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地道表达法（第1期）1.Uncomfortable:?Its natural to?feel?out?of?place?in the beginning when you join a new company.?刚刚加入一家新公司，觉得有些不适应是很自然的。?表达不适应某种环境时，可以用feel out of place，表感到不自在、不自然、拘束或尴尬。2.Undecided:?Either way the retail future of the area appears to be up in the air.?无论怎样，这一地区零售业的未来似乎都悬而未决。?表示尚未做出决定，可能会说be not decided yet，或uncertain，还可以用到be up in the air 3.Expensive:?I spent six months going daily to the hospital and sometimes twice daily and it cost me a fortune.?我花了六个月的时间每天去一次医院，有时候一天两次，这让我花了很多钱。表示昂贵的，较多的还是expensive, costly，还可以用cost sb a fortune，表示花了一大笔钱，价格很高。4.Be good at:?They must have excellent communication skills, be adept at building relationships and enjoy working as part of a team.?他们必须有良好的沟通技巧，善于建立关系，并且喜欢团队合作。?换个说法，说sb does well in sth。5.Come true:?However, the plan is still in its initial stages and there is no guarantee that it will come to fruition.?然而，这个计划仍处于初始阶段，并且无法保证以后能得以实现。?除了come true，例如fulfill, accomplish, implement，都可以用，变成come to fruition，也会地道很多。地道表达法（第2期）图表写作中，与“上升”有关的一些表达法。1.We will see an upward trend in economic growth from now.?从现在起我们将看到经济增长上升的趋势。?see an upward trend: 呈上升趋势?说到上升，最常用的单词就是increase/ rise/ grow，如要表达“呈现上升趋势”，可以是see an upward trend，see可替换成witness。2.The land and property price rocketed to a record high.?土地和房地产价格飙涨至纪录新高。?rocket to: 急速上升至?表飙升，很多人用rapidly, quickly，very fast，总归不够地道，可以更简洁一些用rocket to，表示“急速上升至……”。?3.The average thirty-year fixed-rate mortgage soared from 3.93% last week to 4.46% this week.?本周30年期固定抵押贷款利率从上周的3.93％飙升至4.46％。?soar to: 飞速上升至?soar into the air，意思是“直冲云霄”。soar还有一个意思，就是“急剧增加”。4.The figures showed that the unemployment rate peaked at 10.6% last year.?数据表明，失业率去年见顶于10.6%。?peak at: 在某处达到最高点?Peak指山峰、高峰， “峰值”为peak value。 5.The water levels are expected to reach the highest point in Prague.?布拉格水位预计将达到最高点。?reach the highest point: 达到最高点?地道表达法（第3期）和“下降”有关的地道表达?The prices of food?witnessed a downward trend.?食品价格呈下降趋势。?witness a downward trend: 呈现出下降的趋势?说“呈上升趋势”时，用see/witness an upward trend，替换后see/witness a downward trend，就是“呈