雅思写作-对象词
对象词就是数字的直接指代词,很多时候由数字的单位决定。
1 强调总量:出现tonne、kilogramme等单位【amount】
- the amount of household rubbish
- the amount of carbon dioxide emissions
- the amount of money
- the amount of water consumed
- the amount of energy consumed
- the amount of time spent in…
2 强调个数:出现可数名词复数【number】
- 人数:the number of people/students/teachers/tourists
- 其他:the number of cars/books/magazines/computers/games
3 强调百分数分子【proportion、percentage】
- the proportion of men who enjoyed computer games
- the proportion of water used for farming
the vast majority of、three quarters of、two third of、one tenth of
4 强调变化速率【rate】
- birth rate
- fatality rate
- crime rate
- employment rate
5 其他(直接用题目给出的词)
- salary
- income
- the birth rate、life expectancy
百搭替换:the figure for
The life expectancy of Italy was 83, while the figure for China was 75.