Cara Menyatakan Pendapat Secara Sopan Bahasa Inggris

Cara menyatakan pendapat dalam bahasa Inggris yang berbeda-beda dalam diskusi atau perdebatan. Menyatakan pendapat tambahan yang mendukung dengan hal sebelumnya  menyatakan pendapat untuk hal yang bertentangan, membenarkan sesuatu hal dan sebagainya.

" Cara menyatakan pendapat tambahan..."

Ben: It's a nice house.
Vera: Yes. And the garden's pretty.
Ben: It's near a bus stop.
Vera: Also, it's in a quiet street.
Ben: And also, It's a nice area.

Vera: The lounge room's big.
Ben: What's more (apa lagi) , it's got a fireplace.
Vera: And another thing (dan lagi pula), the bedrooms are big too.

" Cara menyatakan pendapat yang bertentangan..."

Jane: I don't want to live in the country.
Vera: But you might like living there.
Jane: I might like living there but I think country towns are too quiet.
Vera: However (tetapi), the people are very friendly.

Catatan: But biasanya menghubungkan dua anak kalimat menjadi satu kalimat. But juga dapat dipakai untuk menyatakan pendapat yang bertentangan. Ada beberapa contoh untuk kedua penggunaan ini diatas.

However (yang agak resmi) mempunyai arti yang serupa dengan but, tetapi tidak dipakai untuk menghubungkan dua anak kalimat. However harus dipakai pada permulaan suatu kalimat baru atau pada akhir. Perhatikan penggunaan tanda koma sesudah kata However (atau sebelumnya kalau dipakai pada akhir kalimat). Dalam mengucapkan kalimat ini, kita berhenti sebentar pada tanda koma:

However, the people are friendly. The people are friendly, however.

Contoh penggunaan kata but dan however dalam kalimat

Ben: Country towns are quiet but the people are very friendly.
Vera: But I don't think I'd like to live in one.

- Country towns are quiet. However, the people are very friendly.
- Country towns are quiet. The people are very friendly, however.


" Cara membenarkan suatu hal...tetapi "

Ben: The house is big.
Vera: Yes, I know.
Ben: You like big houses, don't you?
Vera: Yes, I do. However, although (meskipun) the house is big, I don't like it.

Deny: Where are John and Andi?
Lucy: They went for a walk.
Deny: But it's raining.
Lucy: I know. They still went, although it was raining.

Catatan:

* Susunan dua anak kalimat itu dapat dibalik tanpa mengubah arti:

- Although it was raining, they went.

* Tidak boleh menggunakan kata but dalam anak kalimat kedua setelah kata although.
Kita bandingkan kalimat berikut ini;

- Durian smells bad but it tastes good.
- Although durian smells bad, it tastes good.

* Kata though dapat menggantikan kata although dalam anak kalimat kedua:

- They went, though it was raining.

* Kita dapat memakai ungkapan even though dalam beberapa hal dengan arti yang sama.

- Vera: Even though (meskipun) I like the house, I think it's too big for us.
Dalam bentuk ini kata even selalu diikuti oleh kata though.

* Kalau kita tidak mau diyakinkan atau dipengaruhi oleh pendapat seseorang.

Kalimat warna merah berikut bermakna " Apapun yang saudara katakan "

- No matter what you say, I don't believe it.
- It doesn't matter what you say, I don't believe it.
- Whatever you say, I don't believe it.

Kalimat warna merah berikut bermakna " Siapapun yang mengatakannya "

- No matter who said it, I don't believe it.
- It doesn't matter who said it, I don't believe it.
- Whoever said it, I don't believe it.

Kalimat warna merah berikut bermakna " Bagaimanapun murahnya "

- No matter how cheap it is, I won't buy it.
- It doesn't matter how cheap it is, I won't buy it.
- However cheap it is, I won't buy it.

Kalau kita memakai however + adjective kita tidak menuliskan koma setelah kata however, dan kalau berbicara kita tidak berhenti di antara kata however dan adjective itu.

Beberapa ungkapan lain yang berguna:

- I've made my mind up...(Saya sudah mengambil keputusan)
- My mind is made up...(Pikiranku sudah tetap)
- I won't change my mind...(Saya tidak mau mengubah pikiran saya)

Ketiga ungkapan itu dipakai kalau anda sudah mempertimbangkan pendapat-pendapat lain dan saudara mencapai suatu keputusan yang bulat dan anda tidak mau mengubah pikiran anda.

* Ungkapan lain yang berguna...

Ben: In my opinion ( menurut pendapat saya) country life is better than city life.
Vera: On the other hand (sebaliknya), I think living in a city is easier.

Ben: I'm thinking about getting a new job.

- Well, It's up to you (terserah saudara), but I think you should talk to Jane about it first.
- She may not want you to change jobs.

Though dan anyway juga dipakai dalam diskusi dan perdebatan;

- I understand your argument. I don't agree with you, though. (.., though. = .., however)
- Anyway, my mind is made up. (anyway = bagaimanapun...)

Semoga bahasan kali ini memberikan manfaat dan kita jumpa lagi dilain bahasan, sekian cara menyatakan pendapat secara sopan bahasa Inggris.