To sum up, only a person with the spirit of devotion, profound updated knowledge and all-round talents can make a good and quail feed teacher in the new century.
五．图表作文常用句型
对于大多数中国考生而言，图表作文这种题型相对比较陌生，写起来感到特别棘手，因为有时要看懂图表都需要花很长的时间，更何况在30分钟内要用英语准确、清晰、简明扼要地描述出来，并且还要分析图表。结合图表写作的特点、难点和考生的弱点，这里，我们提供了大量实用、好用、易学的常用句型和结构，供考生参考。希望对考生在短时间内迅速提高图表作文写作能力有很大的帮助。
● 表示“说明”的常用句式
在说明图表的时候，要使用下列表示“说明”的常用句式，它们可以帮助读者弄清楚所引信息的出处，有效地将你要说的话带出来。
1．As we can see from the chart／graph / table／diagram,…从图表中可以看出?? 2．The chart／graph / table／diagram shows／displays that,…如图所示??
3．As can be shown in／According to the chart／graph / table／diagram,…如图所示?? 4．The figures／statistics in the chart reflect／show／reveal that…
图表中的数据表明??
5．The chart／graph／table／diagram illustrates／describes…图表描述了?? 6．It is clear／apparent from the chart／graph / table／diagram that…
从图表我们可以清楚地看到??
● 表示“数据”的常用句式
1．…had the largest percentage／proportion of… ??在??方面具有很大的百分比。 2．…account (s) for／take (s) up 10％.??占有10％。 3．Compared with A, B has a higher percentage.
与A相比，B有更高的比例。
4．On the top of the list is…, which accounts for 60％.占比重最高的是??，占60％。 5．At the bottom is…, which takes up 20％.占最低比重的是??，占20％。 6．A is second to B. A仅次于B。
7．A is ranked／rated first, followed by B at 30％ and C at 25％.
A占最高比重，紧随其后的是占30％的B和占25％的C。
● 表示“数据变化”的常用句式
在描述图表的过程中，考生有必要对图表的数据进行描述，因此，掌握相应地表示变化的句式也是相当重要的。
a．表示增加、减少和波动的常用结构
1．The number of (private cars) increased／rose suddenly／rapidly／dramatically／substantially
／considerably／sharply／steeply from…to…从??到??期间，(私家车)的数量有了急剧的增长。
2．There was a sudden／rapid／dramatic／substantial／considerable／sharp／steep increase／rise
in the number of (private cars) from…to…从??到??期间，(私家车)的数量有了急剧的增长。
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3．There was a boom in the number of (private cars) from…to…
从??到??期间，(私家车)的数量有了急剧的增长。
4．The number of (private cars) climbed／jumped／rose suddenly／went sharply up／soared
to…in…在??(时间)，(私家车)的数量猛增到??(辆)。
5．There was an evident／ apparent／ obvious increase in…from…to…. 从??到??期间，在??方面有明显的增长。
6．The number of (private cars) increased／rose steadily／gradually from…to… 从??到??期间， (私家车)的数量有了稳定持续的增长。
7．There was a steady／gradual increase／rise in the number of (private cars) from…to… 从??到??期间， (私家车)的数量有了稳定持续的增长。
8．There was a slight／slow increase／rise in the number of (private cars) from…to…
从??到??期间，’ (私家车)的数量有了稍微／缓慢的增长。 9．The number of (private cars)increased／rose slightly／slowly from…to…
从??到??期间，(私家车)的数量有了稍微／缓慢的增长。
10．The number of (private cars) decreased／fell／dropped suddenly／rapidly／dramatically／
substantially／sharply／steeply from…to… 从??到??期间，(私家车)的数量有了急剧的下降。 11．There was a sudden／rapid／dramatic／substantial／sharp／steep decrease／drop／reduction
／decline in the number of (private cars)from…to… 从??到??期间，(私家车)的数量有了急剧的下降。
12．There was a (n) evident／apparent／obvious reduction／decline in...from....to... 从??到??期间，在??方面有明显的下降。
13．The number of (private cars) dropped sharply／went sharply down to…in…
在??(时间)，(私家车)的数量急剧下降到??(辆)。
14．The number of (private cars) increased／rose by …％ from…to… 在??(时间)，(私家车)的数量增加了百分之??
15．The number of (private cars) fell／dropped／declined by …％from…to… 在??(时间)，(私家车)的数量下降了百分之??
16．There was a slight fluctuation in the number of (private cars) from…to…
从??到??期间，(私家车)的数量有轻微的波动。
b．表示变化不大或没有变化的常用结构
1．The number of (private cars) remained steady／stable／constant between…and…
从??到??期间，(私家车)的数量保持稳定。 2．The number of (private cars) stayed the same between…and…
从??到??期间，(私家车)的数量并没有发生变化。
3．There was little／hardly any change in the number of (private cars ) between…and… 从??到??期间，(私家车)的数量并没有发生变化。 4．The number of (private cars) remained level between…and…
从??到??期间，(私家车)的数量趋于稳定。
5．The number of (private cars) remained steady at approximately…between…and… 从??到??期间，(私家车)的数量稳定在??(辆)左右。 6．The number of (private cars) appeared to level off.
