The structures 对/就…来说 and 对/就…而言
These structures are used to state the topic of a sentence or to express a personal opinion. For example: "I think that...", " My mother thinks that...".
In the structure “as far as... is concerned”, different parts of speech that express someone's opinion can be placed between and . These parts of speech can be the following: 1) a first name; 2) a pronoun denoting a person; 3) a noun indicating a person or a group of people. It can also be preceded by an attribute.
Scheme
who
来说
opinion
Pay attention
A subject can be placed either before the structure or after the structure.
Examples
来说英语太难了
English is too difficult for me
duì wŏ láishuō yīngyŭ tài nán le
来说很重要
It's very important to her
zhè duì tā láishuō hĕn zhòngyào
This structure is also used to emphasize the object or person being referred to.
Scheme
who/what
来说
statement
Examples
来不及完研究的学生来说,这个提醒非常及时
This is a timely reminder for students who have not yet completed their studies
duì méiyǒu wán yánjiū de xuéshēng láishuō, zhè ge tíxǐng fēicháng jíshí
生物技术发展中国家来说应该是好消息
Biotechnology should be good for developing countries
shēngwù jìshù duì fāzhǎn zhōng guójiā láishuō yīnggāi shì hǎo xiāoxi
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In southern China, the structure can be used instead of 对…来说.
, and can be used instead of 对... 来说. They have the same meaning.
Pay attention
而言 is used in written language.
Examples
来说,我不希望你得到那份工作
As for me, I don't want you to get that job
jiù wǒ lái shuō, wǒ bù xīwàng nǐ dédào nà fèn gōngzuò
音乐而言,他们最新的专辑没什么特别的
When it comes to the music, there is nothing special about their latest album
jiù yīnyuè ér yán, tāmen zuì xīn de zhuānjí méishénme tèbié de
这个结果经理而言很丢面子
This result is humiliating for the manager
zhè ge jiéguǒ duì jīnglǐ ér yán hěn diūmiànzi
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