0625[The Egg]Kelly(W+S)

😇The changes/variation/difference in

😇the percentage/proportion of....

😇Yearly=annual

😇The percentage of money spent

😇The graphs display the percentages of school’s spending in a Uk school in 1981,1991 and 2001.

😇The spending on resources and furniture and equipment shared the same figure of 15%//accounted for the same percentage in 1981

😇Expenditure(s)+[on]

😇Categories

😇The three pie charts illustrate the expenditures on 5 categories, in a British school over a period of 20 years.

😇Teachers' salaries accounted for half of the total spending//50% in 1991.

😇佔：account for/take up/constitute

😇The spending on furniture and equipment was four time larger than the 1991figure.

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😇Increased fourfold after a decade.

😇-fold (adv.)

>Increased/decreased(v.)twofold(adv.)

😇-fold(adj.)

>Had a twofold(adj.) increase/decrease(n.)

😇Sum

😇A sum of money=an amount of money

>Do you think having a huge sum of money means success?

😇Amount to=add up to

>The cost of living per week in London may amount to 20 to 40 pounds.

😇Cut down on=reduce

>Are there any ways to cut down on the calorie you take in?

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😇An upward/downward trend

😇Have/experience an upward trend.

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😇negligently=slightly

>I have negligible knowledge of Spanish.

😇Increase(v.)

>The figure increased from 2% to 10%.

>The figure increased to 10%.

>The figure increased 8%.

😇Increase(n.)

>The figure had/experienced an increase of 8%/an eight percent increase.

>Experienced a fall/drop of ....

😇Consistently (adv.)=always

>Marvel films consistently topped the chart.

😇Relate (v.)

>I can totally relate to you.(I can feel you)

>Many teenagers find it hard to relate to what their teachers say.

😇Laugh out loud

>What kinds of things make you lol?

😇Tear jerker

>When you watch/read a tear jerker, you need a pile of tissue.

😇Crybaby

>A crybaby cries like a baby.

😇Genre of films/music/plays

😇Soundtrack(OST)---original soundtrack

😇I'm moved/touched

😇I like all types/kind of films.

😇Plot/story line

😇Go to the movie/films

😇Go to the film/see the film

>I went to the film/saw the film yesterday.

😇Swim/go with the tide

>It's better not to swim with the tide but to show you individually.

😇Pastime

>I do pastime to pass the time.

😇Companion

>Most people say a dog is the best companion for human.

😇Once every three months ....etc

😇A movie goer

😇A new release

😇Discount/budget/dollar/second-run films

😇Midnight screening/showing/viewing

😇Matinee

😇Treat

😇Adapt

>Many movies are adapted From novels or real stories.

😇Adaptation

>An adaptation from the novel

😇Forte----A strong ability

>Math is really not my forte, english it is.

😇Not to mention

>English is hard already, not to mention it combines math.

😇Mind-blowing

>The effect of Photoshop is mind-blowing.

😇Reading is very time-consuming

😇A waste of time.