精品文档---下载后可任意编辑Describing TrendsSales of / Ipod sales / purchase of / consumption of / production of / exports of / imports of / development of / research investment / the quality of / the quantity of / the number of /1. fall/drop / decline steadily / slightly / dramatically / suddenly / noticeably / from almost (nearly)… in January to just … in December2. rise gradually / climb sharply / rise significantly/ exponentially/ go up by varying degrees3. fluctuate wildly / remarkably4. the trend was upward / downward5. fall and then level off / decreased and then level off6. wildly / sharply / dramatically / suddenly / noticeably7. slowly / steadily / gradually / slightly8. were down / up over the year9. The consumption of chocolate fell steadily / there was a steady fall in the consumption of chocolate10. the former experienced a steady fall in June, but after that …11. a noticeable decrease in /12. the most striking feature of … / 13. the graph (chart / diagram / maps) / the three pie chartsillustrates / provides information about …/ describes / represents/ provides a breakdown of / shows forecasts for / trend for … over a period from 1992 to 1999 / over the first ten months (分述) / between January and July /, with pie chart indicating … (用于多图表加述) / throughout the period14. there are N basic general trend(s): downward and upward. 15. followed by a sudden increase to … in December / income rose steadily, ending the year at approximately (around/about) $130000 / followed closely by the USA16. as regards /17. by contrast / conversely / likewise / similarly 18. furthermore /meanwhile19. approximately / an approximate 20. in general / overall 21. British shares ...
