(改写题目) The graph provides the information about the quantity of goods transported in the United Kingdom by four means of transpot over the period of 1974 to 2002.
（最高值和趋势）The amount of goods transported by road was the highest throughout the period,rising from around 70 millin tonnes to just under 100 million tonnes in 2002. (最小值和趋势)By contrast, the figure of pipeline was the lowest, although it grew more than seven-fold from 3 million to 21 million tonnes.
(第二高值) The quantity of goods transported by water saw a rise to 60 million tonnes in 1981, after which it remained stable at this level and then climbed again to over 60 million tonnes in 2002.
(第三高值) There was an opposite trend in the figure for rail, dropping steadily to 28 million tonnes in 1995 and then increasing back to around 40 million tonnes in 2002.
（总节段：总结主要特征）Overall, nearly all forms of transport saw an upward trend in the amounts of goods transported, while rail did not see any significant growth.
曲线图核心词汇：
趋势：trend/tendency
上涨趋势：see an upward trend
下跌趋势：see a downward trend
上升动词：increase/rise/grow/go up/ see a rise (to + 数据)
飙升动词：surge/soar/rocket
下降动词：decrease/decline/decend/fall
骤然下跌：plummet/drop/plunge
曲折变化、波动的动词：fluctuate/vary/rise and fall
降到最低点的动词：reach/hit the lowest point at+数据；….+bottom out(….降到最低点);
升到最高点的动词：peak at+数据；reach/hit the highest point at + 数据回升的动词：increase back to +数据
保持平稳的动词：remain stable/steady （at +数据）
形容变化小的形容词：slight/insignificant/
形容变化大的形容词：sharp/dramatic/massive/large
形容二者数据或趋势相近的副词：nearly/approximately/。