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1、Week6Figuresininterpreting(2)IndefinitenumbersNumeralsinrhetoricandpropernounsQuantifiersUnitsofMeasure?IndefinitenumbersI1.Approximatenumbers約,大約,大概,左右,來:around,about,roughly,approximately,some,moreorless,intheneighborhoodof+~~~;~~~+intherough,orso,orthereabout2.Lessth
2、an/Morethan少于小于低于不到不及不足以下以內(nèi):fewerthan,lessthan,under,below,within+~~~多于大于高于超過多幾以上:morethan,over,above,upwardsof+~~~;~~~+andmore,(and)odd3.Nearly近快將近接近幾乎差不多差一點差一點不到:nearly,almost,toward,closeon+~~~4.between到至介于…之間:from…to…;between…and…5.adjacentnumbersor6.數(shù)百,數(shù)十Tens/dozens
3、/scores/hundreds/thousands/millions/billionsofUpwardmovementtorise,arisetoincrease,anincreasetoclimb,aclimbtojump,ajumpdownwardmovementtofall,afalltodrop,adroptodecline,adeclinetodecrease,adecrease7.Trends8.StabilityandFluctuationtolevelout/off達(dá)到平衡toremainstable保持平衡toflu
4、ctuate波動tostand/stayat保持在toreachapeak達(dá)到高峰9.Comparison1)A是B的~倍:Ais~timesthatofB;Ais~timesasadjasBAis~-1timesmorethanBAincreases/rises/growsby~-1timesmorethanBAtwices/doubles/triples/quadruplesthatofB2)A增加~倍;A比B多~倍Ais~+1timesasadjasBAincreases/rises/grows/goesup/beby~times
5、.Multiple3)百分比的增加Aincreases/rises/grows/shootsupto+百分比Aincreases/rises/grows/shootsupby+百分比=Agotanincrease/rise/growthof+百分比4)百分比的減少Areduces/falls/goesdownto+百分比Areduces/falls/goesdownby+百分比=Agotareduction/fall/decreaseby+百分比今年的小麥產(chǎn)值是去年的4/3/2倍。Thisyear’soutputofwheatquadr
6、uples/triples/doubles(is4/3times/twice)thatoflastyear.10.IntensifiersandsoftenersveryintenseconsiderablysofteneddramaticallysharplysubstantiallyconsiderablyfarmuchalittleslightlysomewhatmarginallyAgreatdeal/far/much/dramaticallyhigherSharpdropFractionally/marginallylower
7、SomewhatlowerSlightly(alittlelower)Considerably/substantiallylowerSentenceinterpreting表示增減核心詞彙:增加、減少、變化增加--Increase1.Thepresident'sapprovalratingjumpedby16pointsinthepastmonth.??2.Corporateearningswereup7%inthethirdquarter,animprovementthatisexpectedtobolsterthecompany'
8、sstockpriceinthenearfuture.??3.AverageglobaltemperatureshaveclimbedmorethanahalfadegreeCentigradeinthe