1. Discussing predictions 谈论预测
英文用法:The number of people using mobile phones to purchase goods and services is expected/likely to more than double by the end of 2015.
中文翻译:到 2015 年底,使用手机购买商品和服务的人数预计/可能会是现在的两倍多。
英文用法:Experts have predicted/forecast that the number of people using their mobile phones to pay for goods and services should exceed 190 million in 2015.
中文翻译:专家已经预言,到 2015 年使用手机支付商品和服务费用的人数将超过 1.9 亿。
英文用法:This figure is set to reach 200 million by 2016.
中文翻译:到 2016 年这个数字可能会达到 2 亿。
英文用法:By 2015, 800 million mobile phone users worldwide will be participating in social networks via their phone.
中文翻译:到 2015 年,全球将有 8 亿手机用户通过手机参与社交网络。
英文用法:Sales of mobile phones in 2009 were lower than expected.
中文翻译: 2009 年的手机销量低于预期。
英文用法:The company's announcement of 1.26 billion handsets sold for the year is in line with predictions.
中文翻译:公司宣布本年度手机销量为 12.6 亿部,符合预期。
2. Describing a decrease 描述下降
英文用法: Car crime in Oxford fell significantly last year.
中文翻译: 去年牛津的汽车犯罪显著下降。
英文用法: Car crime fell by about a quarter over a 12-month period.
中文翻译: 12 个月内汽车犯罪下降了约四分之一。
英文用法: The number of stolen vehicles dropped from 1 013 to 780, a fall of 26 percent.
中文翻译: 被盗汽车数量从 1 013 辆减少到 780 辆,下降了 26%。
英文用法: According to this data, 780 vehicles were stolen, 26% down on the previous year.
中文翻译:根据这份数据,780 辆车被盗,比去年下降了 26%。
英文用法: There was an 11% drop in reported thefts from motor vehicles, from 1 871 to 1 737.
中文翻译:机动车财物盗窃案件数量下降了 11%,从 1 871 下降到 1 737。
英文用法: These figures show that, as far as car crime is concerned, the main trend is downwards.
中文翻译:这些数据表明,就汽车犯罪而言,大趋势是下降的。
3. Ordering your points 梳理要点
英文用法: This study has the following aims: first, to investigate how international students in the UK use humour; second, to examine how jokes can help to establish social relationships; and, third, to explore the role that humour plays in helping overseas students adjust to life in the UK.
中文翻译:本研究有以下几个目的:第一,调查在英国的留学生如何运用幽默;第二,考察笑话如何帮助建立社交关系;第三,探究幽默对留学生适应英国生活所起的作用。
英文用法: Let us begin by identifying some of the popular joke genres in the UK.
中文翻译:首先我们来辨别一下流行于英国的一些笑话类型。
英文用法: Next, let us turn to/Next, let us consider the question of gender differences in the use of humour.
中文翻译:接下来,我们来探讨一下运用幽默的性别差异问题。
英文用法: Finally/Lastly, let us briefly examine the role of humour in defining a nation's culture.
中文翻译:最后,我们来简略地探讨一下幽默在界定民族文化中所起的作用。
4. Ways of saying ‘in general’ “通常”的表达方式
英文用法:Women generally earn less than men.
中文翻译:女人通常比男人挣钱少。
英文用法:Generally speaking, jobs traditionally done by women are paid at a lower rate than those traditionally done by men.
中文翻译:一般来说,传统上由妇女干的工作比传统上由男人干的工作报酬低。
英文用法:In general/By and large, women do not earn as much as men.
中文翻译:总的说来,女人不如男人挣钱多。
英文用法:Certain jobs, like nursing and cleaning, are still mainly carried out by women.
中文翻译:有些工作仍然主要由女性做,比如护理和清洁。
英文用法:Senior management posts are predominantly held by men.
中文翻译:高层管理职位大多由男性担任。
英文用法:Most senior management posts tend to be held by men.
中文翻译:大多数高层管理职位通常由男性担任。
英文用法:Women are, for the most part, still paid less than men.
中文翻译:女人的薪水多半仍比男人低。
英文用法:Economic and social factors are, to a large extent, responsible for women being concentrated in low-paid jobs.
中文翻译:经济和社会因素在很大程度上导致女性集中于低报酬工作。
5. Ways of saying ‘but’ “但是”的表达方式
英文用法:Politicians have promised to improve road safety. So far, however, little has been achieved.
中文翻译:政客们承诺要提高道路安全。但是,迄今为止成效微乎其微。
英文用法:Despite clear evidence from road safety studies, no new measures have been introduced.
中文翻译:尽管道路安全研究已得出确切依据,但仍未实施任何新措施。
英文用法:Politicians have promised to improve road safety. In spite of this/Despite this, little has been achieved so far.
中文翻译:政客们承诺要提高道路安全。尽管如此,迄今为止成效微乎其微。
英文用法:Although politicians have promised to improve road safety, little has been achieved so far.
