build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model创立一个简单/理论/数学模型
develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework创立/建立/提供/使用理论/概念框架
advance/argue/develop the thesis that…提出/论证/详尽阐述…的论题
explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis探讨一个想法/概念/假设
make a prediction/an inference预测；推断
base a prediction/your calculations on sth基于…做出预测/估算
investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model研究/评估/接受/质疑/拒绝接受一个理论/假设/模型
Experiment实验
design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test设计一项实验/问卷/研究/测试
do research/an experiment/an analysis做研究/实验/分析
make observations/measurements/calculations观察；测量；计算
carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials进行实验/测试/纵向研究/观察/临床试验
run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials进行实验/模拟/临床试验
repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis重做实验/测试/分析
replicate a study/the results/the findings做相同的研究；得出同样的结果/调查结果
observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour/ (especiallyUS) a behavior观察/研究/审查/调查/评估一种模式/一个过程/一种行为
fund/support the research/project/study资助/支持研究/项目/专题研究
seek/provide/get/secure funding for research寻求/提供/得到/争取到研究资金
Results结果
collect/gather/extract data/information收集/提取数据/信息
yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results得到数据/证据/类似调查结果/相同结果
analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen分析/考查数据/土壤样本/样本
consider/compare/interpret the results/findings思考/比较/解释结果/调查结果
fit the data/model与数据/模型相符合
confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings证实/支持/核实预测/假设/结果/调查结果
prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem证明猜测/假设/定理
draw/make/reach the same conclusions得出同样的结论
read/review the records/literature阅读/评论记录/文献
describe/report an experiment/a study描述/报告一项实验/研究
present/publish/summarize the results/findings提交/公布/总结结果/调查结果
present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal向科学杂志提交一篇论文；在科学杂志发表一篇论文；阅读/评论/引用科学杂志上的一篇论文
expect
Discussing predictions谈论预测
◆The number of people using mobile phones to purchase goods and services is expected / likely to more than double by the end of 2015.到 2015 年年底，使用手机购买商品和服务的人数预计/可能会是现在的两倍多。
◆Experts have predicted / forecast that the number of people using their mobile phones to pay for goods and services should exceed 190 million in 2015.专家已经预言，到 2015 年使用手机支付商品和服务费用的人数将超过 1.9 亿。
◆This figure is set to reach 200 million by 2016.到 2016 年这个数字可能会达到 2 亿。
◆By 2015, 800 million mobile phone users worldwide will be participating in social networks via their phone.到 2015 年，全球将有 8 亿手机用户通过手机参与社交网络。
◆Sales of mobile phones in 2009 were lower than expected. * 2009 年的手机销量低于预期。
◆The company's announcement of 1.26 billion handsets sold for the year is in line with predictions.公司宣布本年度手机销量为 12.6 亿部，符合预期。
➡language bank atfall, illustrate, increase, proportion