英语图表类作文表达法集锦

图表写作表达法集锦

I. Introduction

1. This diagram unfolds a clear comparison between Florida, a state of the United States, and the

United States as a whole in four aspects, namely, registered engineers, the civilian labor force, manufacturing employment and hi-tech employment, from 1978 to 1987.

2. There were many significant changes in modes of transport used by city dwellers from 1950 to 1990.

The following paragraphs will identify and discuss the trends in the accompanying graph.

3. The chart below displays the average earnings per week, in pounds sterling, of people of different

levels of education living in the UK between the years 1965 and 1995.

4. The chart indicates the subjects studied by university students in Australia during the latter of last

century.

5. The chart shows the number of road accidents in Britain over a period of six years.

6. The line graph reveals the amount of fast food consumed by Australia teenagers over a 25-year period between 1975 and 2000.

7. The bar chart illustrates the percentage of employees in different occupations absent from work in a giver week in 2001.

8. Indicators of economic and social conditions in four countries, Canada, Japan, Peru and Zaire, in 1994,

complied by the UN, reflect the great difference that exist between wealthier and poorer nature.

9. The graph compares the number of deaths caused buy six diseases in Erewhom in 1990 with the

amount of research funding allocated to each of those diseases. It can be clearly seen that the amount of research funding in many cases did not correlate with the seriousness of the disease in terms of numbers of deaths.

10. The three graphs provide an overview of the types of music people purchase in the UK. At first

glance .we see that classical music is far less popular than pop or rock music.

II. Comparison

△The Same

1. The difference in earnings of people with different levels of education is very small.

2. The situation in Australia and New Zealand was similar in that the imprisonment rates from 1930 to 1980 remained stable.

3. A similar trend was seen in Asia.

4. The difference in earnings between high school leavers and university graduates diminished after

1995.average

5. By 1999, coffee consumption in China stood at 992 million cups, almost equal that of America , which stood at 1,090 million cups per year.

6. The trend was virtually mirrored by study of the arts, which increased significantly from 20% in 1950-59, through 25% ten years later, finally reaching 38% by 1990-99.

7. During the first period of each year, the figures averaged out to around 300,000 to 350,000 accidents.

8. A similar pattern is also recorded for both the finance /banking and defense –related public sectors. △Large Difference

1. There is a significant difference between all three countries.

2. In the highest executive position (Grade A), women represent only about 85 of the workers. This stands

in marked contrast to the 92% of men represented in this job category.

3. This is in stark contrast with 1945 when only 30% of girls completed primary school, 35% had no

schooling at all and 35% only completed the third grade.

4. When children enter the household, however, the inequality becomes even more pronounced.

5. Canada differs from the United States because the figures reached a peak of 120 people in a thousand in 1930.

6. In contrast, almost the opposite occurred with business.

7. In fact, the higher the position, the higher the percentage of men represented in the category. In

comparison, woman ’s representation is inversely proportional to the men ’s so that the higher the category, the lower the percentage of women to be found.

8. Interest also drops off after the age of 35 with an ever sharper fall from age 45 onwards, a pattern which

is the opposite to the classical music graph.

△ Less Than

1. Earning for people with a Bachelor’s degree was slightly less than people with a Master’s of Doctoral degree.

2. The figures reveal that hamburgers are the most popular fast food, pizza coming a close second.

3. In a word, America has the highest rate of imprisonment, followed by Europe and finally Australia.

4. Although the rate of imprisonment in New Zealand fell, it was outmatched by the United State’s.

5. The increase in earning for the whole period was less for people with a Bachelor’s degree (￡60) than

for people with a Master’s or Doctoral degree( ￡70).

△More Than

8. There were more males than females (5% and 10% respectively). These figures were overwhelmingly greater than the corresponding figures of ＄160 in Peru and ＄130 in Zaire. People working in the computer industry in China exceeded that of Britain in the year 2000. In 1970 and 2000, more people did manual labor in Britain than in China. In 1960, the United State ’s imprisonment was in the process of being developed. Yet it still outnumbered the other countries. Although the United States experienced a decline in imprisonment rates, it still remained ahead of Canada. We would expect to see that coffee drinkers in America far outweigh those in China which, in fact is the case. In cases, teenagers, and retired people spend around twice as much time as those who are at working

age.

△Avoiding Repetition

III. Overall Trend

1. There was an overall increase in earnings across the board.

2. Female smokers saw the opposite trend.

3. The increase in male smokers corresponds with a decline in female smokers.

4. The general trend is that the amount of TV watched increases with age. While women showed a steady increase, male smokers dropped sharply after 1980, but began a steady increase again after 1990. People working in the computer industry in China exceeded that of Britain in the year 2000. The number of male smokers in 1960 stood at 215, compared to 16% of the female population.

