从股市到天气到物价,描写起来无非是升升降降,起起伏伏。英文里描写趋势其实离不开几种核心变化:上升、下降、平稳,以及波动。
篇幅有限,对每种趋势,分享两个我从英文新闻里收集的真实例句,便于你的使用。
上升 (快速/巨大)
The supply of housing has surged.
Inflation has spiked to the highest level in decades.
上升 (慢速/小幅)
The state has only seen a small uptick in wind power generation since then.
The unemployment rate has crept up a bit.
下降 (快速/巨大)
The popularity of traditional classical music platforms has been plummeting.
The share price has plunged since its 2020 peak.
下降 (慢速/小幅)
The benchmark index slipped 0.1%.
Retail and food services sales dipped 0.8 percent in January.
无变化 / 几乎没有变化
Comerica Bank’s California Index’s growth stalled in the fall. (带有负面/停滞含义)
The high-rise condo market held steady during the third quarter. (带有积极/稳定含义)
起伏无规律
The index fluctuated around the threshold on Monday.
Overall, the performance of GPS stock with respect to the index has been quite volatile.
英文写作有很多是有规律可循的,词汇的记忆与归类(如上面的例子)会大大减轻“脑子里有内容却写不出来”的无力感。而当你能够流畅表达的时候,你可以更多的将精力放在那些需要自由发挥的部分。
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