首段
The graph shows / illustrates/ demonstrates how the amount of XXX changed between … and ...
The graph reflects the great differences that exist between … and ...
描述穩(wěn)定的數(shù)據(jù)
stayed the same / remained steady/stable from … to…
The population remained steady at ...
There was little change / hardly any change / no change in the number of XXX from … to … / between … and …
描述變動的數(shù)據(jù)
an increase / a rise / an upturn / a surge / an upward trend
a fall / a decrease / a decline / a downturn trend / low point
reach a low point / bottom out / reach the rock / hit a trough
reach a peak / top out / reach the highest point / peak in
The population fluctuated between … and...
常用形容詞和副詞
sudden(ly)(突然) / substantial(ly)(相當(dāng)) / dramatic(ally)(急劇) / sharp(ly)(急劇) / rapid(ly)(迅速) / significant(ly)(顯著) / gradual(ly)(逐漸) / slight(ly)(輕微) / steady(steadily)(平緩)
e.g.
The percentage increases slowly till… , and increases dramatically in ...
These figures were overwhelmingly greater than the corresponding figures of $160 in Peru and $130 in Zaire.