1. As is shown by the graph/in the table。。（概述圖表）

　　正如曲線所示，最近54年來該國人口飛速增長。

　　As is shown by the graph,there has been a rapid increase in the population of the country in the past five years.

　　2. It can be seen from the table that … （得出結論）

　　shown graph

　　concluded figures

　　estimated statistics

　　A. 從表中所給的統計數字可以看出，從1985年到1990年中國的人均收入迅速提高。

　　From the statistics given in the table it can be seen that the average personal income of the Chinese people increased (grew 、rose) rapidly from 1985 to 1990.

　　B. 從曲線圖可以得出結論，最近5年來中國人口的出生率已經大大下降。

　　It can be concluded from the graph that there has been a great decline in birth rates in China in the past five years.

　　3. … amount to … （數量總計）

　　add up to

　　come to

　　sum up to

　　全部費用合計200美元。

　　All the expenses (costs) amount to (= add up to) $ 200.

　　4. … increase from … to … （數量增減）

　　decrease

　　rise

　　fall

　　drop

　　A. 這個工廠生產的彩電已由1986年的5000臺增加到1990年的21000臺。

　　The number of colour TV sets produced by the factory increased (rose , grew , climbed) from 5000 in 1986 to 21000 in 1990.

　　B.參加者的人數增加到30萬。

　　The number of paticipants grew up to 300000 persons = increased , reaching 300000 persons).

　　C. 這個學校的教職工人數已減少到700人。

　　The number of teaching staff members in this school has decreased to 700 persons.

　　5.（be）three times as + 形容詞 + as 總產量 total output 鋼的年產量 the annual output of

　　上升17％ rise by 17per cent steel

　　日產量 the daily output 導致產量下降 result in a

　　diminished output

　　現在我們地區的糧食產量相當于1970年的3倍。

　　The grain production (= output)in our area now is three times as great as that of 1970.

　　6.Compared with … , …

　　與去年相比，今年13項主要產品的產量都有大幅度增長。The factory has an output of 9 million cigarettes daily.

　　Compared with that of last year,the output of 13 main products (= items) this year has increased to a great extent.

　　7.There is (was) a rapid rise in … be on the rise

　　has been sharp increase on the increase

　　sudden decrease on the decline

　　steady decline

　　gradual fall

　　slow drop

　　slight

　　最近幾年來這個地區的棉花產量有了迅速增長。

　　The cotton output in this area has increased rapidly in the past few years.

　　——“結尾”段落中常用的句型：

　　1. In my opinion, … 2. Personally, I … 3. In short (= In brief), …

　　4. In conclusion, … 5.As far as I’m concerned, … 6. To conclude , it seems clear that …

　　至于說到我，我贊成前一種觀點。所以，我的結論是，只要我們堅持正確的東西，改正錯誤的東西，我們就一定能成功。

　　As far as I’m concerned ,I’m in favour of the former view.Therefore,my conclusion is that we are certain to succeed as long as we stick to what is right and correct what is wrong.