UsefulPhrases--IntroductionThereportaimsto…

Thepurpose/aim/objectiveofthisreportisto… Thisreportisbasedonthefactswecollected…Mr.Xhasaskedmetoreporttoinvestigate/evaluate/study/recommend/analyze/givefeedback/estimate/assess重復題目Asrequestedby某人/某部門onOctober8,Iamsubmittingthefollowingreportabout重復題目中的目的。Uponrequestof某人/某部門，Hereisthereportconcerning重復題目要求Wehavedoneasurveyshowingthat重復題目要求，或者直接開始闡述數(shù)據(jù)或者信息。1BECVANTAGEUsefulPhrases--Methodology

Althoughthecurrentstatisticsshowthat…Havingmadeacloseofthesurvey,Ifound…Ourresearchreveals…Theresearchteamusedbothsecondaryandprimarydatatoanalyzetheviabilityoftheproposedfacility.2BECVANTAGEUsefulPhrases--FindingsAccordingtotherecentmarketresearch/investigation/survey/thechartabove/thetableabove/undertaken,…,Therecentvisit/investigation/surveyshowedthat……Thetable/chartabovetellsusthat……Fromthechartshown,wefind/learn/noticethat……Itwasfound/discovered

that…

Itwasgenerallythecasethat…

Mostpeoplethoughtthat…

Manymembersofstaffsuggestedthat…

Anumberofpeopleexpressedtheviewthat…

Severalchangeswereputforward.Thefollowingpointssummarizeourkeyfindings.3BECVANTAGEUsefulPhrases--ConclusionAccordingtothefindingsabove,itcanbeconcludedthat…Fromthetableshown,itcanbeconcludedthat…Therefore,itcanbeconcludedthat……Tosumup,… Basedonthediscussion,… Itisclearthat… Noconclusionswerereachedregarding… Itwasagreedthat… BasedonthefindingsoftherecyclingsurveyofmembersoftheWestCoastCollegecampuscommunity,thefollowingconclusionsaredrawn.4BECVANTAGEUsefulPhrases--RecommendationThefollowingaretherecommendations……Itisrecommendedthat……Basedontheconclusion/analysisabove,werecommendthat…Withreferencetotheadvantagesstatedabove,thefollowingrecommendationscanbemade,Onthebasisoftheanalysis,itisreasonabletohavethefollowingrecommendations:SoI’dliketoputforwardmyopiniononthematter…Myopinionforyourreferenceis…Itwouldbeadvisableto…Itisessentialto…Westronglyrecommendthat…5BECVANTAGEContrastingideas

However,… Although…..,…... Despite/Inspiteof… …while/whereas…6BECVANTAGEMakingcomparisons

Both./Neither… Like/Unlike…7BECVANTAGE倍數(shù)表達倍數(shù)+是誰的

ThestaffturnoverinParksidewas10times(asmanyas)thatofHighgatein2008.倍數(shù)+比誰的

ThenumberofstaffleavingParksidein2008was3timeshigherthan/overthatof2007.ThenumberofstaffleavingParksidein2008washigherthan/overthatof2007by3times.8BECVANTAGESentencePatternsforTrendsIt__________sharplyfromJanuarytoApril.主語+表示趨勢的動詞+副詞+時間狀語Itshowedasmall_________fromJanuarytoApril.

Therewasaslight_________fromJanuarytoAprilinthesalesofcomputers.(形式)主語+動詞+形容詞+表示趨勢的名詞+時間狀語+in+真是主語increasedincreaseincrease9BECVANTAGEVerbstoshowupwardtrend

togoup/moveupward

toshootup

迅速成長

torise/toincrease/togrow/toascend

toclimb/soar/skyrocket

toimprove/torecoverv.改善

torebound反彈

topeakv.到達頂峰

10BECVANTAGE

Nounstoshowupwardtrend

arise

anincrease

agrowthanascent

animprovement

arecovery

toreach/cometo/amountto

apeak

到達頂峰11BECVANTAGEVerbstoshowdownwardtrend

togodown/fall/declinetodecrease/todescend

toslide/slip

tocollapse/tocrash

tomoredownward

toreachatrough(降到谷底）

tofluctuatewildly12BECVANTAGENounstoshowdownwardtrend

afall

adecrease

adecline

adescent

acollapse13BECVANTAGEVerbstoshowleveloff

remainthesame/aplateau

remainconstant(adj.不變的)

remainstable（adj.不變的）

remainsteady（adj.平穩(wěn)的）

remainunchanged

standat

showlittlechange

leveloff/out穩(wěn)定下來

（過去式：levelledoff）14BECVANTAGEadj.&adv.toshowtrendssteady穩(wěn)定的Thesalesofcomputersshowedasteadyincreaseinthepastquarter.steadily穩(wěn)定地Thesalesofcomputersincreasedsteadilyinthepastquarter.gradual漸漸的gradually漸漸地slight微微的Theproductionoftimbershowedaslightfallinthepastquarter.slightly微微地Theproductionoftimberfellslightly.

slow慢慢的Itshowedaslowgrowth.slowly慢慢地Itgrewslowly.considerable相當?shù)腸onsiderably相當?shù)?5BECVANTAGEadj.&adv.toshowtrendsnoticeable明顯的noticeably明顯地sharp急劇的sharply急劇地significant巨大的significantly巨大地dramatic戲劇性的，巨大的dramatically戲劇性地；巨大地substantial巨大的substantially巨大地enormous巨大的enormously巨大地rapid快的rapidly快地16BECVANTAGEPrep.usageThesalesofcomputersimproved_____25unitslastmonth.Thesalesofcomputersimproved_____20units_____25unitslastmonth.Thesalesrose________5units.Itshowsanincrease______5units.Thesharepricestarted____$2pershare,peaked____$10andfinished_____$5.tofromtobyofatatat17BECVANTAGEUsingapproximationsjustunder

approximatelywellunder

around

aboutjustover

roughlywellover

nearly

almost18BECVANTAGETheshareprice1_______slightlyatthestartoftheyearbut2__________inFebruary.Sharethenroseagainandlevelledoffoverthefollowingquarterbefore3__________inthesummer.InAugusttheyfinally4__________andthenstartedto5__________steadily,droppingbacktotheirspringlevelbytheendofNovember.Rumorsofgoodtradingresultsledtoaslight6___________inthelastfewweeks,whichreturnedsharestothesamelevelasatthestartoftheyear.recoverpeakfallshootupcollapserise19BECVANTAGEReasons&Results1.Sharpfallinprofits←longstrikeTherewasashar