‘很多’別再說什么many/much了!
(聽力口語表達系列)
主題:Statistics(數(shù)據(jù))1
First, let’s clarify the difference between “number” and “amount” – we use “number” with?countable nouns,?and “amount” with?uncountable nouns. (首先,我們來明確一下“數(shù)字”和“數(shù)量”的區(qū)別——我們把“數(shù)”和可數(shù)名詞連用,而“量”和不可數(shù)名詞連用。)
知識點:
A large number of?people:很多人
A massive amount of?damage:巨大的損害
A significant number of?countries:很多國家
A considerable amount of?money:一大筆錢
A tiny number of?computers:很少的電腦
A miniscule amount of?alcohol:少量的酒精
句子1:Numbers and statistics can?increase?or?decrease?(more formal),?rise?or?fall?(also formal) or?go up?and?go down?(more informal). When a number goes up or down very fast, we can describe this as?sharp?or?dramatic?– for example, the sudden improvement in the economy has resulted in?a dramatic drop in?unemployment and?a sharp rise in?consumer spending. When a number goes up or down slowly, then we can talk about a?gradual increase in?population or?a slow decline in?the number of?violent crimes. And if a number doesn’t change, then it?remains steady?or?remains constant.?
知識點:
1.?increase:增長
2.?decrease:減少;降低
3.?rise:上升
4.?fall:下降
5.?go up:上升
6.?go down:下降
7.?sharp:劇烈的;迅速的
8.?dramatic:巨大的;劇烈的
9.??dramatic drop :急劇下降
10.??sharp rise :急劇上升
11.?gradual increase :逐漸增加
12.??slow decline :緩慢下降
13.?violent crimes:暴力犯罪
14.?remains steady:保持穩(wěn)定
15.?remains constant:保持不變
中文翻譯:
數(shù)字和統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)可以increase增加或decrease減少(更正式),rise上升或fall下降(也正式)或go?up上升或go down下降(更非正式)。當一個數(shù)字上升或下降得非??鞎r,我們可以用sharp或dramatic來形容——例如,經(jīng)濟的突然好轉(zhuǎn)導致了失業(yè)率的急劇下降和消費支出的急劇上升。當一個數(shù)字緩慢上升或下降時,我們可以談論人口的緩慢增長暴力犯罪數(shù)量的緩慢下降。如果一個數(shù)字沒有變化,那么它就保持穩(wěn)定或保持不變。
