Increase means to go up, or to get bigger in value.

上升 (increase) 就是上升，或是變得比較有價值的意思。

Last quarter, sales increased by 34 percent.

上一季的銷售額上升了 34 個百分點。

Increase can be a noun or a verb.

上升 (increase) 可以當名詞或動詞。

We hope to see an increase in sales.

我們期望看到銷售額的上升。

This is an example of the word "increase" used as a noun.

這就是上升 (increase)當名詞的例句。

The opposite of "increase" is "decrease".

上升 (increase) 的相反就是下降 (decrease)。

Obviously, it means to go down, and it, too, can be a noun or a verb.

當然它就是往下降的意思，同樣可以當作名詞或動詞。

If you want to talk about an increase that happened a little bit over a long period of time,

如果你想要描述長時間內些微的上升，

we call this in English a "steady increase" or a "gradual increase".

你可以說「穩定的上升 (steady increase) ｣或　「逐漸上升 (gradual increase)」。

You can think of it as walking.

你可以把它想成走路。

To describe an increase or decrease that happened quickly over a short period of time, we call this a "sharp increase" or a "sharp decrease".

要形容短時間內的快速上升或下降，你可以說「驟升 (sharp increase)」或「驟降 (sharp decrease)」。

There are several way to say these ideas: drop, go down, fall, decrease, or the opposite: increase, rise or go up.

還有很多其他的說法：drop, go down, fall, decrease 都是下降；increase, rise 或 go up 都是上升。

Here are the name of some common charts you see in business.

以下是一些在商用中常常看到的圖表。

One is a graph, sometimes called a line chart.

其中一個是圖表 (graph) 也稱作折線圖 (line chart)。

Next, a pie chart.

再來是圓餅圖 (pie chart)。

And finally a bar graph.

最後是長條圖 (bar graph)。

Let's practice some sentences you might hear in business English.

我們來練習一些在商業英文中會出現的句子吧。

1. The bar graph shows a sharp drop in sales.

1. 這個長條圖顯示了銷售額的驟降。

2. The graph shows a gradual drop in traffic.

2. 這個圖表顯示交通逐漸減少。

3. The pie chart shows an increase in sales.

3. 這個圓餅圖顯示銷售額的增長。

Okay, so now you know some basic English terms.

好了，你現在知道基本的英文字彙了。

So go out there and make some moolah!

快去試著運用它們吧！