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 对 and 来说 . 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
对
who
来说
opinion
Pay attention
A subject can be placed either before the structure or after the structure.
Examples
对我来说英语太难了
English is too difficult for me
duì wŏ láishuō yīngyŭ tài nán le
这对她来说很重要
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
对
who/what
来说
statement
Examples
对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
生物技术对发展中国家来说应该是好消息
Biotechnology should be good for developing countries