流程圖一直是眾多烤鴨心中的噩夢，可是說到底不過是描述一個(gè)過程或是一個(gè)順序。一下是外國網(wǎng)站對(duì)于流程圖寫作的分析，語言很簡單可以理解，還有一些有用詞匯的介紹一定會(huì)對(duì)大家有所幫助~~

Some of the most useful vocabulary for describing a process is the language of sequencing. This means that you need to find language to say in what order each thing happens.

The key here is variation. Try not to use "and then" "and then" all the time. Here are some

alternatives

1.Stage and step----two of the most useful words you can learn for processes.

Word                                                                                                Example

Stage                    The first stage in the process is that the customer offers to pay by credit card.

Step                      The next step is the payment must be authorised by the credit card authority.

Before/after + verbING

eg Before receiving the goods, the customer must first have his credit card payment authorised.

Before/after + verb phrase

eg Before the customer can receive the goods, the credit card payment must first be authorised

notes:

You cannot use a "will" after these words: so you cannot write "Before the customer will receive the goods".

Be careful with "after" and "afterwards": you use "afterwards" with a comma to mean later.

Afterwards, the merchant receives payment from his bank."

3.Until----This is a tricky but extremely useful word. Its general use is to describe something thathappens up to a point in time and then stops. It is frequently used as "not until"

grammar                                                              example

until + verb prase                     The customer cannot receive his goods until the

payment has been authorised.

notes

Like "before" and "after", "until" is not used with a "will"

Be careful with the spelling. Until only has one 'l", unlike "till" which has "ll"

4.Once ----Another useful word. This means almost the same as "After".

egOnce the consumer's bank has authorised payment, the goods can be released to the customer

Having + third form of verb      

eg Having authorised payment by credit card, the consumer's issuing bank releases funds to the

merchant's bank.