如何用英语描述图表

1 注意 透过图表所显示的数据 把握背后的注意 透过图表所显示的数据 把握背后的 原因原因 三段 图表描述 原因阐释 归纳结论三段 图表描述 原因阐释 归纳结论 一 常用表达 1 1 图形种类及概述法 图形种类及概述法 图表类型 table 表格 chart 图表 diagram 图标 graph 多指曲线图 column chart 柱状图 pie graph 饼图 tree diagram 树形图 内容 figure statistic number percentage pro portion 2 2 常用的描述用法 常用的描述用法 The table chart diagram graph shows that As is shown in the table chart diagram graph As can be seen from the table chart diagram graph figures It can be seen from the figures statistics It is clear from the figures statistics It is apparent from the figures statistics table chart diagram graph shows describes illustrates reveal represent 3 3 图表中的数据 图表中的数据 DataData 具体表达法 具体表达法 数据 Data 在某一个时间段固定不变 fixed in time 在一系列的时间段中转变 changes over time 持续变化的 data 在不同情况下 上升 上升 increase grow rise climb go up jump In 1990 it increase decrease from To increase by It increased almost 3 times compared with The numberof A is 3 times as much as that of 1990 下降 下降 decrease reduce decline fall shrink It accounts for percent of the total The number was less than a half third quarter of the 1990 total 增加 increase raise rise go up 减少 decrease grow down drop fall 波动 fluctuate rebound undulate wave 稳定 remain stable stabilize level off 4 4 表示数据变化的单词或者词组 表示数据变化的单词或者词组 rapid rapidly 迅速的 飞快的 险峻的 dramatic dramatically 戏剧性的 生动的 significant significantly 有意义的 重 大的 重要的 sharp sharply 锐利的 明显的 急剧的 steep steeply 急剧升降的 steady steadily 稳固的 坚定不移的 gradual gradually 渐进的 逐渐的 slow slowly 缓慢的 不活跃的 slight slightly 稍微的 略微地 stable stably 稳定的 5 5 其它在描述中的常用到的 其它在描述中的常用到的 the top summit peak highest 最高 the bottom the least 最低 significant changes 图中一些较大变化 noticeable trend 明显趋势 during the same period 在同一时期 grow grew 增长 distribute 分布 unequally 不相等地 in the case of 在 的情况下 in terms of in respect of regarding 在 方面 in contrast 相反 大不相同 forecast n 先见 预见 v 猜测 6 6 图表描述套句精选 图表描述套句精选 如果只有一个变量 如果只有一个变量 As can be seen clearly in the chart the average number of hours a student spends on Internet every week has increased from 2 hours in 1998 to 8 hours in 2006 如果是最常见的是如果是最常见的是 2 32 3 的情形 的情形 According to the information implied in the chart we can see clearly that in a big city in China state owned houses declined from 75 in 1990 to 60 in 1995 and then to 20 in 2000 while private houses rose from 25 to 40 and then to 80 during the same period 1 the table shows the changes in the 2 number of over the period from to 该表格描述了在 年之 年间 数量 的变化 2 the bar chart illustrates that 该柱状图展示了 3 the graph provides some interesting data regarding 该图为我们提供了有关 有趣数据 4 the diagram shows that 该图向我们展示了 5 the pie graph depicts that 该圆形图揭示了 6 this is a cure graph which describes the trend of 这个曲线图描述了 的趋势 7 the figures statistics show that 数据 字 表明 8 the tree diagram reveals how 该树型图向我们揭示了如何 9 the data statistics show that 该数据 字 可以这样理解 10 the data statistics figures lead us to the conclusion that 这些数据资料令我们得出结论 11 as is shown demonstrated exhibited in the diagram graph chart table 如图所示 12 according to the chart figures 根据这些表 数字 13 as is shown in the table 如表格所示 14 as can be seen from the diagram great changes have taken place in 从图中可以看出 发生了巨大变化 15 from the table chart diagram figure we can see clearly that or it is clear apparent from the chart that 从图表我们可以很清楚 明显 看到 16 this is a graph which illustrates 这个图表向我们展示了 17 this table shows the changing proportion of a b from to 该表格描述了 年到 年间 a 与 b 的比 例关系 18 the graph presented in a pie chart