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line graph / line chart / n / /laɪn ɡrɑːf/ / The line graph illustrates CO₂ emissions in four countries.

biểu đồ đường / a chart showing trends over time

average amount / average figure / average level / n phr / /ˈævərɪdʒ əˈmaʊnt/ / The graph shows the average amount of CO₂ emissions.

mức trung bình / the typical amount

CO₂ emissions / carbon dioxide emissions / n phr / /siː oʊ tuː ɪˈmɪʃənz/ / CO₂ emissions declined over the period.

lượng khí thải CO₂ / the release of carbon dioxide

per person / per capita / adv phr / /pɜː ˈpɜːsən/ / The figures are measured per person.

tính trên đầu người / for each individual

illustrate = show = present = depict / v / /ˈɪləstreɪt/ / The graph illustrates changes in emissions.

minh họa, cho thấy / to display information

over the period = throughout the period = during the period shown / phr / /ˈpɪəriəd/ / Italy experienced growth over the period.

trong suốt giai đoạn / during a period of time

start at = begin at = stand at / v phr / /stɑːt æt/ / Italy started at around 4 tonnes.

bắt đầu ở mức / to have an initial figure

end at = finish at = reach / v phr / /end æt/ / Portugal ended at approximately 5.5 tonnes.

kết thúc ở mức / to have a final figure

remain stable = remain unchanged = stay constant = level off / v phr / /rɪˈmeɪn ˈsteɪbl/ / Italy levelled off at around 7.7 tonnes.

giữ ổn định / to stop changing significantly

increase = rise = grow = climb = go up / v / /ɪnˈkriːs/ / Portugal's emissions rose steadily.

tăng lên / to become higher

decrease = decline = fall = drop = go down / v / /dɪˈkriːs/ / The UK's figure declined gradually.

giảm xuống / to become lower

rise steadily = increase gradually / v phr / /ˈstedɪli/ / Portugal's emissions rose steadily between 1967 and 2007.

tăng đều đặn / to increase at a regular pace

decline gradually = fall steadily / v phr / /dɪˈklaɪn ˈɡrædʒuəli/ / The UK's emissions declined gradually.

giảm từ từ / to decrease slowly over time

peak at = reach a peak of = hit a peak of / v phr / /piːk æt/ / Sweden peaked at just over 10 tonnes in 1977.

đạt đỉnh / to reach the highest point

hit a low of = reach the lowest point / v phr / /ləʊ/ / Portugal hit a low of around 1 tonne in 1967.

chạm mức thấp nhất / to reach the minimum value

fluctuate = vary / v / /ˈflʌktʃueɪt/ / Sweden's figure fluctuated before declining.

dao động / to change irregularly

overtake = surpass = exceed / v / /ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/ / Italy overtook Sweden in the late 1980s.

vượt qua / to become higher than

respectively / adv / /rɪˈspektɪvli/ / The figures were 7.7 and 5.5 tonnes, respectively.

lần lượt / in the same order mentioned

approximately = around = about = roughly / adv / /əˈprɒksɪmətli/ / The UK emitted approximately 11 tonnes.

khoảng / not exactly but close to

just over = slightly above / adv phr / /ʤʌst ˈəʊvə/ / Sweden peaked at just over 10 tonnes.

nhỉnh hơn một chút / a little more than

just under = slightly below / adv phr / /ʤʌst ˈʌndə/ / Portugal finished at just under 6 tonnes.

thấp hơn một chút / a little less than

the highest figure = the largest amount / n phr / /ˈhaɪɪst ˈfɪɡə/ / The UK recorded the highest figure throughout the period.

mức cao nhất / the greatest value

the lowest figure = the smallest amount / n phr / /ˈləʊɪst ˈfɪɡə/ / Portugal had the lowest figure initially.

mức thấp nhất / the smallest value

upward trend = upward trajectory / n phr / /ˈʌpwəd trend/ / Italy showed an upward trend.

xu hướng tăng / a general increase

downward trend = downward trajectory / n phr / /ˈdaʊnwəd trend/ / The UK followed a downward trend.

xu hướng giảm / a general decrease

overall = in general = on the whole / adv / /ˌəʊvərˈɔːl/ / Overall, emissions fell in the UK and Sweden but rose in Italy and Portugal.

nhìn chung / considering everything

it is evident that = it is clear that / phr / /ˈevɪdənt/ / It is evident that Italy experienced substantial growth.

rõ ràng là / obviously

substantial = significant = considerable / adj / /səbˈstænʃəl/ / Portugal saw a substantial increase.

đáng kể / large and important

slight = modest = marginal / adj / /slaɪt/ / The UK experienced a slight decline.

nhẹ, nhỏ / small in degree