Date: 30/6/2026
The two bar charts illustrate winter travel patterns in the United States between 1999 and
2003, with figures expressed in millions of person-trips.
In general, leisure travel was consistently far more popular than business travel throughout
the period. In addition, while business trips generally declined, the number of leisure trips
experienced a steady upward trend.
To commence with, business travel peaked at approximately 37 million person-trips in 1999,
then fell gradually to around 36 million in 2000. The sharpest decline occurred in 2001, when
figures dropped to roughly 30 million — a reduction of nearly 7 million within just two
years. Subsequently, business travel plateaued at approximately 29–30 million in both 2002
and 2003, suggesting a degree of stabilisation rather than continued deterioration.
By contrast, leisure travel operated on a substantially larger scale, opening at around 150
million in 1999 and edging upward to approximately 151 million in 2000. Although figures
retreated marginally to 150 million in 2001, a marked recovery followed, with leisure travel
climbing to roughly 160 million in 2002 before reaching its highest point of approximately
163 million in 2003.
#Wordcount: 183 words
Structure analysis:
🟡 "experienced a steady upward trend"
Nghĩa: trải qua / ghi nhận một xu hướng tăng đều đặn
Biến thể có thể dùng:
● experienced a sharp upward trend (tăng mạnh)
● experienced a gradual downward trend (giảm dần)
● experienced a slight upward trend (tăng nhẹ)
🟢 "sharpest decline"
Nghĩa: sự sụt giảm mạnh nhất / đáng kể nhất
Ví dụ thay thế:
"The most dramatic fall occurred in 2001..."
"The steepest drop was recorded in 2001..."
🟢 "plateaued"
Nghĩa: đi ngang / dừng lại ở một mức ổn định, không tăng không giảm
Cấu trúc:
Subject + plateaued + at + [figure] + in/during [time]
Từ đồng nghĩa:
● remained stable/steady at...
● levelled off at...
● stabilised at...
⚠️ "Plateaued" mạnh hơn "remained stable" vì nó ngụ ý sau một giai đoạn biến động, rồi
mới ổn định.
🟢 "degree of stabilisation"
Nghĩa: một mức độ ổn định nhất định
Ví dụ khác:
● a degree of recovery: sự hồi phục
● a degree of volatility: sự biến động
🟢 "edging upward to"
Nghĩa: tăng nhẹ / nhích dần lên đến
Thang độ tăng để so sánh:
edge up → rise gradually → increase steadily → climb → surge/soar
🟢 "retreated marginally to"
Nghĩa: giảm nhẹ / lùi lại một chút xuống mức
retreated = tinh tế hơn, gợi ý sự giảm tạm thời trước khi phục hồi — rất phù hợp ở đây vì
sau 2001, leisure travel tăng trở lại
Cặp từ tương tự:
● dipped marginally to...
● slipped slightly to...
● eased back to...