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英文写作指导:怎么写图表作文
二、句型
1. As is shown
by the graph/in the table...
(概述图表)
正如曲线所示,最近
54
年来该国人口 飞速增长。
As is shown by the
graph, there has been a rapid increase in the
population of the country in
the past
five years.
2. It can be seen
(shown/ concluded/ estimated) from the table
(graph/ figures/
statistics)
that …
(得出结论)
A.
从表中所给的统计数字可以看出,从
1985 p>
年到
1990
年中国的人均收入迅速提高。
From the statistics given in the table it can be seen that the average personal income of the
Chinese people increased
(grew/rose) rapidly from 1985 to 1990.
B.
从曲线图可以得出结论,最近
5
年 来中国人口的出生率已经大大下降。
It can
be concluded from the graph that there has been a
great decline in birth rates in China
in the past five years.
3. … amount to …
(数量总计)
add up to
come to
sum up to
全部费用合计
200
美元。
All the expenses (costs) amount
to (= add up to) $$ 200.
4. …
increase from … to …
(数量增减)
Decrease
rise
fall
drop
A.
这个工厂生产的彩电已由
1986
年的
5000
台增加到
1990
年的
21000
台。
The
number of color TV sets produced by the factory
increased (rose, grew, climbed) from
5000 in 1986 to 21000 in 1990.
B.
参加者的人数增加到
30
万。
The number of participants
grew up to 300000 persons = increased, reaching
300000
persons).
5.
(
be
)
three times as +
形容词
+ as
总产量
total output
钢的年产量
the annual
output of
steel
上升
17
%
rise by 17per cent
日产量
the daily output
导致产量下降
result in a diminished output
< p>
现在我们地区的粮食产量相当于
1970
年的
3 p>
倍。
The grain
production (= output)in our area now is three
times as great as that of
1970.
6.
Compared with … , …
与去年相比,
今年
13
项主要产品的产量都有大幅度增长。
The factory has an output of 9
million cigarettes daily.
Compared with that of last
year, the output of 13 main products (= items)
this year
has increased to a
great extent.
is (was) a rapid rise in
…
/ be on the rise
has been sharp increase / on the
increase
sudden decrease / on
the decline
steady decline
gradual fall
slow drop
slight drop
最近几年来这个地区的棉花产量有了迅速增长。
The cotton output in this area has
increased rapidly in the past few years.
< /p>
8.“
结尾
”
段落中常用的句型:
1. In my opinion, … 2.
Personally, I … 3. In short (= In brief), …
4. In conclusion, … far as I’m
concerned, … 6. To conclude , it se
ems clear
that …
至于说到我,我赞成前一种观点。所以,我的结论是,只要我们坚持正确的东西,改
正
错误的东西,我们就一定能成功。
As far
as I’m concerned,I’m in favour of the former
view.
Therefore, my conclusion
is that we are certain to succeed as
long as we stick to what is right and correct what
is
wrong.
三、附例
1996
年
6
月
The suggested title is: Car Accidents Declining in Walton City.
Car Accidents
Declining in Walton City
According to the graph, the rise and fall of the rate of car accidents in Walton City varies
with
…
The seasons. From January to March last year it increased by 45%, from March to June it
dropped by about half the previous
rate; and from June to August there was a steep
rise of 50%.
After that, however, there
was a steady decrease, and this makes us
optimistic that car accidents
are
declining in Walton City.
四、大学英语四六级写作模板——图表式作文
It is obvious in the graphic/table that
the rate/number/amount of Y has undergone dramatic
changes. It has gone
up/grown/fallen/dropped considerably in recent
years (as X varies). At the
point of X1, Y reaches its peak value
of …(
多少
).
What is the reason for this change? Mainly there are … (
多少
) reasons behind the situation
reflected
in
the
graphic/table.
First
of
all,
…(
第一个原因
).
More
importantly,
…(
第二个原因
).
Most important of all,
…(
第三个原因
).
From
the above discussions, we have enough reason to
predict what will happen in the near
future. The trend described in the
graphic/table will continue for quite a long time
(if necessary
measures are not
taken)
(括号里的适用于那些不太好的变化趋势
).
1. Proofread the following passage and
correct the errors within the sentences.
For some of us, tending to the comfort
of guests means
bucking the tradition of the “good
enough” guest room we
recall as kids. This is a room thrown
together by our parents,
1) __________________
who believed sofa
beds just got better with ages, and that any
2) ___________________
guest who got a shock from the
Tinkerbell lamp would know
not jingle it next time. These days,
we’re more likely to offer
3)__________________
our guests
a well-appointed and often luxurious oasis.
Concerns
over
practicality, adequate storage or even cost are
being
trumped by the
creative urge in the guest room, where Americans
spend more on
improvements than in any bedrooms, including
4) __________________
their own, says a 2002 survey from Home
Depot.
