英国教育联盟（http://www.001uk.com）专家介绍雅思考试——图表的词汇与表达：
1、趋势类词汇
上升动词类: increase, go up, rise up, grow up, jump up, surge, shoot up, keep an upward tendency
下降动词类: decrease, go down, decline, fall down, drop, sink, dip, keep a downward tendency
波动动词类: fluctuate
修饰动词的副词: slightly 轻微地, slowly 缓慢地, gradually 逐渐地, steadily 稳定地, rapidly 迅速地, moderately 温和地, 轻微地, significantly明显地, sharply 明显地, dramatically急剧地, drastically 急剧地
上升名词类: increase, rise, growth, jump, surge
下降名词类: decrease, decline, fall, reduction, drop
波动名词类: fluctuation
修饰名词的形容词: slight, slow, gradual, steady, rapid, moderate, significant, sharp, dramatic, drastic
2、极值类词汇和表达
高点: reach the peak/top/highest point
Increase to the peak/top/highest point（所有上升类的动词都可以替换掉increase）
最低点: reach the bottom/lowest point
占得最多: occupy/make up/take up/account for the largest proportion/number/percentage of …
占得最少: occupy/make up/take up/account for the smallest proportion/number/percentage of…
3、倍数的表达方式
Double 是两倍/大一倍
Increase/decrease three times 增长/减少了三倍
4、大约的表达方式
About/around + 数字
Approximately + 数字
5、常用的小作文的趋势句式表达
句式一: 变化主体/图画中主体+趋势动词+副词+时间区间
Eg The number of aged people over 65 increased significantly from 1940-2000.
The number of aged people over 65 dropped slightly from 1960-1980.
The number of aged people over 65 fluctuated between 1 million and 1.2 million from 1940-1950.
The number of aged people over 65 remained stable from 1930-1940.
句式二: There be + 形容词 + 表示趋势的名词 + in+ 变化的主体+ 时间区间
Eg: There was a significant increase in the number of aged people over 65 from 1940-2000.
There was a slight decline in the number of aged people over 65 from 1960-1980.
There was a fluctuation between 1 million and 1.2 million from 1940-1950.
