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project:
project of Projections of the future   
project something to do something:  The unemployment rate has been projected to fall.
project something: A growth rate of 4% is projected for next year.


estimate:
Estimates of the past.
past and future estimates
a rough estimate

predicted numbers:
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better off

IELTS4 Test1 writing TASK1

"Couples generally tended to be better off, with  lower  poverty levels for couples without  children (7%) than those with children."

"better"就"better",  後面加個"off"是怎樣??

真的不一樣

根據 oxford的說法

be better off

 to have more moneyFamilies will be better off under the new law.Her promotion means she's $100 a week better off.opposite be worse off (than somebody/something)

be better off (doing something)

used to say that somebody is/would be happier or more satisfied if they were in a particular position or did a particular thingShe's better off without him.The weather was so bad we'd have been better off staying at home.
所以此處, 因該是"have more money"=>更富有
 

take account

The company takes account of environment issues.

 life cycle is taken into account in the design phase.

similar v.s. similarity

similar    -adj
-My view is similar to yours
-We have very similar interests.

similarity  -n

-the squishy octopus has a nervous system which has some similarities to our own in that it's quite large.

- Oumuamua has some similarity to a comet

IELTS Writing Task 1: 'hospital attendances' bar chart

#1
中文想講 "2個月份在急診室的使用率上有類似的分布情形", 可以這樣寫嗎?

"There was a similar distribution of rate of emergency care attendances across 2 months "

或更進一步寫成以下這樣嗎?

"There was a similar distribution of rate of emergency care attendances in the six  age categories across 2 months "

V建議:
"Comparing the 2 months December 2016 and 2017, the attendance rates across all age groups show similar distribution/pattern."

The bar chart compares the hospital attendances per 1000 population between December 2016 and 2017. While it shows similar distribution of attendance rate across six age groups, the rate of all age groups is slightly higher than that in December 2016.

#2

  "Age 75& oder" 那組可以用以下的表示方式嗎?

   "the figures for people aged 75 & older"

   

#3

中文想表達的意思

"急診室使用者從(超過千分之45的)次高組別滑落到(大約只有千分之20左右)最低的組別"

以下的寫法可以嗎?

"The visits per 1000 population dropped from the second frequent group with over 45 per 1000 population to the fewest group which is just over 20 per 1000 population in both years. "

The second highest rate of attending emergency room, which is more than 4%,  dropped  to the lowest,2%, in the group aged 5-15.

Children aged under 5 in December 2016 show the highest attending rate of emergency room (more than 4.5%). In contrast, in the same month, the group aged from 5-15 shows the lowest rate (2%).

另外,  "XXX per 10000 population" 一直出現...有沒有比較簡短的寫法?

figure

#
"figure for"

Viewing figures for the series have dropped dramatically.
Figures for April show a slight improvement on previous months


#
"figure of"

[a person of the type mentioned]

a leading figure in the music industrya political figurea figure of authorityWhen she last saw him, he was a sad figure—old and tired.a relatively unknown figure the world of fashionone of the most popular figures in athletics

elder V.S. elderly

elder sister==older sister: //姊姊
the elder of their two sons//大兒子

elderly sister //年邁的姊(妹)