(精选)经贸英语口译实训教程Unit 7 Business Negotiation课件.ppt

(2) Skills of interpreting figures Ⅰ. Preparing Interpretation Skill: Figures Interpreting（数字口译） 6.Trends √ Trends tell about increases or decreases (fluctuation), and periods of no change (stability). √ The prepositions “of”, “by”, “to” and “at” are used to express trends. E.g. 1: An upward trend (↗) √ An upward trend (↗) ? To rise/ increase/ climb/ jump E.g. 2: A downward trend (↘) √ A downward trend (↘) ? To fall/ drop/ decline/ decrease E.g. 3:Stability √ Stability ? To level out/off ? To stand/stay at ? To remain stable at ? To reach a peak (2) Skills of interpreting figures Ⅰ. Preparing Interpretation Skill: Figures Interpreting（数字口译） 7.Rates √ Rates are used to tell how often or how quickly something moves or changes. E.g. 1: 50kpm E.g. 2: 8% pa 50 kilometers per hour 8% per annum (per year) 8.Ratios √ Ratios can be used for comparison E.g. 1: 2:3 E.g. 2: 50kg/sq cm 2 to 3 2 out of 3 50 kilograms per square centimeter (2) Skills of interpreting figures Ⅰ. Preparing Interpretation Skill: Figures Interpreting（数字口译） 9. Indefinite numbers 9.1 Approximate numbers E.g.:约，大约，大概，左右，来 around, about, roughly, approximately, some, more or less, in the neighborhood of; in the rough, or so, or thereabout 9.2 Less than/ More than E.g. 1:少于，小于，低于，不到，不及，不足，以下，以内 E.g. 2:多于，大于，高于，超过，多，……以上 fewer than, less than, under, below, within more than, over, above, upwards of, and more, (and) odd, 9.3Nearly E.g.:近，快，将近，接近，几乎，差不多，差一点，不到 nearly, almost, toward, close on 9.4between E.g.:到，至，介于……之间 from… to…; between… and… 9.5数百，数十 Tens/ dozens/ scores/ hundreds/ thousands/ millions/ billions of (2) Skills of interpreting figures Ⅰ. Preparing Interpretation Skill: Figures Interpreting（数字口译） 10. Multiple 10.1 A是B的n倍 A is n times that of B. A is n times as adj. as B. A increases/rises/grows/goes up/be n times more than B. 10.2 A比B多n倍 A is n+1 times as adj. as B. A increases/rises/grows/goes up/be n+1 times more than B. 10.3 A是原来的5倍。（A增加了4倍） A increases (by) fivefold. A increases (by