雅思作文词汇

雅思小作文常用词汇

常用动词和连词

说明，描述 illustrate compare demonstrate The given bar chart compares/illustrates the per week spending of British citizens on three fast food items in 1990 as is seen from the given illustration, as is presented in the bar graph as is observed from the graph the most popular/desirable the most/least popular choice of Fish and chips were twice as popular as burgers, pizza being at that time the least popular fast food. whereas/while/although/but Their expenditure of pizza was only 6 Pence per week while they spent 14 Pence per week on hamburgers. Fish & chips and pizza was less preferred by British in 1970's and 1980's but after that their consumption skyrocketed. In Contrast/By Comparison/On The Other Hand chose/used/preferred A than B Around X% more/fewer people choose A than B A and B differed by X%. There was a difference of X% in A and B. The percentage of A and B were similar. A similar number of people choose A and B The percentage of A was the same as the percentage of B. trends are totally opposite Although the processes of figures changing of these countries were totally opposite, the last numbers, amazingly, turned out to be extremely close. the scenario was completely reverse it is clearly visible that It is clearly visible that the number of people who work in the accountancy is smaller than that of other sectors. 从图可知 最受欢迎的 表转折 表对比 比较（多于，少于） A与B相差…… A与B相同 相反的趋势/情况 很显然，很明显

表示上升、下降、波动和不变的词汇

上升（程度一般） 动词increase; rise; grow/climb 名词 increase; rise; growth 介词up 词组：be on the rise The consumption of meat reached 45 thousand kilograms, up 40% from a year ago. climb soar/surge/rocket/leap The rate of unemployment soared from 7 to 12% between 2009 and 2010. The rate of unemployment surged from 7% to 12% between 2009 and 2010. 动词 decrease; fall; drop; decline 名词 decrease; fall; drop; decline 介词 down 词组be in decline The trading volume dropped to 3 million a day, down 35%. dip；slide plunge；plummet；plumb；tumble The rate of unemployment plunged from 30% to 10% between 2011 and 2012. The rate of unemployment plummeted from 30% to 10% between 2011 and 2012. an upward/downward trend witness/see/experience Britain saw/witnessed a steep drop in the sales of books in 1990. The rate of unemployment was 30% in 2011 but it then experienced a decrease of 20% for the next year. fluctuate/fluctuation The rate of unemployment fluctuated wildly for the following 3 years. There was a wild fluctuation in the rate of unemployment for the following 3 years. remain constant/stable/static/unchanged The rate of unemployment remained fairly stable at 6% for the next two years. The rate of unemployment was relatively stable, at 6% between 2006 and 2007. 上升（程度比较轻） 上升（程度激烈） 下降（程度一般） 下降（程度比较轻） 下降（程度激烈） （上升/下降）趋势 历经了…上升/下降 波动 不变的

Reach a plateau/ level off Inflation levelled off at around 2%. The GDP reached a plateau in 1990, before declining suddenly in 2010. 达到顶峰 peak The rate of unemployment peaked at 30% in 2011. The rate of unemployment reached a peak of 30% in 2011. 形容词sharp dramatic substantial significant rapid considerable 副词是sharply dramatically substantially significantly rapidly considerably The rate of unemployment increased sharply from 7% to 12% between 2009 and 2010. There was a sharp increase of 5% in the rate of unemployment between 2009 and 2010. 形容词modest；slight；marginal；moderate；steady；gradual；gentle；slow 副词modestly；slightly；marginally；moderately；steadily；gradually；gently；slowly 名词短语：minimal change The rate of unemployment increased slightly from 5% to 6% between 2005 and 2006. There was a slight increase of 1% in the rate of unemployment between 2005 and 2006. 大幅变化（形容词和副词） 小幅变化

