英语会话：图表词汇及描述语

职场英语：图表词汇及描述语

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1.各种图表的名称(Types of chart)

饼状图(Pie chart)：饼状图内部分成一块一块，用于表示所占分量，那一块一块就叫"segment"。

线形图(Line graph)：横轴叫axis,枢轴叫vertical,实线是solid line,虚线是broken line 柱状图(Bar chart)：每一个矩形就叫一个bar

表(Table)：表的“行”是row，“列”是column

流程图(Flow chart)

组织结构图(organ gram)

2.描述变化时(Describing Change

)

(1)向上的趋势(Upward movement)：

To increase/rise/go up

To grow/expand

To rocket/boom/soar

e.g. We increased sales。

We expanded our workforce。

We raised our prices。(注意：Raise是及物动词)

(2)向下的趋势(Downward movement)

To decrease/fall/drop/decline/go down

To slump/collapse/plummet/crash

注意：decrease和drop是及物动词

(3)不再变动(an end to movement)

To flatten out/ level off

(4)无变化(No change)

To remain constant/stable

To stay the same/ at the same level

To maintain/hold/keep

e.g. We need to hold our costs down. 我们需要保持低成本

3.变化的程度(Degree of change)

Dramatically/considerably/significantly/moderately/slightly

e.g. Sales have fallen considerably. 销售大幅度下降

Profits rose slightly. 利润缓慢上升

4.变化速度(Speed of change)

Rapidly/quickly/suddenly/gradually/steadily/slowly

e.g. Sales went up rapidly. 销售迅速增长

写作模板——图表式作文

It is obvious in the graph/table that the rate/number/amount of Y has undergone dramatic changes.It has gone up/grown/fallen/dropped considerably in recent years (as X varies). At the point of （接近）X1, Y reaches its peak value of …(多少).

What is the reason for this change? Mainly there are … (多少) reasons behind the situation reflected in the graphic/table. First of all, …(第一个原因). Mo re importantly, …(第二个原因). Most important of all, …(第三个原因). From the above discussions, we have enough reason to predict what will happen in the near future. The trend described in the graph/table will continue for quite a long time (if necessary measures are not taken 括号里的使用于那些不太好的变化趋势).

图表作文经典句型总结

图表作文要求考生用文字材料把图表中所提供的信息准确、完整地表达出来。在写作图表作文时，首先要仔细观察并分析图表，以及题中所给出的有关信息，比如，作文标题，英文提纲、英文提示、英语关键词等。在分析图表时，要抓住与主题有关的信息，要发现数据呈现的规律，要充分利用图表中的图形、数据等来说明主题。但是注意不要过多地引用数据，以免造成滥用数据的后果。另外，在写作图表作文时可以套用一些常用词汇或表达方式，这将有助于你写出较为地道的图表作文。

（1）常用的开篇句型（即概述图表内容时常用的表达法）

① According to the table/pie chart/line graph/bar graph, we can

see/conclude that … 根据该表/图，我们可知……

② The table/graph

reveals(shows/indicates/illustrates/represents/points out) that … 该表/图表明……

③As we can see from the table …

As can be seen from the line/bar graph …

As is shown (illustrated/indicated) in the pie chart … 如表/图所示，……

(2) 描述增减变化常用的句型

①Compared with …… is still increased by …

②The number of … grew/rose from … to …

③ An incr ease is shown in …; then came a sharp increase of …

④In … the number remains the same/drops to …

⑤ There was a very slight (small/slow/gradual) rise/increase in 1990.

⑥ There was a very steady (marked/sharp/rapid/sudden/ dramatic) drop (decrease / decline / fall / reduction) in 1998 / compared with that of last year).