思考ツールを英語で説明シリーズ。１番目の例は表。
表を説明するには、まず下の表が何の表なのか説明する必要がある。下の表はChatGPTを用いて示した表とモデル英文。Big macのデータが少しおかしかったので、2022年12月時点で調べて訂正した（人口に関しては、2022年12月より0.1 millionどちらも少ないが、例なので訂正はしなかった）。では、表の説明の仕方を述べる。
最初に表の概要を話す。
まずAとBを３つの項目F1, F2, F3で比較した表の場合は以下のように表す。
Please look at this table. It compares A and B on # factors: F1, F2, and F3.
・AとBの２つを比べる場合は、上の英文のAとBのところに入れる。三つなら、"A, B, and C"（数に応じて増やす）。
・縦の比較すべき項目は数に応じて、上のF1-F3のように並べて述べれば良い。
（具体例）
Please look at this table. It shows a comparison of London and Tokyo on three factors: population, average temperature, and the price of a Big Mac.
それぞれの比較の仕方。
それぞれの項目（F1-F3）の説明は、以下。
(a) 丁寧に説明する場合。
According toを用いて、このtable（表）によればと述べて、データをwhileを使って並列する。最後に、This means that..として比較級等を使ってまとめる。
According to the table, London has a population of 8.9 million people, while Tokyo has a population of 13.9 million people. This means that Tokyo has a larger population than London.
(b)端的に説明する場合
比較級を使って端的に説明し、withとcompared toを使って述べる。
Tokyo has a larger population than London, with 13.9 million people compared to London's 8.9 million.
具体例
(a) ２つを比較する場合
・丁寧なバージョン
Please look at this table. It shows a comparison of London and Tokyo on three factors: population, average temperature, and the price of a Big Mac.
According to the table, London has a population of 8.9 million people, while Tokyo has a population of 13.9 million people. This means that Tokyo has a larger population than London.
The table also shows that the average temperature in London ranges from 10 to 20°C, while the average temperature in Tokyo ranges from 10 to 30°C. This means that it is generally warmer in Tokyo than in London.
Finally, the table shows that the price of a Big Mac in London is $3.9, while the price of a Big Mac in Tokyo is $3.1. This means that a Big Mac is less expensive in Tokyo than in London.
・端的なバージョン
Please look at this table. It compares London and Tokyo on three factors: population, average temperature, and the price of a Big Mac.
According to the table, Tokyo has a larger population than London, with 13.9 million people compared to London's 8.9 million. The average temperature in Tokyo is generally warmer than in London, with a range of 10 to 30°C compared to 10 to 20°C. And the price of a Big Mac is lower in Tokyo, at $3.1, compared to $3.9 in London.
(b) ３つを比較する場合
Here is a table comparing London, Tokyo, and Paris on three factors: population, average temperature, and the price of a Big Mac.
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and has a population of about 8.9 million people. Tokyo is the capital city of Japan and has a population of about 13.9 million people. Paris is the capital city of France and has a population of about 2.2 million people. This means that Tokyo has the largest population, while Paris has the smallest population of the three cities.
The average temperature in London ranges from 10 to 20°C, while the average temperature in Tokyo ranges from 10 to 30°C and the average temperature in Paris also ranges from 10 to 20°C. This means that it is generally warmer in Tokyo than in London and Paris.
The price of a Big Mac in London is $3.9, while the price of a Big Mac in Tokyo is $3.1 and the price of a Big Mac in Paris is $4.2. This means that a Big Mac is less expensive in Tokyo than in London and Paris.