shows the general trend in 该图以圆形图形式描述了 总的趋势 19 this is a column chart showing 这是个柱型图 描述了 20 as can be seen from the graph the two curves show the flutuation of 如图所示 两条曲线描述了 的波动情况 21 over the period from to the remained level 在 至 期间 基本不变 22 in the year between and 在 年到 期间 23 in the 3 years spanning from 1995 through 1998 1995 年至 1998 三年里 24 from then on from this time onwards 从那时起 25 the number of remained steady stable from month year to month year 月 年 至 月 年 的数量基 本不变 26 the number sharply went up to 数字急剧上升至 27 the percentage of stayed the same between and 至 期间 的比率维持不变 28 the figures peaked at in month year 的数目在 月 年 达到顶点 为 29 the percentage remained steady at 比率维持在 3 30 the percentage of is sightly larger smaller than that of 的比例比 的比例略高 低 31 there is not a great deal of difference between and 与 的区别不大 32 the graphs show a threefold increase in the number of 该图表表明 的数目增长了三倍 四倍 fourfold 五倍 fivefold 33 decreased year by year while increased steadily 逐年减少 而 逐步上升 34 the situation reached a peak a high point at of 的情况 局势 到达顶 高 点 为 百分点 35 the figures situation bottomed out in 数字 情况 在 达到底部 36 the figures reached the bottom a low point hit a trough 数字 情况 达到底部 低谷 37 a is times as much many as b a 是 b 的 倍 38 a increased by a 增长了 39 a increased to a 增长到 40 high low great small percentage 比率高 低 41 there is an upward trend in the number of 数字呈上升趋势 42 a considerable increase decrease occurred from to 到 发生急剧上升 43 from to the rate of decrease slow down 从 到 下降速率减慢 44 from this year on there was a gradual decline reduction in the reaching a figure of 从这年起 逐渐下降至 45 be similar to 与 相似 46 be the same as 与 相同 47 there are a lot similarities differences between and 与 之间有许多相似 不同 之处 48 a has something in common with b a 与 b 有共同之处 49 the difference between a and b lies in a 与 b 之间的差别在于 x axis y axis 7 7 练习题 练习题 1 我们可以从图表上看出 托雅的女生比例远远 高于男生所占比例 2 从图表反映的情况来看 读雅思的人数远远超 过读托福的 同时 读托福的人数一直呈现平稳 上升趋势 3 从图表反映的情况来看 托雅学生在饭店用餐 的频率在不同的月份呈现出了相应的波动趋势 4 从图表反映的情况来看 托雅男教师所承担的 每周工作量要高于女教师的 5 从整个图表反映的情况来看 托雅总部以及五 个分校的营业收入都呈现出了快速的增长趋势 6 从整个图表反映的情况来看 托雅教师的收入 状况呈现出了稳步增长的总态势 7 图表显示 托雅广告投入呈现出逐渐下降的趋 势 然而有趣的是 营业收入却呈现出大幅度的 攀升 8 饼图反映出托雅女生的比例远远高于男生 曲 线图则表明在雅思考试成绩方面 女生的表现也 远远好于男生 9 饼图表明 托雅雅思比托福所占份额要高出很 多 曲线图则显示出 两个项目每月的招生情况 呈现出了总的波动趋势 10 图表反映出 托雅上半年与下班年的营业收入 总体呈现出快速的上升趋势 成本与支出表现出 4 了较大的波动 11 根据图表所示 领导人员中男性员工的比例要 高于女性 12 根据图表所示 所有群体的收入都呈现了上升 趋势 虽然上升的幅度有所差异 13 根据图表所示 人们的教育程度越高 收入便 越高 14 根据图表所示 该公司的净销售与成本支出皆 呈现了快速提高的总趋势 而其利润则呈现了波 动 15 从图表我们可以看出 女性吸烟者的百分比呈 现稳步增长 而男性则处于波动状态 16 从图表可以看出 选择数学的人们的百分比稳 步下降 而选择商务管理者则呈现出上升的总趋 势 17 从图表可以看出 在所界定的时段里 路上总 的交通事故显示了波动的总趋势 18 根据图表显示 中国在汽车生产与销售方面皆 呈现出了迅猛的增长态势 19 如图所示 上海私家车保有量连续 10 年呈现 出迅猛增长的趋势 而空气质量则显现出截然相 反的态势 20 如图所示 托雅学生开车前来上课的人数呈现 大幅攀升态势 而停车困难指数也同步大幅提升 21 图表显示 不管他们有几个孩子 已婚妇女都 要比已婚男士做的家务活多得多 22 总体而言 昂立托雅学院男女生注册学雅思的 人数比学托福的人数多 23 根据图表显示 男性在管理和专业类岗位上工 作的百分比要高于女性 而女性在文书及其相关 岗位上占的百分比要高于男性 24 总体而言 涵盖更多工作门类的服务业雇佣了 较低百分比的劳动力队伍 却产出了这个国家较 大百分比的 GDP 价值 25 总体而言 求与供皆呈现了总的波动趋势 以 2003 年后供大于求为主要趋势 26 柱状图显示 收入越高者去饭店吃饭的频率和 每次的消费额越高 27 根据图表显示 参加雅思考试的考生年龄呈现 年轻化趋势 28 从图表中我们可以看到 雅思考生的家庭经济 状况总体而言要比托福考生的家庭状况好得多 29 图表显示 前往美国和加拿大留学的人数呈现 出下降趋势 而前往英国和澳大利亚的留学人数 则呈现稳步增加趋势 30 图表显示 雅思每月考试次数的增加对于雅 思考生人数的迅速增长产生了非常大的影响 参考答案 1 As can be seen from the chart the percentage of female students was far higher than that of male students at Toya 2 As can be seen from the chart those who chose to study for IELTS far outnumbered those choosing to study for TOEFL Meanwhile the