Qualifying and softening opinions Flashcards

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Se desejar qualificar ou suavizar sua opinião, use expressões como estas:

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…The internet APPEARS TO BE taking over .

…It SEEMS LIKE a good investment.

…I’m involved, TO AN EXTENT, in the financial services industry.

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Você também pode usar isenções pessoais para qualificar ou suavizar sua opinião.

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…I WOULD SAY I get about 40 percent of my information from the internet.

…I EXPECT print media will become less important.

…I COULD BE WRONG, BUT I think we’ll see a slowdown .

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Generalizar usando ONE permite evitar fazer afirmações pessoais rígidas. Cuidado: ONE usado no lugar de I é bastante formal e um pouco antiquado.

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…ONE can’t be on the internet 24 hours a day .

…Timing is important when making ONE’s investment decisions.

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Você também pode usar advérbios como estes para qualificar ou suavizar uma opinião.

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…My strategy GENERALLY is a FAIRLY conservative one.

…My experience is PURELY an Australian one.

…Some people seem LARGELY uninterested in investing.

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