(一)表格:table
1.极值
1)Female literacy rate is the highest in Singapore. (注意,用highest而不是most)
2)Sri Lanka has the lowest proportion of women workforce. (注意,用lowest而不是most)
3)Food is the biggest item of expenditure for an average Australian family.
2.排序
1)Europeans are the leading ethnicity, followed by Asians, mixed races and others.
2)England is where the most books are bought with 81% of the market. Wales comes next with 10% closely followed by Scotland with 8%. Northern Ireland lies last with only 1% of the market.
(二)柱状图:bar chart/ column chart
柱状图中经常需要对不同数据进行对比
1.比较级
1)In managerial positions, there are more men than women.
2)A greater percentage of men than women are found in managerial positions.
3)The percentage of men employed in managerial positions is much larger than that of women in these occupations.
4)Women spend longer time on household work than men.
2.表示对比的句式
while / whereas / compared with
(三)饼状图:pie chart
1.百分之/百分比
1) percent
2) percentage
3) proportion, share, rate
2.分数和百分比的转换
为了避免数据描述的单调,有时可以用分数来替代百分比,例如:
50% half
25% a quarter
75% three quarters
33% a third/ one third
67% two thirds
3.“占”的表达
1) A占到B的百分之X:
A account for / make up / constitute X% of B
2) A由B构成:
A consist of B/ A be made up of B/ A be composed of B
(四)线形图line chart
极值:最高点和最低点
1.达到最大值:reach a peak
2.达到最小值:reach the lowest point