Figures in interpreting(2)

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1、Week6Figuresininterpreting(2)IndefinitenumbersNumeralsinrhetoricandpropernounsQuantifiersUnitsofMeasureIndefinitenumbersI1.Approximatenumbers约，大约，大概，左右，来:around,about,roughly,approximately,some,moreorless,intheneighborhoodof+~~~;~~~+intherough,orso,orthereabout2.Lessth

2、an/Morethan少于小于低于不到不及不足以下以内:fewerthan,lessthan,under,below,within+~~~多于大于高于超过多几以上:morethan,over,above,upwardsof+~~~;~~~+andmore,(and)odd3.Nearly近快将近接近几乎差不多差一点差一点不到:nearly,almost,toward,closeon+~~~4.between到至介于…之间:from…to…;between…and…5.adjacentnumbersor6.数百，数十Tens/dozens

3、/scores/hundreds/thousands/millions/billionsofUpwardmovementtorise,arisetoincrease,anincreasetoclimb,aclimbtojump,ajumpdownwardmovementtofall,afalltodrop,adroptodecline,adeclinetodecrease,adecrease7.Trends8.StabilityandFluctuationtolevelout/off达到平衡toremainstable保持平衡toflu

4、ctuate波动tostand/stayat保持在toreachapeak达到高峰9.Comparison1)A是B的~倍：Ais~timesthatofB;Ais~timesasadjasBAis~-1timesmorethanBAincreases/rises/growsby~-1timesmorethanBAtwices/doubles/triples/quadruplesthatofB2)A增加~倍；A比B多~倍Ais~+1timesasadjasBAincreases/rises/grows/goesup/beby~times

5、.Multiple3)百分比的增加Aincreases/rises/grows/shootsupto+百分比Aincreases/rises/grows/shootsupby+百分比=Agotanincrease/rise/growthof+百分比4)百分比的减少Areduces/falls/goesdownto+百分比Areduces/falls/goesdownby+百分比=Agotareduction/fall/decreaseby+百分比今年的小麦产值是去年的4/3/2倍。Thisyear’soutputofwheatquadr

6、uples/triples/doubles(is4/3times/twice)thatoflastyear.10.IntensifiersandsoftenersveryintenseconsiderablysofteneddramaticallysharplysubstantiallyconsiderablyfarmuchalittleslightlysomewhatmarginallyAgreatdeal/far/much/dramaticallyhigherSharpdropFractionally/marginallylower

7、SomewhatlowerSlightly(alittlelower)Considerably/substantiallylowerSentenceinterpreting表示增減核心詞彙:增加、減少、變化增加--Increase1.Thepresident'sapprovalratingjumpedby16pointsinthepastmonth.  2.Corporateearningswereup7%inthethirdquarter,animprovementthatisexpectedtobolsterthecompany'

8、sstockpriceinthenearfuture.  3.AverageglobaltemperatureshaveclimbedmorethanahalfadegreeCentigradeinthe