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Referring to a chart, graph or table描述图或表
◆This bar chart illustrates how many journeys people made on public transport over a three-month period.这个柱状图显示三个月期间人们乘坐公共交通往来的次数。
◆This table compares bus, train, and taxi use between April and June.这个表比较了四月至六月公交车、火车和出租车的使用情况。
◆The results are shown in the chart below.结果显示在下面的图表中。
◆In this pie chart, the survey results are broken down by age.在这个饼分图中,调查结果按年龄划分。
◆This pie chart breaks down the survey results by age.这个饼分图按年龄对调查结果进行分类。
◆As can be seen from these results, younger people use buses more than older people.从结果可以看出,年轻人比老年人乘坐公交车的频率更高。
◆According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60% of public transport use.从这些数字看,乘坐公交车出行占公共交通使用率的 60%。
◆From the data in the above graph, it is apparent that buses are the most widely used form of public transport.从上图的数据明显看出:公交车是公共交通中使用最广泛的类型。
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Describing a process描述过程
◆This diagram illustrates the process of paper-making./This diagram shows how paper is made.这个图说明了造纸的过程。
◆First / First of all, logs are delivered to a paper mill, where the bark is removed and the wood is cut into small chips.首先,原木被运送到造纸厂,在那里去掉树皮,然后被切成木片。
◆Next / Second, the wood chips are pulped, either using chemicals or in a pulping machine.接下来,用化学品或磨浆机把木片化成浆。
◆Pulping breaks down the internal structure of the wood and enables / allows the natural oils to be removed.制浆过程使木材的内部结构分解,从而去除木材里的天然油。
◆Once / After the wood has been pulped, the pulp is bleached in order to remove impurities. /…is bleached so that impurities can be removed.木材制成浆后,将其漂白以去除杂质。
◆The next stage is to feed the pulp into the paper machine, where it is mixed with water and then poured onto a wire conveyor belt.下一步便是将纸浆送入制纸机,与水混合后再倒入金属传送带。
◆As the pulp travels along the conveyor belt, the water drains away. This causes the solid material to sink to the bottom, forming a layer of paper.当纸浆沿传送带传送时,水分蒸发,使得固体物质沉到底部,形成一层纸。
◆At this point the new paper is still wet, so it is passed between large heated rollers, which press out the remaining water and simultaneously dry the paper/…dry the paper at the same time.这时,新出的纸仍然是湿的,故让其经过几个巨大的热滚筒,挤压脱水并同时烘干。
◆The final stage is to wind the paper onto large rolls./ Finally, the paper is wound onto large rolls.最后一步是将纸卷在巨大的卷轴上。