5. China experienced a decline in agricultural and manual work, and a significant rise in computer-related work.

6. Far less significant change took place in Britain with the exception of a significant decline in manual jobs.

7. There was a steady increase in computer use in all categories.

8. Most computer usage is for business or pleasure purposes.

9. The trend continued through 1970.

10. Overall, there was a decline in male smokers.

11. Apart from a decline in the 31 to 45 age group, overall , America saw a steady climb after about 21, from 18% to 40%.

12. All four continents saw a general population growth.

13. A similar trend was seen in Asia.

IV. Increase

△Big Increase

1. The biggest change occurred in the period 1985 to 1995, when high school graduates enjoyed the

greatest increase in earnings.

2. Over the thirty-year period, there was a big increase in earnings amongst people with high school

certificates(￡85).

3. China experienced a significant rise in computer-related work.

4. There was a dramatic increase, in 1970, in the number of university graduates.

5. Japan experienced a massive increase in car ownership in the 1930s.

6. There was a significant difference in the money people spent on CDs in the Northern Territories between August and September, from 25% to 48%.

7. The greatest difference occurred between 1940 and 1950 in Brazil.

8. After 1940, there was a significant increase in the number of imprisonments, reaching 90 thousand in

1980, a three-fold increase from 1930.

9. In Great Britain, in 1930, imprisonment figures stood at 30,000.However, they increased three fold, to

90,000 by 1980.

10. Three years later, in 1996, both countries saw a marked increase.

11. In fact, 1997 saw a huge increase from 329,000 accidents in the first quarter to a massive 764,000 accidents during the second quarter.

12. From this time onwards, energy demand climbed dramatically fro, two units of energy in 1996 and is projected to reach seven units in the year 2005.

13. It increased substantially at the beginning of the year.

△Small Increase

1. During the same period, people with a Doctoral degree increased their earnings by the least amount.

2. The Northern Territories, during the first part of the year, experienced a slight increase from 10% in January to 15% in March.

3. People holding a Bachelor ’s degree only managed a modest increase of ￡5 per week, reaching a

level of ￡145 in 1995.

4. The number of men in the sector rose only marginally from 425,000 to 480,000 in the same period. △Gradual/Steady Increase

1. There was a gradual increase in earning amongst people with a university degree.

2. While women showed a steady increase , male smokers dropped sharply after 1980, but began a

steady increase again after 1990.

3. There was a steady increase in computer use in all categories.

4. India experienced a steady rise between 1940 and 1960.

5. Following a slump in sales during April to June, Queensland saw a steady rise in spending between

July and October.

6. In 1990, the number of male smokers diminished significantly to only 13%, whilst the number of

female smokers rose steadily to 22%.

7. Apart from a decline in the 31 to 45 age group, overall, America saw a steady climb after about 21,

from 18% to 40%.

△Sharp Increase

1. There was a sharp increase in the USA in 1970 from 5 million to 8 million. There was a second

significant increase in 1990 to 11 million, followed by a massive leap to 24 million in 2000.

2. Mobile phone use increased in big leaps in Japan, reaching a peak of 32 million in 1990.

3. Mobile phone use doubled to 2 million in 1980, followed by a sudden and massive increase to 17 million in 1990.

4. Earnings in general rose sharply between 1965 and 1995.

5. Japan remained much lower than other countries, fluctuating between 6% and 14% during the whole

period. The exception being after about 55 years of age, when there was a sudden leap to 36%.

6. By 1968 this increased to 170, and increased again but more steeply to 320 in 1977.

7. After that, it rose gradually to 5,000, and then continued its upward trend more steeply to 15,000.

8. The number of women grew sharply from 25,000 to over 100,000.

△Summit

1. Mobile phone use increased in big leaps in Japan, reaching a peak of 32 million in 1990l.

2. Due to the introduction of a luxury goods tax, Acme Sports Cars ’ monthly profit fell dramatically

during the second quarter from ﹩800,000 to only 10,000, whereas that of Branson Motors continued

to rise, peaking at just over ﹩60,000 by the end of December.

V .Decrease

△Steady Decrease

1. China experienced a steady decline in agricultural and manual work.

2. The number of male smokers decreased from 21% in 1960 to 17% in 2000.

3. The consumption of hamburgers and pizza has risen steadily over the 20 year period to 1990 while the

consumption of fish and chips has been in decline over that same period with a slight increase in

popularity since1985.

△Sharp Decrease

1. While women showed a steady increase, male smokers dropped sharply after 1980, but began a steady increase again after 1990.

2. A sharp decline occurs in Britain after the age of about 46.

3. Following a slump in sales during April to June, Queensland saw a steady rise in spending between July and October.

4. However, following the sharp decline of male smokers in 1990 to 13%, the number began to rise

again, and reached 17% in 2000.

5. During the years 1950-59, there were an incredible 45% of students studying science, yet by the next

decade this number had reduced dramatically to 30%.

