内容正文:
07 图表作文之考前必背
必背高分表达
(一) 图表类型的表达:
图表(graph/diagram)包括柱状图(bar/column chart)、表格(table)、饼状图(pie chart)、折线图(line chart)、曲线图(curve chart)、流程图(flow chart)、组图(a set of charts)等。如果考试的时候不会写某个具体图表的英译,可以用graph/diagram泛指所有图表。
(二)描述图表变化趋势的表达
上升 (v):
increase; go up; rise; improve; grow; jump; rocket;
上升 (n):
increase; rise; growth; jump;
下降 (v):fall; drop; decrease; decline; go down; sink;
下降 (n):decrease, decline, fall, reduction, drop, slowdown;
波动 (v):vary, wave
波动 (n):variation
波动 (词组):range / vary from xx to xx,go up and down, ups and downs
(三)描述图表变化程度的表达
变化程度很大:
副词:significantly;considerably;rapidly;sharply;dramatically;greatly; massively;
形容词:striking/ skyrocketing/ twofold(两倍的)/ threefold(三倍的)/ considerable/ steep
词组:at an alarming rate, by a wide/significant margin
变化程度较轻:
副词:slightly;gradually;slowly;steadily;moderately; modestly
形容词:steady/moderate/slow/slight/gradual
词组:in a moderate way, by a narrow margin
(四)极值类和组成构成的表达
最高点:reach the peak
(hit/arrive at/stand at/increase to都可以替换掉reach)
(top/highest point都可以替换掉peak)
最低点:reach the bottom
(drop/hit/arrive at/stand at都可以替换掉reach)
(lowest point可以替换掉bottom)
eg:reach the bottom of xx
占比最多:make up the largest percentage of xx
占比最少:make up the smallest percentage of xx
make up=take up
由…组成:
consist of = be made up of
(五)"大约"/"超过"/"不足"和预测类的表达方式
大约:about/around/approximately/roughly/nearly/almost/just + 数字
超过:
more than + 数字/over + 数字
不足:
no more than + 数字/less than + 数字/within + 数字/under + 数字
预测(v):expect, predict, forecast
预测(句式):xx is expected/predictedforecasted to reach …
(六)"表达/阐述/说明/展示/体现"的表达方式
display/represent/demonstrate/show/convey/illustrate/indicate/describe/reflect/reveal
(七)数据常用句型
① 描述上升到多少:
The mobile-phone subscriptions soared to 4 billion in 2008.
2008年,手机订阅量飙升至40亿美元。
② 描述从多少上升到多少:
Conversely, the urban population saw a rising trend, growing from only 300 million to 680 million by 2010.
相反,城市人口呈上升趋势,到2010年仅从3亿增长到6.8亿。
③ 描述A的上升和B的下降:
Domestic cars had a dramatic increase in the market share, as