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.