1.13 说明观点

　　认为/支持/反对

　　认为：

　　Argue that.有“争论到”之意，用于对陈述相反观点

　　Some economists argued that the law was misconceived.

　　Believe that

　　Some believed that the exchange of goods should be governed by a just price.

　　Acknowledge that.

　　承认，一般表示某人承认，之后会转折

　　I have to acknowledge that it has the advantage of high efficiency.

　　Maintain that

　　Defenders of this law maintain that, under certain conditions, the free market is not truly free.

　　Hold that

　　Many people hold that government should be neutral on matters of virtue and vice.

　　Insist that

　　Those who insist that only bleeding wounds should be count believe that …

　　Claim that声称

　　The veteran’s group claimed that doing so would “debase” the honor.

　　Point out

　　As he points out, buyers under duress have no freedom.

　　Consider…(to be).认为……如何

　　Some people favor abortion rights, and others consider abortion to be murder.

　　Whereas some consider it an form of reverse discrimination against people who deserve admission on their merits.

　　Be of the opinion that

　　I am of the opinion that car ownership should be discouraged.

　　From a personal point of view,..

　　From a personal point of view, it is essential to reduce non-essential travel.

　　Sb’s point is that…某人的意思是

　　Plato’s point is that to grasp the meaning of justice and the nature of the good life, we must rise above from the prejudices and routines of everyday life.

　　支持：

　　Support

　　Favor sth/doing sth

　　The captain favors including mental injuries.

　　Defend sth捍卫，支持

　　Some defend affirmative actions in college admissions as a way of righting past wrongs.

　　Advocates/defenders/proponents 反对者、支持者

　　Conviction，坚信

　　My firm conviction is that punishment does not has much of a role to play in this.

　　反对：

　　Argue against. 反对

　　Jeff, a pro-market commentator writing the book Boston Globe, argued against this law.

　　Reject

　　反对某种观点/行为

　　Jim rejected the notion that these “unconscionable” prices reflected a truly free exchange.

　　A civilized country should reject the torture of terror suspects.

　　The argument for or against sth. 对某话题的支持/反对观点

　　We should also consider one further argument for this law.

　　Oppose sth/sb/doing

　　A veteran’s group opposed awarding the medal for psychological injuries.

　　Disagree

　　Citizens of pluralist societies disagree about such things?

　　Disagree with

　　Therefore I have to disagree almost entirely with the given statement.

　　Opponents 反对者，是名词

　　Not surprisingly, the opponents of this law invoke these two similar arguments for free markets.

　　It is true that…but…用于承认一方后，强调另一方

　　表示优点缺点

　　advantages and disadvantages

　　Its advantages overweigh its disadvantages.

　　pros and cons

　　strengths and weaknesses

　　merits and demerits

　　benefits and problems

　　Even if high prices call forth a greater supply of goods, this benefit has to be weighed against the burden such prices impose on those least to afford them.

　　On the plus/positive/negative side

　　On the downside

　　sth do more good than harm

　　A Outweigh B，A超出B，更重要，用以连接上述的优缺点词汇