平稳/逐渐：steadily / gradually / slightly 持续上升/下降：on an increase / on the decline
保持不变：remain stable / remain steady / remain unchanged 上升后变得平稳：reach a plateau
达到顶点/低谷：reach the top/peak / fall to the bottom 波动： fluctuate /rise and fall
达到了：reach / approach / add up to / amount to / increase / decrease to 某年发生的变化:1998 saw/ witnessed a sharp increase in…. 是1998年的 2 倍：was twice as many as that in 1998 从图表上看：From these graphs 得到结论：draw a conclusion
二、关于生活体验等（常考，特别重要）★★★ 1. 产品科技含量 technological element of product 2. 大学生创业 university students’ innovative undertaking 3. 双赢局面 win-win situation 4. 首创精神 pioneering spirit
5. 振兴中华 make China powerful and strong; 6. 富裕 affluence 7. 繁荣 boom
8. 购买力 buying power
9. 竞争 competition 10. 生活费用 cost of living 11. 解决问题 crack the nuts
12. 大家公认 it is universally acknowledged that 13. 全力以赴 bring one’s talent into full play
14. 适应新的形势变化 adapt/adjust/accommodate oneself to new environment/change
15. 获得成功 achieve/accomplish success
16. 提出观点 advance/put forward/come up with arguments/ideas 17. 较好地驾驭生活 be a better pilot of one’s life 18. 对……很好的了解 have a better understanding of 19. 把某种因素考虑进去 take sth. into account/consideration; 20. give much thought to
21. 品味人生/自由/青春 savor the life/freedom/youth 22. 交流经验 share experience/ideas/problems/knowledge 23. 发挥，起到积极作用 play an important/active/great role/part 24. 面临困难危险 be confronted with danger/difficulty; in the face of 25. 阻碍了成功 stand in the way of success; be an obstacle/barrier to 26. 缩小差别 narrow/fill the gap/gulf (between city and country) 27. 把成功/错误归因于 attribute/owe one’s success/failure to 28. 对……重要 be vital/important/indispensable to
29. 施加压力 exert/put pressure on
30. 重视 attach/assign much importance/significance to
31. 把注意力集中在 focus/concentrate one’s attention/efforts upon 32. 抓住机会 grab/seize/take the opportunity
33. 有可能 there is (little/much) possibility/likelihood that 34. 献身于 devote/dedicate/commit oneself to a cause/career 35. 真正重要的是 what really matters/counts is 36. 影响思想，态度 shape one’s thinking/attitude
37. 实现自己的理想，愿望 realize/fulfill/achieve one’s dream/hope; 38. 减轻压力，紧张 reduce/alleviate the stress/pressure 39. 提高社会地位 upgrade social status; enhance social position 40. 加快，促进发展 accelerate/advance/enhance the development 41. 随着生活节奏的加快with the quickening pace of modern life 42. 充满激情 have a burning desire for 43. 充满渴望 have a great passion for
44. 沮丧的 gloomy; 客观的 objective; 主观的 subjective 45. 乐观的 optimistic ;悲观的 pessimistic; 46. 怨恨的 resentful ;可敬的 respectable 47. 深远的影响 far-reaching consequences 48. 以其最强有力的形式 in its strongest form
49. 挣钱养活自己 earn one’s living 50. 赡养父母 support one’s parents 51. 普遍现象 common phenomenon 52. 现代社会 modern society
53. 相互对立 in opposition to each other 54. 不管 no matter how
55. 如何对待财富与幸福 how to approach wealth and happiness? 56. 一个更美好更光明的未来 a much better and brighter future 57. 从失败中吸取教训 draw useful lessons from 58. 丧失信心并退却了 lose heart and give in
59. 人民对待……的看法截然不同 people are quite different from each other in their opinions on…
60. 无可否认 there is no denying the fact that
61. 赏识他的非凡的能力 appreciate his exceptional ability 62. 人才招聘会 job-hunting 63. 大势所趋 the wave of the future 64. 一时冲动 an impulse activity 65. 体力劳动 physical labor 66. 灵活的 flexible
67. 充分发挥……的积极性 bring one’s initiative into full play 三、关于教育的词汇（非常重要）★★★★
1. 入学 enter； entrance
2. 登记；注册 become a member of； to enroll； enrollment； register； registration
3. 录取 admission； be admitted to； accept 4. 获取进一步教育 obtain further education 5. 要求；录取条件 requirements 6. 录取标准 admission standards
7. 学习成绩 academic record； academic achievements 8. 索要申请材料 request for application material 9. 教育目标 educational goals 10. 文凭 diploma 11. 学位 degree
12. 教育体制 educational system 13. 学前教育 pre-school education
14. 小学 primary schools；elementary schools 15. 中学 middle schools； high schools
16. 初中 junior middle school； junior high school 17. 高中 senior middle school； senior high school
18. 职业学校；技术学校 vocational schools； technical schools 19. 大学；学院 colleges； universities； institutes