Graphs & Charts
A bar graph uses rectangular bars of different lengths to show and compare data.条形图使用不同长度的矩形条形来显示和比较数据。
The lengths of the bars are proportional to the values they represent.条的长度与它们所代表的值成比例
The bars can be vertical, up and down, or horizontal.这些条可以是垂直的、向上和向下的,也可以是水平的。
A circle graph, often called a pie graph, is shaped like a circle.圆形图,通常称为饼图,形状像一个圆。
It is divided into segments that look like pieces of a pie.它被分成几个看起来像馅饼的小块。
Percentages are used to compare the segments, which are ordered from biggest to smallest.百分比用于比较从大到小排序的片段。
Line graphs are used to show the relationship between two variables, such as time and distance.线形图用来表示两个变量之间的关系,如时间和距离。
These variables are plotted on 2 axes, the X-axis and the Y-axis.这些变量绘制在两个轴上,x轴和y轴。
The x-axis often shows time while the y-axis shows how quantities, such as distance, temperature or profits, change with time. x轴通常表示时间,y轴表示数量,如距离、温度或利润如何随时间变化。
A flowchart is a type of graph that shows how a process or project flows from start to finish.流程图是一种显示流程或项目如何从头到尾流动的图形类型。
A flowchart consists of start points, inputs, outputs and decision points.流程图由起始点、输入点、输出点和决策点组成
An organizational chart, or org chart shows the structure of a company.组织结构图,或组织结构图显示了公司的结构。
It shows how people and departments within a company are connected.它展示了公司内部人员和部门之间的联系。
It defines the roles and responsibilities of people and departments within a company.它定义了公司内部人员和部门的角色和职责
Line graphs are very good at showing how things change over time.线形图非常善于显示事物是如何随时间变化的
In a flowchart, a decision point shows that happens when a decision is made.在流程图中,决策点表示在做出决策时发生的情况。
Legal Terms
Laws are rules that people are supposed to follow.法律是人们应该遵守的规则。
A system of laws governs the behavior of people within a country.法律体系管理一个国家内人们的行为
Criminals are people who break the law.罪犯是违法的人
People who commit a crime are called criminals.犯罪的人被称为罪犯。
Some criminals are very dangerous and needed be put in jail.有些罪犯非常危险,需要关进监狱。
A jail or prison is a place where criminals are locked behind bars, sometimes for many years.罪犯被关在监狱里,有时会被关很多年
Prisons are designed to keep criminals away from other people.监狱的设计目的是使罪犯远离其他人。
A courthouse is where someone charged with committing a crime goes on trial.法院是被控犯罪的人受审的地方。
In court, evidence is presented to show the guilt or innocence of a person on trial.在法庭上,呈上的证据表明受审者有罪或无罪
When someone breaks the law, they may be arrested by the police.当有人违法时,他们可能会被警察逮捕。
To arrest someone means to take and hold them until they go on trial.逮捕某些人的意思是拿住他们直到他们受审
When someone breaks the law, they may be arrested and put on trail.当有人违反法律时,他们可能会被逮捕和审判。
An action that follows the law is a legal action.遵循法律的行为是法律行为。
Someone who commits a crime may be sent to prison.犯罪的人可能会被送进监狱。
When a person is charged with breaking a law, they are tried in court of law.当一个人被指控违法时,他们会在法庭上受审