有关图表、数据的英文表达
图表”的多种表达及区别
table （表格表格））
通常指有格子的表格
a table of contents ：目录
graph （曲线图曲线图））
通常用来表示发展趋势的直线或曲线的变化
chart （海图海图））
通常用来表示柱状图（column chart ）或者饼状图形（pie chart ） flow chart ：流程图
diagram （图解图解、、图例图例））
通常指为演示或解释某物如何工作或者说明各部分之间关系而设计的平面图、示意图或外形图等
a diagram showing how the machine works ：绘图说明机器如何运转
描述”的多种表达
show 、display（表示）
illustrate（图表说明）
describe （描述、描写）
indicate （显示、指出、预示） reveal （揭示）
有关“总体大趋势”的表示
There will be an overall / a general increasing / falling trend for the revenue in the coming year. 明年的营业额将持普遍增加/下降的趋势。
The trend was towards an increase / a decrease in the sales over the past 5-year period. 过去五年内营业额保持一个上升/下降的态势。
The number has taken an upward / downward trend since last year.
自去年开始人数有增加/下降的趋势。
This trend continues throughout the graph. 这一趋势贯穿整个图表。
有关“保持不变或一样”的表示
Stay, remain, keep …
the same, stable, steady, unchanged, constant, flat, stationary The monthly sales remained a steady uptrend over the past 3 quarters.
Level off 稳定
The output appeared to level off in the second half of the year and remained constant at about 1,000 units per day.
Hover around 盘旋于
The rate hovers around 70%, compared with 60% a year ago.
有关“变化”的表示
增加
increase, rise, grow, rocket, go up, shoot up, climb + by …（增加了）/ + to …（增加到）
达到
come to, reach, jump to
极值
peak at …, the highest/lowest point, the top/bottom of
减少、下降
decrease, decline, reduce, fall, go down, drop, crash, plummet（垂直下落）, plunge（跳落）, dive（跳水）
恢复
come back to …, make a comeback, recover from …, regain its increasing trend …
上下波动
fluctuate between …and …, go up and down, has been experienced ups and downs
有关“比例”的表示
占represent, occupy, comprise, dominate
account for, make up, take up
A, which makes up 20%, ranks first among the four factors; then next is B with 15%, followed by C, representing 10%, and finally comes D, at 5%.
The proportion of A to B is X to Y.
A 和
B 的比例是X 比Y
。
有关“名次”的表示
取得第几名，排第几名
Come/rank + 序数词
Take/in + 序数词+ place
这里序数词前不加the
Could Huntsman take second in the state?
Britain comes second in Europe with 40% behind Germany.
并列
ex aequo
The prize is awarded ex aequo to James and John.
关于“分类”的表示
Employees, according to the amount of the education they’ve received, are grouped into 4 categories.
The average spend is divided very roughly into thirds—the first third spending on …, the second
on …, and the last on ….
The table gives us a breakdown of different levels of employees who are in the engineering departments.
