实用商务英语:图表词汇

　　1.各种图表的名称(Types of chart)

　　饼状图(Pie chart): 饼状图内部分成一块一块,用于表示所占分量,那一块一块就叫"segment".

　　线形图(Line graph): 横轴叫axis,枢轴叫vertical,实线是solid line,虚线是broken line

　　柱状图(Bar chart): 每一个矩形就叫一个bar

　　表(Table): 表的“行”是"row",“列”是"column"

　　流程图(Flow chart)

　　组织结构图(organigram)

　　2.描述变化时(Describing Change)

　　(1)向上的趋势(Upward movement):

　　To increase/rise/go up

　　To grow/expand

　　To rocket/boom/soar

　　e.g. We increased sales.

　　We expanded our workforce.

　　We raised our prices.(注意:raise是及物动词)

　　(2)向下的趋势(Downward movement)

　　To decrease/fall/drop/decline/go down

　　To slump/collapse/plummet/crash

　　注意:decrease和drop是及物动词

　　(3)不再变动(an end to movement)

　　To flatten out/ level off

　　(4)无变化(No change)

　　To remain constant/stable

　　To stay the same/ at the same level

　　To maintain/hold/keep

　　e.g. We need to hold our costs down.

　　我们需要保持低成本

　　3.变化的程度(Degree of change)

　　Dramatically/considerably/significantly/moderately/slightly

　　e.g. Sales have fallen considerably.

　　销售大幅度下降

　　Profits rose slightly.

　　利润缓慢上升

　　4.变化速度(Speed of change)

　　Rapidly/quickly/suddenly/gradually/steadily/slowly

　　e.g. Sales went up rapidly.

　　销售迅速增长