英语四级图表作文专题讲解

四级作文专题讲解（二）图表类作文

一、图表作文的篇章结构

写图表作文时，常采用三段式。

第一段：图表内容：描述图表+概述图表（特点）+数据支持（常取极端值）

第二段：分析产生的原因

第三段：展望未来，提出方法或建议

二、图表作文常用表达法

概述图表

1. 正如图表中显示的

As is indicated/ revealed/ showed in the (above) graph, ......

Eg: 正如图表中显示的，中国人的饮食结构已经发生了明显的变化。

As is indicated in the above graph, dramatic changes have taken place in the diet of Chinese.

2. 根据表格中给出的数据

According to the figures given in the table, ......

根据表格中给出的数据，网上购物正变得越来越流行。

According to the figures given in the table, online shopping is gaining more popularity/ is increasingly popular.

3. 从统计数据我们可以看出

It can be seen from the statistics that...

从统计数据我们可以看出，世界人口正在持续稳定的大幅度增长。

It can be seen from the statistics that the world's population is growing steadily at a tremondous rate.

具体描述图表数据

1. From xx to xx, there is a rapid/dramatic/abrupt rise/ increase in ......

从1997年到2002年，在计算机的使用方面有了快速/巨大/急剧的增加。

From 1997 to 2002, there is a rapid/dramatic/abrupt rise/increase in the use of the computers.

2. During xx, xx has declined/ decreased/ fell/ dropped markedly.

在过去的10年里，计算机的价格明显下降了。

During the past decade, the price of computers has declined/ decreased/ fell/ dropped markedly.

3. By comparison with/ Compared withxx, this figure has increased from xx to xx. 与2年前相比，这一数字已经从不到150万增加到了将近340万。

By comparison with 2 years ago, this figure has increased from less than 1.5 million to nearly 3.4 million.

表示数据

上升：increase, rise, ascend, soar, climb up to xx

下降: decrease, fall, drop, descend, decline, reduce

波动: fluctuate, rise and fall

占: occupy， take up， account for

而: while, whereas , on the other hand

相比: by contrast, on the contrary, compared with

最高点: the highest, the top, the summit, the peak

最低点: the bottom

趋势: tendency, trend, inclination

达到顶峰: mount to

表示变化程度的词

rapid/rapidly 迅速的，飞快的，险峻的

dramatic/dramatically 戏剧性的，生动的

significant/significantly 有意义的，重大的，重要的

sharp/sharply 明显的，急剧的

steady/steadily 稳固的，坚定不移的

gradual/gradually 渐进的，逐渐的

slight/slightly 轻微的、略微地

stable/stably 稳定的

三、图表作文训练

练习一：

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Car Accidents Declining in Walton City. You should write at least 150 words following the ourline given below in Chinese:

1. 描述图表中反映的车祸发生率的变化。

2. 分析该市车祸发生率下降的原因。

3. 你对该市今年车祸发生率走势的预测。

As is indicated in the above graph, the rate of car accidents in Walton City rises and falls with the change of months.

From January to March, the number of car accidents rises from 22 to 32, and then drops to 26 in the next three months. After that, it climbs up again to 39, increasing by 50%. However, from then on, the curve descends all the way to the lowest point, 16 to be exact.

练习二：

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic How People Spend Their Holidays. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the table and the outline given below:

1、根据上表，简要描述1990年、1995年、2000年某城市人们度假方式的情况及其变化；

2、请说明发生这些变化的原因；

3、得出结论。

As is clearly shown in the table that there was a dramatic change in the way people spent their holidays between 1990 and 2000. Especially, in 1990, 63% of people spent their holidays at home, while the figure decreased considerably to 24% in 2000.

图表类写作模版

(1)模版1

According to the chart / graph / diagram / table, we clearly learn that _________. As early as _________,___________. Then,_________. Last,__________. In contrast, by _________,__________.

There are many reasons accounting for _________. Firstly,

_________.Secondly,__________. Finally,_________. As a result,_________.

As far as I am concerned,_________. For one thing,__________. For

another,________. In brief, I hold that__________.

(2)模版2

What is shown in the chart / graph / diagram / table above indicates that in recent years, more and more people pay attention to _________. The number of those who _________ has increased ________, and furthermore,____________.

There are two factors responsible for the changes. In the first place,_________. Moreover,__________. Yet, it is noticeable that __________.