Can you tell me some useful English idioms? Such as "by and large", "take the lion's share", "in the long term"... If you could give some examples, that would be perfect! Thaaaank you :)

Is there any other Latin word like status quo which are very common in English articles? That'd be better if you could set a sentence as example :) Thank you for your time!I mean "words" :p

In most cities and towns, the high volume of road traffic has become a serious problem. With the rapid increase of urbanization, the traffic noises have become a pressing problem which bothers city dwellers. This essay lists some probable causes and feasible solutions.  Two obvious factors are responsible for this phenomenon. The root cause is lack of prevention measures. Highways, besides some border trees, are generally expose to the residences along the road. Another trigger is the emerging of a great number of cars. To be precise, under the pressure of high rent in the city centre, individuals now are preferring to live in the suburbs, it is more convenient to own a private car, which leads to a growth number of transportation.  Thus, various approaches are considerable in solving the problem. Setting up acoustic barriers, manifestly, is the most plain way to deal with. With the protection of barriers, 60% of volume can be turned down. Moreover, the authorities should improve the public transportation system. The development of public transportation will lead to the reducing of plenty of running vehicles.  According to the viewpoint, the discomfort of high volume of road traffic can be avoided by several relavant methods. We are looking forward to seeing the tranquil future.

Goods transported in UK The line chart shows a range of goods transported by different types of transport (road, water, rail and pipeline) in Britain between 1974 and 2002.  Goods transported in UK, in general, demonstrated an increasing trend (1974-2002) by all kinds of transport. Transported by road has always been the preferred mode, there were around 70 million tonnes of goods delivered through road in 1974. It rose continually at its steady pace in 18 years. In 2002, the figure rose to 100 million tonnes. While, by pipeline, a newborn mode of transportation in 1974, grew guadually from merely 5 million tonnes to 20 million tonnes in 2002. However, goods transported by water and rail in 1974, were almost at the same level, delivered around 40 million tonnes of goods, until 1978. Then, goods transported by water rose sharply from 1978 to 1982, and kept increasing with a tender rate, which had became the second popular mode in transporting. While transported by rail maintained the same level, even though it had experienced roughly fluctuation between 1982 and 1998.  Overall, the chart indicated goods transported would keep rising.

Percentage of national consumer expenditure by category The table illustrate the data on consumer spending in 3 directions (food/ drinks/ tobacco, clothing/ footwear and leisure/ education) in 2002 in 5 different countries-- Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Turkey.  As can be seen from the table, the majority of expenditure, in general, has been used on food/ drinks/ tobacco in all five countries. The largest percentage among them is 32.14% of the expenditure in Turkey. Closely followed by Ireland, which is 28.91%. Even though, Italy, Spain and Sweden had spent below 20% on eating. Clothing and footwear, are items people second likely to spend on, especially be fonded by Italian, they had spent 9.00% of their expenditure on buying clothes and shoes, while the other 4 countries are sharing a quite average proportion which is around 6% on it. It is leisure and education that had got less attention. Turkey spent 4.35% of the expenditure on it, which is already the highest, meanwhile, the lowest is 1.98%, has spent by Spain.  According to the imformation, we are told that, material needs were larger than mental needs among these countries in 2002.

people in developing countries are happier than before while people in developed countries are not People’s living standard has been continuously improved with rapid development of science. The transportation facilities run more efficient, children get better educated, people’s health are guaranteed by more advanced medical care, etc., almost every aspect gains progress. Not only in developing countries, but also developed countries. However, a surprised result revealed by many studies draws people’s attention, they point out, that people in developing countries are happier than before, while people in developed countries are not. It is plain to see why people in developing countries are happier than before. Back to old times, people in developing countries could barely get enough food to keep their livings, but nowadays food issues are no longer a problem. They have got started to pursuit spiritual enjoyments. Their conditions have had a huge difference. No wonder they are feeling happier through the changing. Positive changes have also occurred in developed countries, they have received benefits from developing as well, yet their senses of happiness are not enhanced. There is just a tiny distinction between these two kinds of developments, it is speed that they do not share. Along with the relative slow improvement of living standard, their demands are decreasing, meanwhile it becomes more and more unrealistic. A cozy life is no longer their aims, perhaps traveling in space could only make them happy again. As can be seen, needs results in sense of happiness. The same glass of water, for a man who is carrying a bottle of cola, means nothing, while for a man coming out from a desert who has suffered from thirst, means priceless treasure.

Can I say "this is the era of information explosion"? Or is there any other expressions better than this, more literately, and native? Thank you so much for your help :)

Life circle of silkworm and the production of silk cloth The two process diagrams, respectively, show the life circle of the silkworm and the procedures of production of silk cloth. As can be seen from the first diagram, how a mature moths grows from a tiny eggs, which were produced by moth mother. In 10 days, they would have already become silkworm larvas, their lives depend on their beloved food-- mulberry leaf. After 4 to 6 weeks, these larvas would make themselves silk threads, which take 3 to 8 days, cocoons were formed completely. And then, after a 16 days endless waiting, the moths, spread their wings, would able to see the world again, with their brand new looks. Meanwhile, the cocoons abandoned by moths, are the main ingredient in silk cloth production. Putting the selected cocoons into water and let them get boiled firstly, then unwinding them, which you may get about 300-900 meters threads. Twisting 3 of the threads into 1, in order to strenghthen the intensity. After that, dyeing them into different colors and get them weaved. Or we can also weave the threads directly into silk cloth, then do the dyeing. This is how our comfortable and colorful silk clothes were made.

Average distance in miles travelled per person by modes of travel The table illustrates data about changes in 9 different modes of travel in England between year 1985 and 2000. As can be seen from the table, the average distance travelled per person in 2000 is dramatically increased than in 1985. In 1985, the average distance travelled each person was 4740 miles, while it is 6475 miles in 2000. Meanwhile, nearly all kinds of modes be used in traveling travel a further distance. To be more precise, travelled by car has always been a preferred trip mode among people, there's still a significant increase in numbers of average distance travelled per person, in 2000 it is 4806 miles, 1600 miles larger than in 1985. By long distance bus, the figure jumps from 54 miles in 1985 to 124 miles in 2000. It is also slightly increased by train, it is 366 miles now, while it was 289 miles in 1985. By taxi as well, rises from 13 miles in 1985, to 42 miles now. There are also some other modes of travel, which its figures are climbing as well, from 450 miles in 1985 to 585 miles in 2000. On the contrary, the average distances travelled per person by walking, bicycle, and local bus are shrinking. More exactly to say, it was 255 miles by foot in 1985, and 237 miles in 2000. 51 miles by bicycle in 1985, while 41 miles in 2000. And 429 miles by local bus, while 274 miles in 2000. It draws that more and more people are enjoying traveling further, it might results from the conveniences and development of transportation.