语辩论赛常用语

英语辩论赛常用语  一辩：FIRST DEBATER  二辩：SECOND DEBATER  对方辩友，my fellow debaters  开始的陈词，Honorable judges, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.....  别忘了说THANK YOU。  如果想要驳斥对方的逻辑，进行假设：according to your logic 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…. Giving Reasons and offering explanations:  To start with…,  The reason why...,  That's why...,  For this reason...,  That's the reason why..., 精品文库 欢迎下载 2  Many people think....,  Considering...,  Allowing for the fact that...,  When you consider that..., Stating an Opinion  a. in my opinion…  b. personally I think……  c. I believe that  d. I think that……  e. the point is that……  f. if you ask me……  g. I’d like to say this：  h. I’d like to point out that  i. speaking for myself  j. as far as I’m concerned，  k. in my experience… Challenging an Opinion  a. that can’t be true.  b. but what about…？ Clarifying a point  a. what I said was…  b. what I mean to say was… 精品文库 欢迎下载 3  c. let me repeat what I said.  d. let me rephrase what I said. 让我重申刚才所说的。 Agreeing with an Opinion  a. of course b. right.  c. exactly. d. that’s true.  e. so do I. （neither do I.） f. I agree completely.  g. I agree with you entirely. h. you’re absolutely right.  i. that’s a good point. j. I couldn’t agree with you more.  k. that’s just what I think. l. I feel the same way. 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 ... Politely disagreeing with an opinion  g. that’s not （entirely） true. 精品文库 欢迎下载 4  h. I can’t possibly agree with you.  i. I hate to disagree with you， but…  j. all right， but don’t you think…？  k. but that’s different.  a. however，  b. I’m afraid i disagree.  c. I don’t think so.  d. I don’t think…  e. on the other hand…  f. on the contrary.  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. 精品文库 欢迎下载 5  It's possible you are mistaken about that. Asking for an Opinion  a. well…what do you think （about…）？  b. do you agree？ （don’t you agree？）  c. what’s your view on the matter？  d. how do you see it？  e. let’s have your opinion.  f. do you think that…？ 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 generalization 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…. Possible conclusions  To conclude, we must emphasize our opinion of…., therefore the other team’s point