商务英语阅读技巧预测篇

Inflation may / will possibly / might / could increase.

(It is possible that inflation will increase.)

西方报刊中，表示经济贸易状况及预测未来发展趋势的词汇很多，除以上提到的动词机构外，还有名词、形容词。另外，掌握固定的前置词结构，对准确把握和理解经济贸易发展变化的程度也很有帮助。

常与百分比搭配使用的固定前置词有：

to grow / to fall / to increase / to rise / to cut / to go down / to drop by 5%

to run at a rate of 5%

to slow down from 10% to 5%

to increase from a 5% average to a 6% average

与时间、地点一同搭配的前置词结构有：

in the last decade

over the past ten years

between 1996 and 2006s

between 2004-2006

during the last decade

in 2006

in 2005-2006

since 2000

before the end of the year / decade / century

the year 2006

in USA

in Europe