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A similar situation was seen in the···, where

A similar situation was seen in the wholesale and retail trade sector, where the number of women rose from about 550 000 in 1975 to almost 800 000 two decades later.

There are some similarities between A and B Be similar to/ A has something in common with B

表示变化特征的词汇

表示超过的词语

Outnumber 比···多，在数量上超过

In this profession, women outnumber men by two to one.

= there are twice as many women as men 在这个行业，女性人数是男性的两倍 The number of men outnumbered women by four to one. 我们的人数以4比1超过他们 Exceed 超过···数量

The price will not exceed $100.

Overtake (在数量或重要性方面)大于，超过 Nuclear energy may overtake oil as the main fuel.

表示连续的时间段

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1. over a span of ··· years = over the period from···to··· = in the years between···and··· 2. during the same period

3. in the No. years spanning from 19xx through 19xx = from···to···within the 5 years period 4. from then on

= from this time onwards = in the subsequent years.

横向比较

1. ···程度副词 doubled/trebled三倍/quadruple四倍/halve减半(NO. vs NO.), while···doubled/trebled/quadrupled/halved which were 数字(年份) and 数字(年份) respectively.

The figure by long distance bus more than doubled during the same period (54 miles vs. 124 miles), while the miles by taxi trebled which were 13 miles and 42 miles respectively. 2. 表示―A 占总体的多少‖或―A为B···倍‖或―A为B的···分之···\

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3. ···数字(A+B), of which A were···and B were···

Italy received 20 million visitors, of which 1.2 million were from the UK and 1.8 million were from the USA.

4. ···had a higher/lower total number of 名词than any of the other+名词 France had a higher total number of visitors than any of the other countries on the list.

表示比较的句型

1. likewise, 句子. 同样地，···

Likewise, the use of other, unspecified, forms of transport also increased. 2. By contrast/In comparison, 句子. 相反地，···

By contrast, the long distance vehicle enjoyed a significant increase over the period, spanning from 1985 to 2000, although there exists some differences.

In comparison, student expenditure in country C was considerably lower, at only US$1500 per year 3. compared with the data (数字) in 年份, 句子. 与···相比较，···

Overall, there is a considerable increase in total miles by all modes of transportation, compared with the data (4,740 miles) in 1985.

4. ···had half/twice/triple·times as many 可数名词 as···, but/yet the number of···and ···was the same.

Australia had half as many visitors as Thailand (3 million vs 6 million), but the number of visitors to those countries from the UK and the USA was the same, 0.3 million. 5. 句子, while 句子.

12 million Americans visited Canada while 5.5 million visited Mexico.

6. ···had a higher/lower total number of···than any of the other+名词复数 France had a higher total number of visitors than any of the other countries on the list.

表示―%‖的词语

百分比：percentage, proportion, share 高：High, large – highest, largest 低：low, small—lowest, smallest

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表示―占%‖的词组

正向：A constitute/occupy/account for/compose/comprise B A占B的% 负向：% of B be composed of A (总体)有%的(某一元素)

% of 名词 be composed of (总体)有%的(某一元素)

Around 15% of our diet is composed of protein. 我们的饮食中大约有15%的蛋白质 composes (某一元素)构成总体的%

Christians compose around 2.5% of the country’s population 基督教徒占这个国家人口的2.5% Comprise 构成

Older people comprise a large proportion of those living in poverty. Constitute 构成

Constitute around 60% of the total/a larger percentage (around 20%) of Constitute the majority of the labour force. 占劳动力的大多数 Occupy 占据

Dry lands occupy a third of the world’s surface. 陆地占了地球表面的三分之一 Account for (数量上，比例上)占

The Japanese market accounts for 35% of the company’s revenue. 日本市场占公司收入的35%.

对了，差点忘了，要区分数据是data 还是 percentage.这个决定了相对应的词汇

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