中文翻译:尽管政客们承诺要提高道路安全,但是迄今为止成效微乎其微。
英文用法:Some politicians claim that the new transport policy has been a success. In fact, it has been a total disaster.
中文翻译:一些政客宣称新的交通政策非常成功,实际上却是彻头彻尾的失败。
英文用法:Government campaigns have had a measure of success, but the fact remains that large numbers of accidents are still caused by careless drivers.
中文翻译:政府的宣传活动取得了一定的成功,但实际情况是大量的交通事故仍然是由于驾驶者疏忽造成的。
6. Referring to a chart, graph or table 描述图或表
英文用法:This bar chart illustrates how many journeys people made on public transport over a three-month period.
中文翻译:这个柱状图显示三个月期间人们乘坐公共交通往来的次数。
英文用法:This table compares bus, train, and taxi use between April and June.
中文翻译:这个表比较了四月至六月公交车、火车和出租车的使用情况。
英文用法:The results are shown in the chart below.
中文翻译:结果显示在下面的图表中。
英文用法:In this pie chart, the survey results are broken down by age.
中文翻译:在这个饼分图中,调查结果按年龄划分。
英文用法:This pie chart breaks down the survey results by age.
中文翻译:这个饼分图按年龄对调查结果进行分类。
英文用法:As can be seen from these results, younger people use buses more than older people.
中文翻译:从结果可以看出,年轻人比老年人乘坐公交车的频率更高。
英文用法:According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60% of public transport use.
中文翻译:从这些数字看,乘坐公交车出行占公共交通使用率的 60%。
英文用法:From the data in the above graph, it is apparent that buses are the most widely used form of public transport.
中文翻译:从上图的数据明显看出:公交车是公共交通中使用最广泛的类型。
7. Giving opinions using impersonal language 用客观的语言发表 意见
英文用法:It is vital that more is done to prevent the illegal trade in wild animals.
中文翻译:应进一步阻止非法买卖野生动物的行为,这一点至关重要。(Compare 比较:)
英文用法:We have to do more to stop people trading wild animals illegally.
中文翻译:我们必须进一步阻止人们非法买卖野生动物。
英文用法:It is clear that more needs to be done to protect biodiversity.
中文翻译:显然,应进一步保护生物多样性。(Compare 比较:)
英文用法:We clearly need to do more to protect biodiversity.
中文翻译:很明显,我们需要进一步保护生物多样性。
英文用法:It is unfortunate that the practice of keeping monkeys as pets still continues.
中文翻译:不幸的是,将猴子当宠物饲养的做法仍在持续。(Compare 比较:)
英文用法:It's absolutely terrible that people still keep monkeys as pets.
中文翻译:非常糟糕的是有人仍将猴子当宠物饲养。
英文用法:It is difficult for many people to understand the reasons why certain individuals choose to hunt animals for sport.
中文翻译:许多人都难以理解为什么有些人选择捕猎作为消遣。(Compare 比较:)
英文用法:I can't understand why anyone would want to kill animals for fun.
中文翻译:我不明白为什么有人会以猎杀动物为乐。
英文用法:Unfortunately, it would seem that not enough is being done to support tiger conservation.
中文翻译:遗憾的是,在保护老虎方面给予的支持似乎还不够。(Compare 比较:)
英文用法:Governments aren't doing enough to help tiger conservation.
中文翻译:政府没有采取足够措施促进对老虎的保护。
英文用法:There is no doubt that the greatest threat to polar bears comes from global warming.
中文翻译:毫无疑问,对北极熊的最大威胁是全球变暖。(Compare 比较:)
英文用法:I believe that the greatest threat…
中文翻译:我认为最大的威胁…
8. Describing an increase 描述增长
英文用法:Student numbers in English language schools in this country increased from 66 000 in 2008 to just over 84 000 in 2009.
中文翻译:这个国家英语语言学校的学生人数从 2008 年的 66 000 增长到 2009 年的84 000 多一点。
英文用法:The number of students increased by almost 30% compared with the previous year.
中文翻译:学生人数与去年相比增长了近 30%。
英文用法:Student numbers shot up/increased dramatically in 2009.
中文翻译:学生人数在 2009 年急剧增长。
英文用法:The proportion of Spanish students rose sharply from 5% in 2008 to 14% in 2009.
中文翻译:西班牙学生所占比例从 2008 年的 5% 猛增到 2009 年的 14%。
英文用法:There was a significant rise in student numbers in 2009.
中文翻译:学生人数在 2009 年大幅上升。
英文用法:The 2009 figure was 84 000, an increase of 28% on the previous year.
中文翻译: 2009 年的数据是 84 000,比前一年增长了 28%。
英文用法:The 2009 figure was 84 000, 28 per cent up on the previous year.
中文翻译: 2009 年的数据是 84 000,比前一年上升了 28%。
英文用法:As the chart shows, this can partly be explained by a dramatic increase in students from Spain.
中文翻译:如图所示,这种情况的部份原因是西班牙学生人数的急剧上升。