表示所占比例的词汇

占比为 . X% of sb + Verb 47% of people in Britain chose/used cable to access the internet. Something + Be Verb + By + X% of Somebody Cable was chosen to access the internet by 47% of people in Britain. The Percentage of Somebody + Be + X% The percentage of people who chose cable to access the internet was 47%. Somebody Who Do Something + Verb + X% of Somebody People who chose cable to access the internet accounted for 47% of the total population account for/represent/form/make up/comprise（用主动而不用被动态） People who chose cable to access the internet accounted for 47% of people having access to the Internet. The percentage/proportion of sth + decrease/increase The percentage of natural resource which came from oil decreased slightly from 20% to 15% between 2005 and 2010. 20% of this country’s natural resources came from oil in 2005. Five years later, this percentage decreased slightly by 5%. There was a slight decrease from 20% to 15% in the percentage of natural resources which came from oil. Fractions A-Tenth A-Fifth A-Quarter A-Third Two-Fifths Half Three-Fifths Two-Thirds Three-Quarters Four-Fifths 比例的变化 Percentages 10% 20% 25% 33% 40% 50% 60% 66% 75% 80% Qualifiers 77% 73% Just over three quarters Approximately three quarters

68% 66% 49% 32% 25% 24% 9% - 11%

Just above two thirds Precisely two thirds Just under a half Almost a third Exactly a quarter Nearly a quarter Around/about/roughly a tenth

表示倍数的方法

double/triple/quadruple（升2,3,4倍） double/twice/triple/treble（是……2,3,4倍） Twofold/threefold（……2倍，3倍） Twice/three times……as……as The consumption of meat more than doubled between 1949 and 1979. The park will cover 1,400 acres, twice the size of the old park. There was a threefold decrease in retail sales. Television was twice as popular as washing machine in 1998. 表示排名的方法

Rank（排名）/rank high Top（领先） Ahead of/followed by（在……之前） Australia ranked second, behind the USA in domestic waste generation. The city topped the list of the country’s most popular tourist attractions. Business was the most popular subject, followed by physical education. China has a population of more than 1.4 billion, far ahead of India, with 1 billion people. The consumption of lamb overtook that of lamb in 1990. Women outnumbered men in Business Management. Buses climbed from third to second as a means of travel. Outnumber/overtake（超过） Climb/fall from……to 表示时间的用法

During/over the period Throughout Between……and…… From……to…… At the beginning of By the middle of The forest diminished dramatically throughout the 1980s. The divorce rate increased during the period from 1995 tp 2000. At the beginningof the 1960s, around one third of the country’s population were smokers. By the middle of the 20thcentury, the railway systems were built to serve more than one million passengers a year. Expenditureon resources dropped by the end of the period. The unemployment rate remains above 20% until 2020. By the end of By/until

数据的描述

Up to/as much as多大 The number of shoppers plunged by up to 23 percent. House prices fell as much as 40% between 1980 and 1985. The web economy represents a mere 1% of the country’s GDP Exports topped(exceeded) $10 billion in 2006. The turnover of the industry was in excess of $1.5 billion. Only/ a mere/ no more than仅仅 Top/exceed超过 In excess of 超过 a(an) new/record/all-time/new The enrollment rate dropped to an all-time low, 50%. high a(an) new/all-time low 历史最高/低值 Ranging……from…… 在……范围 The price was volatile, ranging from $20 to $40. 地图常用表达

建造 build；constructure；pave A hospital was built near the river. A hospital was constructed near the river. A road was paved in the north of the village. be located/situated；lie To: the shop is to the east of the hospital. On: the shop is on the south of the hospital. In: the shop is in the south of the village. Xinjiang is in the northwest corner of China. Shops are on the east side of the road. Shops are at the eastern end of the village. The farm was close to the river. The farm was near the river. The farm was next to the river. The urban area was linked to the rural area. The airport was connected with the railway station. The river flows from the north to the south. The road runs from the north to the south. alongside Shops were built alongside the sea. disappear；vanish 位于 A在B的……方位 A在B的……角/侧/端 靠近 从……通向/流向…… 挨着，沿着 消失

The old forest disappeared. The old forests vanished. A变成B become/ change into/convert into The old house became a hospital. The old house was changed into a hospital. be extended to The area of schools were extended. install A pedestrian crossing will also be installed at the lower end of the street, near the gas station. 面积扩大至 安装

流程图常用表达

第一阶段 At the first/initial stage+句子 At the beginning of the cycle+句子 During the initial phase,+句子 The beginningof the whole cycle is marked by(+名词or动名词) (+名词or动名词) is the first step in (+名词or动名词) The second stage is (+名词or动名词) The next step in the process in (+名词or动名词) (+名词or动名词) is the last step in the procedure. The final phase of the procedure is about(+名词or动名词) In the final phase,+句子 Entering the final phase,+句子 (+名词or动名词) is the final stage. 次阶段 最后阶段