一、图形种类及概述法：

　　数据图表：a data graph/chart/diagram/illustration/table 饼图：pie chart 表格图：table直方图或柱形图：bar chart / histogram 趋势曲线图：line chart / curve diagram

　　流程图或过程图：flow chart / sequence diagram 程序图：processing/procedures diagram

　　圆柱图：column chart

　　描述：show/describe/illustrate/apparent/reveal/represent/demonstrate/indicate/depict

　　以下是一些较常用的描述用法

　　The table/chart diagram/graph shows (that)

　　According to the table/chart diagram/graph

　　As (is) shown in the table/chart diagram/graph

　　As can be seen from the table/chart/diagram/graph/figures,

　　figures/statistics shows (that)...

　　It can be seen from the figures/statistics

　　We can see from the figures/statistics

　　It is clear from the figures/statistics

　　It is apparent from the figures/statistics

　　table/chart/diagram/graph figures (that) ...

　　二、data的具体表达法

　　增加：increase / raise / rise / go up / grow/ jump/ ascend

　　减少：decrease / grow down / drop / fall/decline/reduce/ descend

　　波动：fluctuate / rebound / undulate / wave ...

　　稳定：remain stable(steady) / stabilize / level off ...

　　最常用的两种表达法：

　　1. Verb+Adverb form

　　The number of XXX

　　+increase/jump/rise/decrease/drop/fall/fluctuate...

　　+insignificantly/significantly/slightly/suddenly/rapidly/dramatically/sharply/steeply/steadily/gradually/slowly...

　　+from (第一时间) to (第二时间) / between (第一时间) and (第二时间)

　　2. Adjective+Noun form

　　There was a (very) sudden/rapid/dramatic/significant/sharp/steep/steady/gradual/slow/slight

　　+increase/jump/rise/decrease/drop/fall/fluctuation (注意：上述很多词不可用于修饰fluctuation)

　　+in the number of XXX from (第一时间) to (第二时间) / between (第一时间) and (第二时间)

　　描述稳定的data：

　　The number of XXX remained steady/stable from (第一时间) to (第二时间) / between (第一时间) and (第二时间)

　　The number of XXX stayed the same from (第一时间) to (第二时间) / between (第一时间) and (第二时间)

　　There was little change / hardly any change / no change in the number of XXX from from (第一时间) to (第二时间) / between (第一时间) and (第二时间)

　　描述不同状态的data

　　Noun form:

　　steady drop / sharp rise peak / dramatic fall / sharp drop

　　Verbal form:

　　(to) bottom out / (to) reach the bottom / (to) increase gradually / (to) reach a plateau / (to) remain steady

　　描述the highest point以及the lowest point