(私家车)的数量开始稳定下来了。
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c．表示最高点或最低点的常用结构
1．The situation／figures reached a peak／a high at …％ in…情况(数据)在??(时间)达到顶
点，为??(数目)。 2．The situation／figures bottomed out at …％ in…情况(数据)在??(时间)达到最低点，为??(数目)。
3．The situation／figures peaked at …％ in.....情况(数据)在?(时间)达到顶点，为??(数目)。 4．The situation／figures hit a trough at ...％ in…情况(数据)在??(时间)达到最低点，为??
(数目)。 5．The number soared to a record high of…数量剧增至历史新高，为??(数目)。
d．表示倍数的常用结构
1．A is twice／three times／four times what it was in…与??(时间)相比，A是原来的两倍(三
倍、四倍)。 2．A is twice／three times／four times the amount in…与??(时间)相比，A是原来的两倍(三
倍、四倍)。 3．A is twice／three times／four times as much／many as...in…与??(时间)相比，A是原来的
两倍(三倍、四倍)： 4．A is twice／three times／four times more than...in．．．与??(时间)相比，A是原来的两倍(三倍、四倍)还要多。
5．From…to…, A increased／dropped more than six fold．从??到??期间，A增加(减少)了六倍。
6．The output of steel in 1990 was 400％ up compared with in 1980. 与1980年相比，1990年钢铁产量增加了四倍。
7．The figure was roughly doubled／tripled／quintupled between…and…从??到??期间，数字大概是原来的两倍(三倍、五倍) 熟能生巧 模板(一)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic How People pent Their Holiday. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the chart and the out line given below: Year Traveling Staying at home 1990 37％ 63％ 1995 76％ 49％ 2000 51％ 24％ 1．上图所示为1990年、1995年、2000年某城市人们度假方式的情况，请描述其变化； 2．请说明发生这些变化的原因； 3．得出结论。
As can be seen from the table, the past decade have witnessed dramatic
changes in ① ①总的趋势 ____________________________________________________________________
While ②__________________________________________________________②图表具体描述 ______________________________________________________.It is obvious
from the table that ③_____________________________________________ ③剖析图表所揭示 ______________________________________________________________ 的含义
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______________________________________________________________.
What contributed to these changes? I think the reasons are as follows. To start with,
④____________________________________________________________________④理由一 ________________________________________. Secondly, ⑤________________ ⑤理由二 What’s more, ⑥_____________________________________________________. ⑥理由三 Last but not least，⑦___________________________________________________ ⑦理由四 In conclusion, ⑧_________________________________________________ ⑧总结 _______________________________________________________________. Moreover,
⑨_________________________________________________________________. ⑨前景预测 模板(二)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 120 words on The Average Life Expectancy in China. Study the following chart carefully and your composition must be based on the information given in the chart. Write 3 paragraphs to: 1. state the changes in the average life expectancy in China 2. explain the reasons for the changes 3. draw your conclusions Year Average Life Expectancy 1950 62.9 1960 65.7 1970 67.2 1980 69.7 1990 73.8 2000 77.2 As can be seen from the table, great
changes have taken place in ①_________________________________________ ①总的趋势 ________________________________________________________ in the
past few decades. ②__________________________________________ ②图表具体描述 __________________________________________________________.
Why are there such great changes? There are, I think, various reasons responsible for this instance, and the following are the typical ones. Firstly, ③_____________ ③理由一 Furthermore, ④_______________________________________________ ④理由二 ___________________________________________________________.In addition, ⑤________________________________________________________ ⑤理由三 __________________________________________________________________.
Anyway, ⑥_________________________________________________⑥前景预测 ______________________________________________________________. 模板(三)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 120 words on Fire Causes in China. Study the following chart carefully and your composition must be based on the information given in the chart．Write 3 paragraphs to：
1．state the information given in the bar chart 2．give your suggestions to prevent fire 3．draw your conclusion 60P@% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1 229 3①Defective insulation(防火措施不当)
②Children playing with matches ③Smokers
Fire is ①______________________________________________ ①引出话题 _____________________________________________________.This is
also the case with_________________.What has caused fire? It is apparent
from the bar chart above that ②______________________________ ②图表总的描绘 ___________________________________________________________________.
③___________________________________________________________③图表具体数据描 _______________________________________________________________.述 ④____________________________________________________________④主题句 ____________________________________________________________. As far
as I am concerned, there are several ways to count on. In this first place, ⑤___ ⑤建议一 __________________________. In the second place, ⑥_______________ ⑥建议二 ________________________________.In addition, ⑦_________________ ⑦建议三 _________________________________________________________________.
On the whole, it is indispensable that ⑧_________________________________⑧总结 ____________________________________________________________. 模板(四)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 120 words on Income Sources Between Chinese Students and American Students. Study the following table carefully and your composition must be based on the information given in the table. Write three paragraphs to:
1．describe the differences of the income sources between Chinese and American students 2．analyze possible reasons for these differences 3．draw a conclusion
Sources of Income Percentage of Total Income American Students Chinese Students Parents 50% 90% Part-time Job 35% 5% Fellowship or Scholarship 15% 5% As demonstrated in the table, ①____________________________ ①图表总的描绘 In addition ②___________________________________________ ②图表具体数据描述 What has led to these differences? I think there are presumably
four reasons for these differences. First, ③___ _ ③原因一 ______________________________________________________________ _________________________________________ whereas ______________.
______________________________________________________________
Second, ④_________________________________________________ ④原因二 ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________
___________________________________. By contrast, ____________ . Third, ⑤____________________________________________________ ⑤原因三 ______________________________________________________________
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