英语常用图表描述句型

15.5常用图表阐释语：

（1）表示“图表所示”句型：

As is shown in the chart…如图所示

As can be seen in the table…从表中可知

As the graph shows…该曲线图表明

The above table illustrates…该表格显示

The first column represents…第一栏代表

The second row demonstrates that…第二行表示

See Figure (Table) 2 请看图（表）2

（2）表示上升的动词：

.increase, rise, go up, grow, climb, rocket, soar, rebound, ascend. Leap upwards, jump, speed up, surge, shoot up

（3）表示下降的动词：

.go down, fall, drop, decline, abate,decrease, slump, diminish, descend, plummet (fall quickly), shrink, slip, slide, take a plunge, dive，sink, slow down,

（4）表示快速的副词：

rapidly, quickly, sharply, dramatically, surprisingly, fast.

（5）表示程度的副词、短语：

considerably, a great deal, very much, a lot, rather, somewhat, quite a lot, a bit, a little, slightly

significantly, markedly, noticeably, exactly, precisely, almost, nearly, roughly, approximately.

（6）表示缓慢、逐步的副词、短语：

steadily, gradually, small increase, slightly, moderately, slowly.

（7）表示达到顶峰、平行向前等短语：

to peak a high point at…, reach a peak at…, reach a platea u；reach the bottom at…, to bottom a low point at…,drop to the bottom at…, to level off；keep constant, stay the same, remain steady, remain the same/constant, stabilize.

(8) 表示状况的单词、短语：

erratic movements (unstable trend), fluctuations, trough (the lowest point), to the bottom, upward trend, downward trend.

15.6 图表描述例句：

Sales stood at the lowest level in March.

三月份的销售额呈最底水平。

The company sold 13,953 vehicles in the mainland in Jan., up from 8,294 units in the same period of last year.

元月份在中国大陆公司销售了13,953辆车，与去年同期相比多销售了8,294辆。

The growth of Honda’s sales more than tripled that of total sales of vehicles produced in the mainland last month

上个月本田汽车的销售量超过在中国大陆生产的汽车的销售量三倍之多。

Honda’s sales in the mainland surged by 74.8% year-on-year to 215,000 units in 2004.

本田汽车在中国大陆的销售量增长74.8%，递年增长，至2004年销售量达215,000辆。

The sales totaled $800,000 last month.

上个月总销售额为八十万美元。

Factory A’s profit percentage increased steadily, despite some minor fluctuations, whereas that of factory B fell slightly.

尽管稍有波动，甲工厂的利润百分比逐步上升，而乙工厂的利润百分比却略有所下降。

The turnover of last year rose astonishingly, whereas that of this year fell markedly.

去年的营业额大幅度上升，而今年的营业额显著下降。

After a steady decline for almost a whole decade, the country’s fertility rate shows signs of steady rise.

该国的生产力经过近20年逐步下滑，现在有迹象表明在逐步上升。

From the bar chart we can learn that there has been a steep fall in market share of our products in this region in recent three years.

从柱形图我们可知，我公司产品在该地区的市场占有率最近三年大幅度下降。

According to the table, from 2006 to 2007 there had been a dramatic decrease in investment in this area.

根据该表格，该地区从2006年到2007年的投资大幅度下降。

According to the graph, in the city there was a very significant drop in the number of people who went to and from work by bicycle between 2005 and 2006.

该曲线图表明，2005年与2006年之间该城市骑自行车上下班的人急剧下降。

As (is) indicated in the drawing, the year 2006 has witnessed an ever-increasing funds for training.

如图所示，2006年培训费用看涨。

The profit in December accounted for nearly 20% of the total.

十二月的利润占总利润的近百分之二十。

The production in 2005 dropped sharply to only 500 tons.

2005年的生产量急剧下降至仅500吨。

The number of car production fluctuated slightly from June to July of 2007..

2007年六月到七月的轿车生产量略有波动。

There was hardly any change in the figures of cars sold between June and October.

六月到十月之间轿车的销售量几乎没有变化。

The profit percentage in June reached a peak at about 20%.

六月的利润百分比达到顶峰，约为20%。

The profit percentage in June reached the bottom at only 2%.

六月的利润百分比掉入最底谷，只有2%。