英語でグラフ・チャート・表の説明をするために使える表現集
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参考リンク:
- Upward Trends
- Downward Trends
- Other Types of Changes
- Describing changes
- Describing the Relationship Between Two Numbers
- Describing Fluctuation
- Time
- Numerical Expressions 1
- Numerical Expressions 2
- Drawing Attention to Graphs, Charts, and Tables 1
- Drawing Attention to Graphs, Charts, and Tables 2
- Describing Graphs, Charts, and Tables 1
- Describing Graphs, Charts, and Tables 2
- Describing Graphs, Charts, and Tables 3
- Describing Graphs, Charts, and Tables 4
- 上記の表現を使ったプレゼンテーション
Upward Trends
increase, go up, rise, climb, soar, surge, rocket, skyrocket
Downward Trends
decrease, go down, fall down, decline, drop, deteriorate, dwindle, slump, plunge, plummet
Other Types of Changes
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peak
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fluctuate
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recover
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stay, remain the same, level off, stabilize, be stagnant
Describing changes
Rapid Changes
dramatic(ally), sharp(ly), significant(ly), drastic(ally), sudden(ly), remarkabl(e/y), considerabl (e/y)
Slow Changes
moderate(ly), slight(ly), gradual(ly), stead(y/ily), slow(ly)
Describing the Relationship Between Two Numbers
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X is directly / inversely proportional to Y.
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There is a positive / negative correlation between X and Y.
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The more※ X increases / decreases, the more Y decreases / increases.
※e.g. the warmer X becomes, the colder Y becomes
Describing Fluctuation
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by
e.g. increase / decrease by 15%
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from … to …
e.g. increased from $4,500 to $5,700
Time
- from … to …
e.g. from 2008 to 2018 - from … onwards …
e.g. from 2018 onwards
Numerical Expressions 1
- 295 square meters
two hundred (and) ninety five square meters - $150,000
one hundred (and) fifty thousand dollars - 2018
twenty-eighteen
Numerical Expressions 2
- approximately, almost, about, around, nearly, roughly, a little less / more than, just under / above
- one-third, three-quarters, …percent of, a / the minority / majority of, an / the overwhelming majority of
- as many / much as, twice as many as, three times more than, the gap between A and B
Drawing Attention to Graphs, Charts, and Tables 1
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I’d like to draw your attention to this bar chart.
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Let's take / have a look at this pie chart.
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I have included this chat because …
Drawing Attention to Graphs, Charts, and Tables 2
- This graph should give you a clearer picture of …
- Basically what I want to highlight is …
- This diagram is rather complex, but the only thing I want you to notice is …
Describing Graphs, Charts, and Tables 1
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Time is represented by a dotted line.
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The solid curve is …
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These horizontal arrows indicate …
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There is a gradual decrease in …
Describing Graphs, Charts, and Tables 2
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As the line graph shows, …
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As you can see from the pie chart, …
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The pie chart illustrates, …
Describing Graphs, Charts, and Tables 3
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This bar chart depicts that …
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According to the line graph, …
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We can see from …
Describing Graphs, Charts, and Tables 4
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Here you can see …
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The solid line … shows …
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The dotted line … means …
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The dashed line … indicates …