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Reading & Writing Word Building

ECNU



图表常用表达

Introduction

The graph/table shows/indicates/illustrates/reveals/represents/reflects...
From the graph/table, it’s clear that...
It's clear from the graph/table...
It can be seen from the graph/table...
As the graph/table shows, ...
As can be seen from the graph/table, ...
As is shown by the graph/table, ...
As is illustrated by the graph/table, ...
The graph represents the proportion of electricity generation by different sources.
The table gives a breakdown of the different types of family who were living in poverty ub Australia in 1999.

Time Expressions

(in) the period from ... to ...
(in) the period between ... and ...
in the first/last three months of the year
over the period ... to
over the next three years/two decades/quarter of a century
over the years/decades
over a ten year period
throughout the 19th century
from that time on
after that/then
in the 1980s

Measurement Quantities

amount   quantity    number   figure   all of the   the total   the total amount    the total quantity   the total number   the whole amount   the full amount   the whole of   the majority   the greatest amount   the greatest number   the maximum   the minimum

range   rate   level   degree   extent   scale   proportion   ratio   percent   percentage

length   weight   distance   height   altitude   area   volume   size   frequency   duration

Comparison & Contrast

Similarity:
similarly   likewise   equally   in the same way   the same   in a similar way/fashion (方式)    both ... and ...    as well as   not only ... but also   like ...   as ...    just as ...

Contrast:
but/while/whereas/however   in contrast to   by contrast   nevertheless   although   even though   instead of   yet   apart from   on the other hand   as opposed to   except for   unlike

Increases & Decreases

Verbs:
increase   go up   rise   grow   expand   double   multiply   jump   climb   gain   raise   accelerate   develop   escalate   surpass   surge

decrease   go down   fall   drop   decline   reduce   shrink   lessen   lower   contract   slow down   deplete   diminish   level off

remain/stay the same/unchanged/steady/stable/constant

fluctuate (between ... and ...)(by ...)   vary (with ...)(between ... and ...)

Nouns:
increase   acceleration   development   doubling   expansion   gain   growth   rise   jump

decrease   decline   depletion   diminishing   drop   fall   lessening   lowering   downturn

fluctuation

Adjectives Showing Amount

small   slight   limited   marginal   minor   partial   restricted   large   great   substantial   enormous   extensive   extreme   major   numerous   vast   widespread

Adjectives Showing Emphasis

considerable   dramatic   major   marked   notable   noticeable   sharp   significant   striking   strong   substantial   insignificant   minor   slight   consistent   moderate

Adjectives Showing Time

slow   gentle   gradual   steady   constant   fluctuating   rapid   fast   sudden   quick

Adverbs

hardly   barely   scarcely   a little   slightly   somewhat   marginally   moderately   partly   relatively   significantly   considerably   substantially   particularly   exceptionally   remarkably   dramatically   enormously   to some extent   mostly   mainly   largely   a great deal   very much   to a small/certain/large/great/considerable extent

Phrases (Nouns)

at a rate of 20% per year/ per annum/ p.a.
at the same level in the following decade
in/within the range of 10% and 20%
The increase was very significant, at 50%.
It was the largest producer, with 45% of the total production.
The number remained steady at 300 for the next year.
Exports doubled, to reach 80% of imports in 1990.
There were three times as many users as in the previous year.
The number of users increased twofold/threefold/fourfold/fivefold (adj. & adv.).

