国际商务英语写作Chapter 2非语言信息描述

1、 非语言信息描述2 2国际商务英语写作中的非语言信息描述主要包括：将语言转换成图表；将图表转换成语言；将图转换成表；将表转换成图；各种图之间的转换。 非语言信息描述3 3常用图表阐释语：常用图表阐释语：1 1表示图表所示句型：表示图表所示句型：As is shown in the chartAs is shown in the chart如下图如下图As can be seen in the tableAs can be seen in the table从表中可知从表中可知As the graph showsAs the graph shows该曲线图说明该曲线图说明The above ta

2、ble illustratesThe above table illustrates以上表格显示以上表格显示The first column representsThe first column represents第一栏代表第一栏代表The second row demonstrates thatThe second row demonstrates that第二行表第二行表示示See Figure (Table) 2 See Figure (Table) 2 请看图请看图2 2 非语言信息描述4 42表示上升的动词：increase, rise, go up, grow, climb, r

3、ocket, soar, rebound, ascend. leap upwards, jump, speed up, surge, shoot up 3表示下降的动词：go down, fall, drop, decline, decrease, slump, diminish, descend, plummet (fall quickly), shrink, slip, slide, take a plunge, dive,sink, slow down, abate. 4表示快速的副词：rapidly, quickly sharply, dramatically, surprisingl

4、y, fast. 非语言信息描述5 55表示程度的副词、短语：considerably, a great deal, very much, a lot, rather, somewhat, quite a lot, a bit, a little, slightlySignificantly, markedly, noticeably, exactly, precisely, almost, nearly, roughly, approximately.6表示缓慢、逐步的副词、短语：steadily, gradually, small increase, slightly, moderatel

5、y, slowly, 非语言信息描述6 67表示到达顶峰、平行向前、掉入最低谷等短语： to peak a high point at, reach a peak at, reach a plateau；reach the bottom at, to bottom a low point at,drop to the bottom at, to level off；keep constant, stay the same, remain steady, remain the same/constant, stabilize(8) 表示状况的单词、短语：erratic movements (un

6、stable trend), fluctuations, trough (the lowest point), to the bottom, upward trend, downward trend. 非语言信息描述7 7图表描述例句：图表描述例句：Sales stood at the lowest level in March.三月份的销售额呈最底水平。The company sold 13,953 vehicles in the mainland in Jan., up from 8,294 units in the same period of last year.元月份在中国大陆公司销

7、售了13，953辆车，与去年同期相比多销售了8，294辆。 非语言信息描述8 8The growth of Hondas sales more than tripled that of total sales of vehicles produced in the mainland last month 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。Hondas sales in the mainland surged by 74.8% year-on-year to 215,000 units in 2004.本田汽车在中国大陆的销售量增长%74.8，递年增长，至2004年

8、销售量达215，000辆。The sales totaled $800,000 last month.上个月总销售额为八十万美元。 非语言信息描述9 9Factory As profit percentage increased steadily, despite some minor fluctuations, whereas that of factory B fell slightly.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。The turnover of last year rose astonishingly, whereas that of th

9、is year fell markedly.去年的营业额大幅度上升，而今年的营业额显著下降。After a steady decline for almost a whole decade, the countrys fertility rate shows signs of steady rise.该国的生产力经过近10年逐步下滑，现在有迹象说明在逐步上升。 非语言信息描述1010From the bar chart we can learn that there has been a steep fall in market share of our products in this re

10、gion in recent three years.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。According to the table, from 2021 to 2021 there had been a dramatic decrease in investment in this area.根据该表格，该地区从2021年到2021年的投资大幅度下降。 非语言信息描述1111According to the graph, in the city there was a very significant drop in the number of people

11、 who went to and from work by bicycle between 20012 and 2021.该曲线图说明，2021年与2021年之间该城市骑自行车上下班的人急剧下降。As (is) indicated in the drawing, the year 2021 has witnessed an ever-increasing funds for training.如下图，2021年培训费用看涨。The profit in December accounted for nearly 20% of the total.十二月的利润占总利润的近百分之二十。 非语言信息描

