1、表示总计,达 (1),1. Be Eg. Sales for the year were Euro 4,673 million.2. Total Eg. The auto sector reported the biggest profits, totaling 19.243 billion yuan (over 2.33 billion US dollars), accounting for over half of the total profits in the industrial sector. Eg. Ford said its loss in three months until
2、 the end of September totaled $5.8 billion (3 billion), almost 30 times higher they were at the last year.3. Amount to Eg. Export earnings in February 2004 amounted to US dollars 390 million.4. Come to,表示总计,达 (2),5. Stand at Eg. As of 2001, Chinese investment in Australia stood at $1.2 billion, incl
3、uding sizeable investment in iron ore and aluminum concerns.6. Reach Eg. Total output value of Chinas machine building industry in the first quarter this year reached 680.89 billion yuan (more than 82 billion US dollars).7. Add up to8. registered9. numbered,表达同比,Than during the same period of last y
4、ear Than the same period of last year Compared tofor the same period of last year Compared with the same period of last year Over the same period of last year Year on year 同比增长 A year-on-year increase of,表示增加,上升 (1),Increase, an increase of, on the increase, rise, a rise ofEg. General Motors Corp re
5、ported a 6 percent increase in total vehicles sales for November compared with the same month last year. Eg. China sees an increase of 30% in HIV/AIDS Cases in 2006.Eg. Two similar rate rises, in November and February, failed to temper the rise in house prices or slow the growth of debt.Eg. Gas pric
6、es rose more than 3 cents per gallon over the past 2 weeks, to a national average of $2.3.,表示增加,上升 (2),Up, go up, higherEg. House prices were 18.9% higher in April than 1 year ago.Eg. Units shipped in the quarter reached 8.0 million, which is 13% higher than the same period of last year.Eg. Gifters
7、are expected to spend a total of $949 on Christmas gifts this year, up 9.1% from the average of $870 spent last year.,表示增加,上升 (3),Climb, jump, surge, soar, rocket, vault, shoot up, pole-vaultEg. Gold climbed as high as 8 bucks before setting at the end of the day at $472.30.Eg. Oil price soared to n
8、early $40 a barrela 1312-year high.Eg. Profits at Credit Suisse, Switzerland s second-largest bank, rocketed in the first quarter to SFr 1.9 billion, compared with the same period of last year.,表示增加,上升 (4),Represent a growth of/ an increase of A percent growth/ increase With a percent gainEg. Cumula
9、tive sales for the period April-August were 145,088 units as against 1,10,216 vehicles sold last year, representing a growth of 32%.Eg. For North Carolina, the foreign-born population from Vietnam increased from 4,122 in 1990 to 13,608 in 2000, representing a 230% increase.,表示下降,减少 (1),Decrease, on
10、the decrease, go down, fall, reduce, cut, decline, dwindle, dip, slip, dropEg. Not only may this lead to a decline in Americas scientific strength, it is also an underserved obstacle for many students.Eg. Stocks fell sharply across Asia.Eg. At best, they may bring down costs to only 200% of the nati
11、onal average level.Eg. The genetic diversity of the worlds crops has dwindled.,表示下降,减少 (2),Plummet, plunge, slash, tumbleEg. On a global scale the most impoverished 20% of the world have seen their share of world resources plummet in the last 30 years from 2.3% of global GNP to 1.4%.,程度词,Slightly Ma
12、rginally Much Steep Sharp Steady Considerably Remarkably dramatically,小数、分数与百分数,_点_ _point_ 零点几 (o, naught, zero) point_ 几点几几 4.32 four point three two 小数变通为分数0.5% half a percentage point0.25% a quarter of a percentage point0.2% one fifth of a percentage point 0.1% one tenth of a percent,比例,比率,每 per (表单位,频率)X比Y X to Y,