Task 1 pie chart Flashcards
大多数人 2
a large/ significant number of people
超过25%的人
over a quarter of people
小于20%
less than fifth
少数人
a small minority
(%) 80 75 70 65
four-fifths
three-quarters
seven in ten
two-thirds
77% 2
approximately/ just over three quarters
49% 2
just under a half/ nearly a half
32%
almost a third
% 60 55 50 45
three-fifths
more than half
half
more than two fifths
% 40 35 30 25
two-fifths
more than a third
less than a third
a quarter
% 20 15 10 5
a fifth
less than a fifth
one in ten
one in twenty
75%-85%
a very large majority
65%-75%
a significant proportion
10%-15%
a minority
5%
a very small number
add another comparison in the next sentence
the figure for
In …, …% of …sb did, //while (whereas) (compared to)// only…% did. The figure for … stood at 31%.
In 1999, 35% of British people went abroad for their holidays, //while (whereas) (compared to)// only 28% Australians spent their holidays in a different country. The figure for the USA stood at 31%.
(The english speaker usually put the percentage at the start of the sentence)
……拥有迄今为止最多的……
…is by far the most..
…has by far the highest number of…
……的数字和其非常相似
the figures for…tend to be very similar
..的数量略高于..
the number of..is slightly higher than..
…都具有相似的比例…
…all with similar proportions of…
……是唯一一个有…//明显//高于……比例的国家。
…is the only country with a noticeably higher proportion of..
欧洲国家//充分利用//太阳能。另一方面,大多数亚洲国家//使用这种发电方法//很少//
European countries //make great use of// solar power. On the other hand, most Asian countries //use this method of// power generation //very little//
describing majority 4
the lion’s share of
the vast majority
by far the most
…has a slight majority