1.…reach a plateau开始停滞。 【例】Sales have now reached a plateau. 销售额已开始停滞不前。 2…stabilise at……在…水平保持不变 【例】The inflation rate stabilised at a high level these years. 这些年通货膨胀率一直保持在一个高水平。
3.…remain unchanged保持不变 【例】Twenty years later,although the number of men remain unchanged,the number of women rose substantially to 350,000. 二十年后，尽管男性的数量保持不变，可女性的数量却大幅上升到350，000. 4.…appear to level off and remain constant at…变得稳定并…保持不变 【例】From 1990 until about 1995,energy demand appeared to level off and remain constant at about two units of energy. 从1990年至1995年，能源需求变得稳定，在大约两单位的需求量处保持不变。
5…continue to stagnate…继续停滞 【例】Industrial production continued to stagnate,after 12 years oftremendous growth. 工业生产值在经历了12年的迅猛增长后，有开始持续停滞不前。 6. …level out稳定在一个水平上 【例】In 1985,earnings leveled out amongst people with a Master’sdegree and with a Doctoral degree. 在1985年，拥有硕士学位的人和拥有博士学位的人，收入稳 定在同一水平。 7.…fluctuate between…and...在…到…之间波动 【例】The annual population growth rate fluctuated between 1%and 2%during the ten-year period. 在这十年间，人口的年增长率在1%至2%之间波动。 8there is/was little change in……方面几乎没有变化 【例】There was little change in people’s spending habits between August andNovember where it remained steady at around 35%. 从八月到十月人们的小费习惯几乎没有变化，维持在大约35%