增加:increase / raise / rise / go up / grow/ jump/ ascend
減少:decrease / grow down / drop / fall/decline/reduce/ descend
波動:fluctuate / rebound / undulate / wave ...
穩(wěn)定:remain stable(steady) / stabilize / level off ...
最常用的兩種表達法:
1. Verb+Adverb form
The number of XXX
+increase/jump/rise/decrease/drop/fall/fluctuate...
+insignificantly/significantly/slightly/suddenly/rapidly/dramatically/sharply/steeply/steadily/gradually/slowly...
+from (第一時間) to (第二時間) / between (第一時間) and (第二時間)
2. Adjective+Noun form
There was a (very) sudden/rapid/dramatic/significant/sharp/steep/steady/gradual/slow/slight
+increase/jump/rise/decrease/drop/fall/fluctuation (注意:上述很多詞不可用于修飾fluctuation)
+in the number of XXX from (第一時間) to (第二時間) / between (第一時間) and (第二時間)
描述穩(wěn)定的data:
The number of XXX remained steady/stable from (第一時間) to (第二時間) / between (第一時間) and (第二時間)
The number of XXX stayed the same from (第一時間) to (第二時間) / between (第一時間) and (第二時間)
There was little change / hardly any change / no change in the number of XXX from from (第一時間) to (第二時間) / between (第一時間) and (第二時間)
描述不同狀態(tài)的data
Noun form:
steady drop / sharp rise peak / dramatic fall / sharp drop
Verbal form:
(to) bottom out / (to) reach the bottom / (to) increase gradually / (to) reach a plateau / (to) remain steady
描述the highest point以及the lowest point
高點極值:
The monthly profit / The figures / The situation ...
+peaked in (月份/年) <準(zhǔn)確時間點用at XXX> at XXX% / XXX(極點data)
或者reached a peak / a high point at XXX% / XXX(極點data)
低點極值:
XXX bottomed out / reached
+rock / the bottom / a low point
或者hit a trough
此外,在描述過程中還有很多的conjunctional words/sentences,最常用的固定搭配如下:
并列: as well as(句首/中), also, as well(句尾), either, neither, too, moreover, furthermore, in addition, additionally, besides, what's more, apart from ...
舉例: for example, for instance, to illustrate, as an illustration, in particular, particularly, especially
事實: as a matter of fact, in fact, actually, as long as, so long as ...
雷同/近似:similarly, likewise(句首/尾), at the same time, equally ...
轉(zhuǎn)折: however, whereas, nevertheless, nonetheless, though, although, even though, while, yet, on the contrary, contrarily, in contrast, conversely, on the other hand, unlikely, in stead (of), in s123e of, des123e of ...
原因與結(jié)果
1. cause-suggestion (幾乎不常用)
since / now that ...; I hope that...
because of/on account of/owing to/thanks to + (doing) sth, I hope that...
2. cause-effect (較常用)
XXX lead to / bring about / result in/ account for ...
(一個句子), therefore / thus / hence / as a result / consequently / (and) so ...
3. effect-cause (較常用)
XXX be caused by / result from / be the result of / be the effect of / be the consequence of ...
(一個句子), because ...
it is adj. that ...
it is unimaginable that ...
it is undeniable that ...
it is interesting to discover that ...
變化程度:sudden/suddenly 突然的,意外的
rapid/rapidly 迅速的,飛快的,險峻的
dramatic/dramatically 戲劇性的,生動的
significant/significantly 有意義的,重大的,重要的
sharp/sharply 銳利的,明顯的,急劇的
steep/steeply 急劇升降的
steady/steadily 穩(wěn)固的,堅定不移的
gradual/gradually 漸進的,逐漸的
slow/slowly 緩慢的,不活躍的
slight/slightly輕微的、略微地
stable/stably 穩(wěn)定的
其它在描述中的常用到的詞
significant changes 圖中一些較大變化
noticeable trend 明顯趨勢
during the same period 在同一時期
distribute 分布,區(qū)別
unequally 不相等地
pronounced 明顯的
average 平均
no doubt 無疑地
corresponding adj. 相應(yīng)的,通訊的
represent vt. 闡述,表現(xiàn)
overall 總體上講
in the case of adv. 在...的情況下
in terms of / in respect of / regarding 在...方面