2008年10月自考英語寫作基本知識

一、圖形種類及概述法

　　泛指一份數(shù)據(jù)圖表：a data graph or chart or diagram or illustration or table

　　餅圖：pie chart

　　直方圖或柱形圖：bar chart or histogram

　　趨勢曲線圖：line chart or curve diagram

　　表格圖：table

　　流程圖或過程圖：flow chart or sequence diagram

　　程序圖：processing or procedures diagram

　　以下是一些較常用的描述用法

　　The table or chart diagram or graph shows (that)

　　According to the table or chart diagram or graph

　　As (is)shown in the table or chart diagram or graph

　　As can be seen from the table or chart or diagram or graph or figures，

　　figures or statistics shows (that)……

　　It can be seen from the figures or statistics

　　We can see from the figures or statistics

　　It is clear from the figures or statistics

　　It is apparent from the figures or statistics

　　table or chart or diagram or graph figures (that)……

　　table or chart or diagram or graph shows or describes or illustrates how
二、data的具體表達法

　　data在某一個時間段固定不變：fixed in time

　　在一系列的時間段中轉(zhuǎn)變：changes over time

持續(xù)變化的data在不同情況下：

　　增加：increase or raise or rise or go up

　　減少：decrease or grow down or drop or fall ……

　　波動：fluctuate or rebound or undulate or wave ……

　　穩(wěn)定：remain stable or stabilize or level off ……

　　最常用的兩種表達法：

　　動詞 + 副詞形式(Verb+Adverb form)

　　形容詞 + 名詞形式(Adjective+Noun form)

1. Verb+Adverb form

　　The number of XXX

　　+increase or jump or rise or decrease or drop or fall or fluctuate……

　　+insignificantly or significantly or slightly or suddenly or rapidly or dramatically or sharply or steeply or steadily or gradually or slowly……

　　+from (第一時間)to (第二時間)or between (第一時間)and (第二時間)

　　2. Adjective+Noun form

　　There was a (very)sudden or rapid or dramatic or significant or sharp or steep or steady or gradual or slow or slight

　　+increase or jump or rise or decrease or drop or fall or 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)or between (第一時間)and (第二時間)

　　描述穩(wěn)定的data：

　　The number of XXX remained steady or stable from (第一時間)to (第二時間)or 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)or between (第一時間)and (第二時間)

　　There was little change or hardly any change or no change in the number of XXX from from (第一時間)to (第二時間)or between (第一時間)and (第二時間)