三、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變：changes over time

持續(xù)變化的data在不同情況下：

增加：increase / raise / rise / go up ...

減少：decrease / grow down / drop / fall ...

波動：fluctuate / rebound / undulate / wave ...

穩(wěn)定：remain stable / stabilize / 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/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 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 (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, 朗閣海外考試研究中心總結出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 spite of, despite of ...

原因與結果：

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 ...

四、其它相關常用詞（組）

1. 主章開頭

圖表類型：table; chart; diagram; graph; column chart; pie graph

描述：show; describe; illustrate; can be seen from; clear; apparent; reveal; represent

內容：figure; statistic; number; percentage; proportion

2. 表示數(shù)據(jù)

一般：have 10%; at 10%; over 10%

最高（低）點：peaked; reached a peak / high point

bottomed out; reached the bottom

變化：recover 略有回升；increase;  jump; rise/rose; climb

decrease; fall/fell; drop; decline; reduce

fluctuate 浮動，搖擺不定

remained steady/stable; stay the same; little/hardly any /no change

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