Phrases (Adjectives)

a high/low percentage
a large/great/significant number/percentage/amount
a major/considerable/substantial amount/increase
a remarkable/steady increase
the widespread consumption

Phrases (Adverbs)

(just/slightly) over/under
around/about/approximately
slightly more than half
a marginally small percentage
significantly fewer women
close to half
considerably more exports
substantially less traffic
almost exactly twice as many

Giving Examples

for example/instance
to illustrate
another example of
say, like, including
another illustration of
be a case in point
here are a few examples
give an example
to name but a few
by way of illustration
one illustration of this idea
as shown in
can be illustrated by

Examples are from:
1. mention people, places, actions and things
2. mention facts and events
3. include anecdotes, namely, brief and informative stories

Unit 1

Prefixes:

a-: without, lacking/in the state or process of
a.不正常的;反常的       a.缺乏社交的;不合群的       ad.在旁边;到旁边       ad.在前面;提前       
anti-:
n.扫兴的结果       a.&n.抗菌的;防腐的(东西)       a.排外的       
auto-:
n.自动驾驶仪       n.自传       n.自动聚焦       
contra-, contro-: against, opposite
v.反驳;相矛盾       n.争论;辩论       
homo-, homeo-: same, alike
a.&n.同性恋的/者       n.同音异形/异义词       
trans-: across, beyond, through
v.传播;传输       n.交易;卖卖;处理       v.转移;传染       a.&n.变性人(的)       
tri-: three, every third
v.变为三倍 a.三倍/三人/三组的       n.万亿       n.铁人三项    

Roots:

audi: hear
a.听得见的       a.听觉的       n.听众席;礼堂
bene: good
a.善良的;温和的       n.捐助者;赞助人       a.仁慈;慈善的       
bio: life
n.传记       a.可生物降解的       a.互利的;共生的
dict: say
v.口述;指使;支配       n.吐字;发音方式;措辞       n.法令;命令       n.上瘾的人 v.使上瘾
log, logue: thought, speech
n.公开抨击;辱骂;耻辱       n.对话;对白       n.类比;比喻       
path: feeling
n.共鸣;同情       a.可怜;可悲;无力的       n.冷漠       n.感染力       n.厌恶;反感       
mand, mend: order
n.授权;任期 v.强制执行;授权       n.&v.还押候审       a.强制的       

Suffixes:

-ism: doctrine(n.教义;主义;学说), belief
n.激进/行动主义       n.怀疑态度       n.共产主义
-ize, -ise: become
v.使合法化       v.使制度化;使成惯例       v.同情;赞助;支持       v.恐吓       v.城市化       v.工业化       
-dom: place or state of being
n.厌倦;无聊

Else:

v.协商;商讨;授予       v.暗示;推断       a.不老的;青春永驻的;永恒的       

Unit 3

Prefixes:

exo-: external, outside, beyond
a.异国的;引进的       a.通俗的(外行人也懂的);开放的       a.离心的       n.外逸层       
de-: down, from, away
v.使分离       v.派遣       v.恶化       a.(引起)破坏的;毁灭性的       n.赤字;亏损       
in-: in, into, on
a.天生的       n.本质       a.内在的;固有的       
co-, con-, com-, col-, cor-, coun-: together, with
v.符合;一致;相当于(to sth)       v.碰撞       v.顺从;顺应;遵从;符合;一致(to sth.)       

Roots:

hetero: different, other
a.&n.异性恋的/者       a.异端的;非正统的       
flect, flex: bend
a.反身的       n.柔韧性;灵活性;弹性;适应性
nerv, neur, neuro: nerve
n.神经科学家       n.神经学       n.过分焦虑;神经官能症       v.使无力/衰弱       
cide: cut, kill, death, destruction
n.杀虫剂       n.种族灭绝,大屠杀       n.生态破坏       
phobia: dislike, fear
n.狂犬病(恐水症)       n.幽闭恐惧症       n.恐新症       
ology: the study of
n.人类学       n.心理学       n.哲学       

Suffixes:

-hood: state or condition of, group of
n.骑士头衔/称号        n.虚假;谎言       n.可能性       n.谋生手段       
-fy: to make, to become
v.筑城防御;加强       v.使变硬;巩固       v.美化       v.核实;证明       
-ish: having the qualities of characteristics of
a.书呆子气的       a.微红的       
-ia: names of diseases, plants and animals
n.痴呆       n.失眠       n.恐惧症       

Else:

a.多余的,不必要的       

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