number of those who chose to study for TOEFL was on a steady rise 3 As can be seen from the diagram the frequency of Toya students eating at restaurants revealed a trend of fluctuations in different months 4 As can be seen from the charts the weekly workload borne by male teachers outweighed that of female teachers at Toya 5 As can be seen from the chart the sales of Toya Headquarter and the five branch schools all revealed a trend of fast increase across the board 6 As can be seen from the chart the income of Toya teachers revealed a general trend of steady rise 7 As can be seen from the chart the advertising investment of Toya revealed a trend of gradual decrease but interestingly its sales witnessed a trend of increase by leaps and bounds 8 The pie chart shows that the percentage of female students was much higher than that of male students while the graph indicates that in terms of 5 students performance on IELTS female students did a much better job than male ones 9 The pie chart indicates that IELTS accounted for a much larger percentage than TOEFL at Toya while the graph shows that student enrollment on the two programs on a monthly basis revealed a general trend of fluctuations 10 The graph indicates that the sales of Toya both in the first half and the second half of the year revealed a general trend of fast increase while costs and expenses fluctuated greatly 11 As is indicated in the graph male employees working in executive positions accounted for a much higher percentage than females 12 As is indicated in the graph the income of all the groups revealed a general trend of increase across the board though the margins of the rises varied 13 As can be seen from the table the total road accidents over the designated period revealed a general trend of fluctuations 14 As can be seen from the table net sales and costs and expenses of the designated company both showed a general trend of fast increase while its profit fluctuated 15 As we can see from the first chart the percentage of female smokers was on a steady rise across the board while the number of male smokers showed a trend of fluctuations 16 As can be seen from the chart the percentage of those who chose math declined steadily while those who studied business management revealed a general upward trend 17 As is indicated in the graph the higher one s education level was the higher his income 18 As is indicated in the graph China s auto manufacturing and sales both revealed a general trend of dramatic increase 19 As is indicated in the graph private car ownership revealed a trend of dramatic increase for 10 years in a row while air quality showed an obviously opposite trend 20 As can be seen from the chart the number of Toya students who drove to school showed a trend of substantial increase and the index of difficulty for parking increased accordingly 21 As we can see from the graph married women did far more household work than married men did no matter how many children they had 22 Generally speaking there were more students of both genders getting enrolled in IELTS than in TOEFL at Onlytoya College 23 As we can see from the charts a much higher percentage of men worked on managerial and professional jobs than women did while women took up a much larger percentage in terms of clerical and its related jobs than men 24 Generally speaking the serv