“Right
after
the
kitchen,
the
guest
room
is
the
hot
spot,”
says
Vickey Ward, a Dallas designer for Expo
Design Center,
the home-deco arm of Home Depot. The
survey shows
homeowners
spend
on
an
average
$$3,790
for
materials
and
5) __________________
installation of
flooring, wall coverings, window treatments,
light fixtures and
the like for the guest room, comparing with
6) __________________
$$2,320 for the master bedroom and $$960
in children’s rooms.
7)
__________________
“A
wonderful
guest
room
is
the
ultimate
nicety,”
says
design
maven Chris
Madden. She says the trend is used to create a
8) __________________
permanent guest room when children move
out or when building
a new ho
me. “The big thing is used to be the home office.
Now it’s the guest room.” This means
never have to cut the
family
off from the computer, or worse, displace kids
from
their beds. Yes, Aunt
Eunice looks funny with a Gummi Bear
sticking to her bedside,
but it’s easier on everyone when she
has her own room.
9)
__________________
10) __________________
comparing
—
compared
is
—
was
in
—
on for
ages
—
age
^ jiggle
—
to
is used to
—
is
\
have
—
having
any^
—
other
sticking
—
stuck
on
—
\或
an
—
\
2.
Proofread the following passage and correct the
errors within the sentences.
When a relationship breaks up, men
usually don’t cope
1) __________________
as well as
women. When things stop working, a man
feels that he
has got up at 6 a.m. for the passed 15 years to
pay
2) ___________________
the mortgage, get the car, make sure
the holidays are paid,
3)__________________
ensure that
the food is on the table, that the school fees are
paid.
And what
happens then?
We are in the midst of redefining the modern relationship
And because women have acquired
more freedom and greater
4) __________________
equality, men are
struggling to define their new role in the
partnership. Men are
still not socialized to reach out emotionally
in time of
stress and often find their social networks have
5) __________________
fallen by the wayside by midlife, and
particular after separation.
6) __________________
Women tend
to build the social networks, says Terry Melvin,
manager of
Mensl
ine Australia. “They’re not the ones who
7) __________________
send the Christmas cards and invite the
neighbors in for drinks.”
In the face of such massive change, many will hit “self
-
destruct”
and anaesthetise their pain with
alcohol or drugs, or
revert to primitive responses as rage,
even violence, as they
8)
__________________
lose control over
their lives. Says Bramhill: “If you realize
your reaction is linked to
something that was happened in the
9) __________________
past,
you
then
have
control
over
it.
There
was
more
power
in
acceptance than there is in
rea
ction.” Each night he and his wife,
Jill, acknowledge three
positive things about themselves and each
other. They have made a
commitment to self-development
and nurture their relationship.
10) __________________
1.
2.
passed
—
past
3. paid^
—
for
4. because
—
while
5. time
—
times
6. particular
—
particularly
7. not
—\
9. was happened
—
was
\
8.
^as rage
—
such
10. nurture
—
nurturing
3. Proofread
the following passage and correct the errors
within the sentences.
Halloween’s origin dated back to the
ancient Celtic festival
1) __________________
of Samhain (pronouncing sow-in). The
Celts, who lived
2) ___________________
2,000 years ago in the area that is now
Ireland, United Kingdom,
and Northern France, celebrated its new
year on November 1. this
3)__________________
days marked
the end of summer and the harvest
and the beginning of the dark,
cold winter, a time of year that was
often associated with human
death. Celts believed that at the
4) __________________
night
before the new year, the boundary between the
worlds
of the
live and the dead became blurred. On the night of
October
5) __________________
31, they celebrated Samhain, it was
believed that the ghosts of the
6) __________________
dead
returned
to
earth.
In
addition
to
causing
trouble
and
damaging
crops,
Celts
thought
that
the
presence
of
the
otherworldly spirits made
easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests,
7) __________________
to
make
predictions
about
the
future.
For
a
people
entirely
dependent on the volatile natural
world, these prophecies were an
important
source
of
comfort
and
direction
during
the
long,
dark
winter.
To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred bonfires,
which the people gathered
to burn crops and animals as sacrifices
8) __________________
to
the
Celtic
deities.
During
the
celebration,
the
Celts
wore
costumes, typically consisting of
animal heads and skins,
and attempted to assumed each other’s
fortunes. When
9)
__________________
the celebration was
over, they lit their hearth fires, which they had
10) __________________
extinguished earlier that evening, from
the sacred bonfire to help
protect them during the coming winter.
6. ^it was
—
when
1.
dated
—
dates
2. pronouncing
—
pronounced
7. made^
—
it
8. which
—
where
3.
^United
—
the
4. at
—
on
9. assumed
—
tell
5. live
—
living
10. lit
—
re-lit
4. Proofread the following passage and
correct the errors within the sentences.
It’s big, brash,
loud and even- changing. It is full of history,
1) __________________
packing with quiet corners, hidden
museums, little boutiques
2) ___________________
and thoughtful
theatre. It is London and it’s an enigma.
Just when you think
you are getting to know, you turn your back
3)__________________
and when you look aro
und, it’s suddenly different… Like