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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

UTOKYO English Academia にてグラフ・チャート・表の説明をする際に役に立つ表現がまとまっていました。

英語でグラフ・チャート・表の説明をする際に使ってください。

※このブログ内の英語は音声で入力しました。

 

参考リンク:

 

increase, go up, rise, climb, soar, surge, rocket, skyrocket

 

decrease, go down, fall down, decline, drop,  deteriorate,  dwindle, slump,  plunge,  plummet

 

Other Types of Changes

  • peak

  • fluctuate

  • recover

  • 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

  • X is directly / inversely proportional to Y.

  • There is a positive / negative correlation between X and Y.

  • The more※ X increases / decreases, the more Y decreases / increases.

    ※e.g. the warmer X becomes, the colder Y becomes

 

Describing Fluctuation

  • by

    e.g. increase / decrease by 15%

  • 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

  • I’d like to draw your attention to this bar chart.

  • Let's take / have a look at this pie chart.

  • 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

  • Time is represented by a dotted line.

  • The solid curve is …

  • These horizontal arrows indicate …

  • There is a gradual decrease in …

 

Describing Graphs, Charts, and Tables 2

  • As the line graph shows, …

  • As you can see from the pie chart, …

  • The pie chart illustrates, …

 

Describing Graphs, Charts, and Tables 3

  • This bar chart depicts that …

  • According to the line graph, …

  • We can see from …

 

Describing Graphs, Charts, and Tables 4

  • Here you can see …

  • The solid line … shows …

  • The dotted line … means …

  • The dashed line … indicates …

 

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