① 动词占的表达:
account for, hold, make up, take up, constitute, comprise, represent
② 百分比的表达
percentage,proportion, share, 某些情况下可以用rate,如literacy rate
③ 约数表达
the majority of, most of, a considerable number of, a minority of , just over, slightly more than/less than, nearly half 等
④ 确切数字表达
分数与百分比的转化:one third, two fifths,one tenth
常见表达:a quarter, a half
⑤ 句式
要灵活运用以上的词汇结合一定的句子,变换表达方式。
例:亚洲人口占世界比例近50%。
Asia accounts for almost a half of world population.
Nearly 50% of people in the world come from Asia.
The percentage of Asian in the world population is slightly less than a half.
Asia has the largest percentage of population in the world( approximately 50%).
⑥ 排序段
在列举饼图数据时,为了防止单调枯燥,我们常常运用排序的方式进行说明:
China takes the lead in world population.
类似的表达还有be leading, the majority, mostly, most等
Next comes food, whose percentage is higher than that of clothing.
类似的表达还有follow
People seem to show no interest in reference books, which lies last in the percentage.
类似表达还有fall behind other items, the lowest proportion.