12、述1212The production in 2021 dropped sharply to only 500 tons.2021年的生产量急剧下降至仅500吨。The number of cars production fluctuated slightly from June to October.六月份到十月份的轿车生产量略有波动。There was hardly any change in the figures of cars sold between June and October.六月到十月之间轿车的销售量几乎没有变化。 非语言信息描述1313The profit percen

13、tage in June reached a peak at about 20%.六月的利润百分比到达顶峰，约为20%。The profit percentage in June reached the bottom at only 2%.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： 非语言信息描述1414Our company increased the profits by 20% in the first quarter of the year but there was a fall of five per cent in

14、group turnover.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。The price of our product has been reduced to $88.我们产品的价格已削减至88美元The company liquid funds climbed to US$18m in the previous quarter.公司的流动资金上一个季度上升到一千八百万美元。 非语言信息描述1515ABC Company turnover fell 5 per cent to US$20.66bn from US$21.8bn in the first th

15、ree months of last year despite a substantial rise in the volume of recorder sales.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。 非语言信息描述1616表示倍数的句型：The figure of labor from rural areas has increased about twice compared with that in 2021.与2021年相比，农村的劳动力数目大约增加两倍。The business was down by 3

16、0% on the previous year.与头年相比，业务量下降了30%。Your luggage is almost four times as heavy as mine.你的行李将近是我的行李的四倍重。Kuwait oil wells yield approximately 500 times more than U.S. oil wells.科威特油井的产量是美国油井产量的近500倍。The percentage of profit doubled from July to October.七月到十月的利润百分比翻了一番。 非语言信息描述1717The diagram shows

17、 that the output of steel in our factory has risen by 30% this year against last year.该图说明，我厂的钢产量今年比去年增加了30%。The sales volume of our branch is approximately twice that of their branch. 我们分公司的销售总量是他们分公司的将近两倍。The population of Beijing is much larger than that of Nanjing.北京的人口比南京的人口多很多。Model A is the s

18、econd most popular in USA.型号A在美国是第二受欢送的。About twice as many brown cars are sold as black cars in Britain.在英国，棕色轿车的销售量是黑色轿车销售量的约二倍。Half as many black cars are sold as brown cars.黑色轿车的销售量是棕色轿车销售量的一半。 非语言信息描述 18 18They produced half as much steel as we.他们生产的钢比我们生产的少一半。A is three more than B.A 比B多3。A is

19、 three less than B.A比B 少3。Our factory is three times larger than yours.我们工厂比你们的工厂大三倍。Our factory is four times as big as yours.我们的工厂是你们工厂的四倍大三倍。Our factory is four times the size of your factory.我们工厂是你们工厂的四倍大三倍。The output of the steel works is three times over that of last year.该钢厂的产量比去年增加了三倍 非语言信息描

20、述 19 19The output of our company for this year is estimated to be 5% up on last year.我们公司的产量估计比去年增长百分之五。A is as long again as B.A 比 B 长一倍。This year the value of our industrial output has increased by half 或by twiceas compared with that of last year.今年我们工业的产值比去年增加一半或增加两倍。In 1933, industrial output in

21、 the USA sunk to 65 per cent of the output in 1929.美国在1933年的工业产量降到1929年水准的百分之六十五。 非语言信息描述2020Last year, the production of different kinds of machines in our factory increased (to) three times compared with 2021.去年我厂各种机器的生产比2021年增加两倍。Total output value of the companys industry has grown 4.2-fold sinc

22、e 2021.自2021年以来，该公司的总产值增长了4.2倍。There is a 50% increase of TV sets as compared with last year.电视机的产量比去年增加50%。 非语言信息描述2121表示可能性用语：表示可能性用语：1 1100%100%可能可能(certain)(certain)：will (definitely) will (definitely) reachreach are sure to reach are sure to reach are certain to reach are certain to reach There is no doubt that There is no doubt that The figures must be The