6. This decline slowed down to 25% in 1970-79, but dropped off sharply during the next ten years to 15%, and finally 4% by 1990-99.

7. At this point the number of cases remained stable, then plummeted to zero by 1988.

8. This number decreased gradually to 500 by 1974 and continued to decrease but more steeply to 250 in 1995.

9. It slowly decreased to 100, and then continued its downward trend more steeply to 15.

△Great Decrease

1. There was a huge drop in car ownership in Brazil during the 1940.

2. There was a significant difference in the number of cars owned in Japan between the years 1940

and 1970.

3. Far less significant change took place in Britain with the exception of a significant decline in manual jobs.

4. The greatest difference occurred between 1940 and 1950 in Brazil.

5. In 1990, the number of male smokers diminished significantly to only 13%, while the number of

female smokers rose steadily to 22%.

△Small Decrease

1. There was a slight drop/fall between 1930 and 1940 in India.

2. Japan remained very low compared to the other countries, with a fall from 14% to 8% after the age of 21. This was followed by a further fall to 6% after 30.

3. The demand for energy dropped steadily between 1985 and 1990 from 5 units of energy to

approximately 2 units. VI.Bottom

1. The percentage of male smokers reached the bottom of 13% in 1990.

2. The number of students studying science bottomed out in 1959.

3. The sale of air conditioner reached rock bottom in December, only a third of that sold in July.

VII.Steadiness

1. The numbers remained steady throughout the twenty-year period.

2. There was little change in people’s spending habits between August and November in New South

Wales where it remained steady at around 35%.

3. In 1985, earnings leveled out amongst people with a Master’s degree and with a Doctoral degree.

4. The rate in Canada, of the other hand, increased, whilst Australia experienced no change.

VIII. .Fluctuation

1. There was a minor fluctuation between 1920 and 1940 in India.

2. China remained fairly steady fluctuating between 10% and 22% across all age ranges, with a slight

increase to 29% after the age of 56.

IX .Percentage

1. The number of male smokers in 1960 stood at 21%, compared to 16% of the female population.

2. However, following the sharp decline of male smokers in 1990 to 13%, the number began to rise

again, and reached 17% in 2000.

3. In 1900, however, the population rose sharply by more than 12%.

4. Approximately 72% of workers in the lowest executive positions of Grade E are women.

5. Here women represent 45% and men 55% of the workers in the category.

6. From the information shown, it can be seen that rent and food account for exactly a third of the

amount spent by students, amounting to ￡100 per week.

7. It is evident that absentee rates are lowest for the best remunerated jobs, with managers and

administrators recording only around 3% absence.

8. Canada and Japan both reported rates of 99%, while Peru claimed 68%. Zaire had a literacy rate

of only 34%.

X.Conclusion

1. What ’s more surprising, however, is that the increase in earnings amongst high school leavers was far higher than the earnings for university graduates.

2. One of the most surprising finds was the amount of TV watched by people in Japan compared with

most other countries. In addition, apart from a significant drop after the age of 56 in the UK, generally, the amount of TV people watch increases significantly after the age of 56.

3. In summary, we can see that the area devoted to grain production was affected by both government policy and market forces.

4. In conclusion , the men occupy a greater percentage of high executive positions in the ACME Oil Company.

5. From the diagram it can be safely concluded that in the years 1978-1987 Florida developed much more rapidly than the United States as a whole.

6. Overall, the chart demonstrates that in the categories for which statistics on male leisure time were

available, men enjoyed at least ten hours more leisure time than women.

The bar chart compares the amount of water used in the US for household, industrial and agricultural purposes for three different time periods: 2000, 2005 and 2010.（首先点明所描述的表格类型以及题目）

Use of water for domestic purposes increased slightly over the ten-year period, from about 5000 litres of water in 2000 to 6500 in 2010. At the same time, growth was very steady, exactly 500 liters every five years.（由于时间原因，描述图表的时候关注极值和趋势）

Industrial use also increased over this period and the most dramatic growth was from 2005 to 2010, when it rose by 3000 litres. In fact, industrial use was much higher than

either agricultural or domestic use. For instance, in 2005 industrial use, which was 12,000 litres, was almost as high as agricultural and domestic use put together, and in 2010 it was more. While 15,000 litres of water went to industry in that year, only 11,000 litres were used for other purposes.

By contrast, agricultural use decreased slightly and steadily, at 500 litres per 5 year period. 7000 litres of water went to farming in 2000, whereas only 6000 litres were used in 2010. In fact, the amount of water used for agriculture dropped lower than that used for households in 2010, even though it had been higher before that.

Overall, usage of water in the US is increasing from about 20,000 litres in 2000 to almost 30,000 litres in 2010.

该小作文在用词方面比较多变，比如“增加”，考生用了"incereased", "rose", "growth", 用"decreased" 和"dropped" 来表示减少。善于用副词，如"decreased slightly and steadily"，"exactly" 等。