程度只有两种,缓慢和陡然。
缓慢的/轻微的:gradually/smoothly/steadily/slightly
陡然的/大幅度的:dramatically /sharply/considerably/appreciably/
举例:
1.人口大幅度攀升:number of population mounted dramatically.
2.人口轻微下降:number of population decreased slightly.
3.人口逐渐下降:number of population decreased gradually .
好了,我们现在已经说了两个范畴了,这个两个范畴可以帮你搞定任何线段组的描述.紧接下来我们要讨论的是如何将线段组与数据进行连接.非常简单,注意如下的介词使用.
一. remain steady/stay stable/level off/bottom out/peak/reach its peak/reach its zenith 后面需要使用的是at.
举例:
1.人口在500万上保持平稳:number of population remained steady at 5 million.
2. 人口在800万时到达了顶峰:number of population peaked at 8 million.
3. 下降后,人口在400万保持平稳:after decreasing, number of population bottomed out at 4 million.
4. 上升后,人口在700万保持平稳: after mounting, number of population leveled off at 7 million.
二. 上升/下降后面使用to(到)和by(了)
举例:
1. 人口下降到200万: number of population decreased to 2 million.
2. 人口下降了200万: number of population decreased by 2 million.
3. 人口上升到1000万: number of population increased to 10 million.
4. 人口上升了500万: number of population increased by 5 million.
三. recover的后面大家需要使用的是from
举例:
人口在200万时开始复苏:number of population recovered from 2 million.
四. fluctuate的后面大家需要连接between …..and…..
举例: 人口在2和100亿之间波动:number of population fluctuated between 2 and 10 billion.(那俩人是ADAM和EVE)