15.5常用图表阐释语:(1)表示“图表所示”句型:Asisshowninthechart…如图所示Ascanbeseeninthetable…从表中可知Asthegraphshows…该曲线图表明Theabovetableillustrates…该表格显示Thefirstcolumnrepresents…第一栏代表Thesecondrowdemonstratesthat…第二行表示SeeFigure(Table)2请看图(表)2(2)表示上升的动词:.increase,rise,goup,grow,climb,rocket,soar,rebound,ascend.Leapupwards,jump,speedup,surge,shootup(3)表示下降的动词:.godown,fall,drop,decline,abate,decrease,slump,diminish,descend,plummet(fallquickly),shrink,slip,slide,takeaplunge,dive,sink,slowdown,(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,agreatdeal,verymuch,alot,rather,somewhat,quitealot,abit,alittle,slightlysignificantly,markedly,noticeably,exactly,precisely,almost,nearly,roughly,approximately.(6)表示缓慢、逐步的副词、短语:steadily,gradually,smallincrease,slightly,moderately,slowly.(7)表示达到顶峰、平行向前等短语:topeakahighpointat…,reachapeakat…,reachaplateau;reachthebottomat…,tobottomalowpointat…,droptothebottomat…,toleveloff;keepconstant,staythesame,remainsteady,remainthesame/constant,stabilize.(8)表示状况的单词、短语:erraticmovements(unstabletrend),fluctuations,trough(thelowestpoint),tothebottom,upwardtrend,downwardtrend.15.6图表描述例句:SalesstoodatthelowestlevelinMarch.三月份的销售额呈最底水平。Thecompanysold13,953vehiclesinthemainlandinJan.,upfrom8,294unitsinthesameperiodoflastyear.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。ThegrowthofHonda’ssalesmorethantripledthatoftotalsalesofvehiclesproducedinthemainlandlastmonth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’ssalesinthemainlandsurgedby74.8%year-on-yearto215,000unitsin2004.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。Thesalestotaled$800,000lastmonth.上个月总销售额为八十万美元。FactoryA’sprofitpercentageincreasedsteadily,despitesomeminorfluctuations,whereasthatoffactoryBfellslightly.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。Theturnoveroflastyearroseastonishingly,whereasthatofthisyearfellmarkedly.去年的营业额大幅度上升,而今年的营业额显著下降。Afterasteadydeclineforalmostawholedecade,thecountry’sfertilityrateshowssignsofsteadyrise.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。Fromthebarchartwecanlearnthattherehasbeenasteepfallinmarketshareofourproductsinthisregioninrecentthreeyears.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。Accordingtothetable,from2006to2007therehadbeenadramaticdecreaseininvestmentinthisarea.根据该表格,该地区从2006年到2007年的投资大幅度下降。Accordingtothegraph,inthecitytherewasaverysignificantdropinthenumberofpeoplewhowenttoandfromworkbybicyclebetween2005and2006.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)indicatedinthedrawing,theyear2006haswitnessedanever-increasingfundsfortraining.如图所示,2006年培训费用看涨。TheprofitinDecemberaccountedfornearly20%ofthetotal.十二月的利润占总利润的近百分之二十。Theproductionin2005droppedsharplytoonly500tons.2005年的生产量急剧下降至仅500吨。ThenumberofcarproductionfluctuatedslightlyfromJunetoJulyof2007..2007年六月到七月的轿车生产量略有波动。TherewashardlyanychangeinthefiguresofcarssoldbetweenJuneandOctober.六月到十月之间轿车的销售量几乎没有变化。TheprofitpercentageinJunereachedapeakatabout20%.六月的利润百分比达到顶峰,约为20%。TheprofitpercentageinJunereachedthebottomatonly2%.六月的利润百分比掉入最底谷,只有2%。注意:表示上升或下降多少用“by”,表示上升或下降到多少用“to”,例如:Ourcompanyincreasedtheprofitsby20%inthefirstquarteroftheyearbuttherewasafalloffivepercentingroupturnover.我们公司今年第一季度利润上升了百分之二十,但集团公司的营业额下降了百分之五。Thepriceofourproducthasbeenreducedto$88.我们产品的价格已削减至88美元ThecompanyliquidfundsclimbedtoUS$18minthepreviousquarter.公司的流动资金上一个季度上升到一千八百万美元。ABCCompanyturnoverfell5percenttoUS$20.66bnfromUS$21.8bninthefirstthreemonthsoflastyeardespiteasubstantialriseinthevolumeofrecordersales.ABC公司的营业额下跌了5%,从去年前三个月的218亿美元下降到206亿美元,尽管其录音机的销售量有很大的增长。15.7表示倍数的句型:Thefigureoflaborfromruralareashasincreasedabouttwicecomparedwiththatin2005.与2005年相比,农村的劳动力数目大约增加两倍。Thebusinesswasdownby30%onthepreviousyear.与头年相比,业务量下降了30%。Yourluggageisalmostfourtimesasheavyasmine.你的行李是我的行李的近四倍重。Kuwaitoilwellsyieldapproximately500timesmorethanU.S.oilwells.科威特油井的产量是美国油井产量的近500倍。ThepercentageofprofitdoubledfromJulytoOctober.七月到十月的利润百分比翻了一番。Thediagramshowsthattheoutputofsteelinourfactoryhasrisenby30%thisyearagainstlastyear.该图表明,我厂的钢产量今年比去年增加了30%。Thesalesvolumeofourbranchisapproximatelytwicethatoftheirbranch.我们分公司的销售总量是他们分公司的将近两倍。ThepopulationofBeijingismuchlargerthanthatofNanjing.北京的人口比南京的人口多很多。ModelAisthesecondmostpopularinUSA.型号A在美国是第二受欢迎的。AbouttwiceasmanybrowncarsaresoldasblackcarsinBritain.在英国,棕色轿车的销售量是黑色轿车销售量的约二倍。Halfasmanyblackcarsaresoldasbrowncars.黑色轿车的销售量是棕色轿车销售量的一半。Theyproducedhalfasmuchsteelaswe.他们生产的钢比我们生产的少一半。AisthreemorethanB.A比B多3。AisthreelessthanB.A比B少3。Ourfactoryisthreetimeslargerthanyours.我们工厂比你们的工厂大三倍。Ourfactoryisfourtimesasbigasyours.我们的工厂是你们工厂的四倍(大三倍)。Ourfactoryisfourtimesthesizeofyourfactory.我们工厂是你们工厂的四倍(大三倍)。Theoutputofthesteelworksisthreetimesoverthatoflastyear.该钢厂的产量比去年增加了三倍Theoutputofourcompanyforthisyearisestimatedtobe5%uponlastyear.我们公司的产量估计比去年增长百分之五。AisaslongagainasB.A比B长一倍。Thisyearthevalueofourindustrialoutputhasincreasedbyhalf(orbytwice)ascomparedwiththatoflastyear.今年我们工业的产值比去年增加一半(或增加两倍)。In1933,industrialoutputintheUSAsunkto65percentoftheoutputin1929.美国在1933年的工业产量将到1929年水准的百分之六十五。Lastyear,theproductionofdifferentkindsofmachinesinourfactoryincreased(to)threetimescomparedwith2005.去年我