比例描写的技巧
比例描写的技巧
(How to describe proportion )
1.描写“比例”的常用"数词表达法“替换举例
数词
26 percent替换表达 about one in four; just over a quarter
33 percent 替换表达 one-third; around one in three
48 percent 替换表达 almost in half. just under one half
75 percent 替换表达 three fourths three out of four; exactly three quarters
2.描写“大小比例”的常用“名词性词组”替换举例
Proportion→Collocation
very big →the vast majority; the overwhelming majority
very big (used before numbers )→a massive 93 percent = a hefty 93 percent
very small→a tiny minority; a small fraction
very small (used before numbers ) →a mere twelve percent= a modest twelve percent
3.描写倍数关系的表达法及例子
Expressions→Examples
double / triple / quadruple→The profit of Company A doubled from March to May.
xx-bold increase ( in)→The graph shows a three-fold increase in xxx.
increase / decrease xx folds→The profit of Company A increased three folds from March to May.
xxx times this amount (number / figure / quantity/... )→The sales of the car soared to over 4 times this amount in 1995.
as.....as →School A has as many students as School B.
4.描写比例的词汇及句型范例
Items→Sentence Patterns→Example
occupy, represent, account for, constitute→ A occupied xx % ( past) → The elderly people occupied 23% in the total population in 1990.
rate,proportion,percentage→ The rate / proportion of...was(past) → In 1940 the proportion of people aged 65 stood at only 5% in Japan,
per cent / percent...→xx percent=xx % → The percentage of elderly people in all three countries is expected to increase to almost 25%.
5. 相同与相异的表达方式
A is of the same with B in..
A corresponds to B... / is identical with B in the aspect of...
A is similar to B.../ A and B resemble each other in.. / A showed great resemblance in B in the aspect of... A differ from B in several aspects ..
/ A is different from B in... / A can be distinguished from B by...
A.as distinct from B. has.../A has.. as compared with B/ In spite of their similarities (differences)...