一、图表写作
1. 开头:
the type of chart + verb + description
the type of chart : the pie chart / the line graph
verb : show / illustrate / present / demonstrate / describe / demonstrate / outline / indicate / reveal / provide an overview of
description: the number / proportion / information / data / percentage / share / statistics / numbers / figures
改写转述题目:同义词替换,改变词性,增加信息
2. 主体段:
主体段第一句开头“由图可见”的常用表达:
It can be clearly seen from the chart that…
As can be clearly seen from the chart, …
We can see clearly from the chart that …
According to the chart, …
It is apparent/ obvious / evident / manifest from the … chart that …
主体段第一句和第二句的过渡句:
To be more exact, = More exactly,
To be more precise, = More precisely,
To be more specific, = More specifically,
3. 描述趋势
描述趋势的基本句型:
1)主语+表示趋势的动词+(副词)+数字+时间状语
例:The travelers to Western Europe increased considerably from 19,371 in 1996 to 24,519.
2)(形式)主语+动词+(形容词)+表示趋势的名词+in描述的事物+时间状语
It showed a small increase in the number of the UK population who traveled abroad over the period.
描述趋势变化的动词与名词:
1)表达上升趋势的动词:
to go up 上升 to rise 上升 to increase 增长 to climb 爬升
to jump上涨 to rocket猛涨 to shoot up 暴涨
to peak到达顶峰 to reach a peak 到达顶峰
2)表达下降趋势的动词:
to go down 下降 to fall 下降 to decrease 减少 to drop 下跌
to plunge暴跌 to plummet暴跌 to slide 下滑
to reach a trough 降到谷底 to fall to the lowest point 降到谷底
to bottom out 降到最低点,停止下降并即将回升
3)表达上升趋势的名词:
a rise 上升 an increase 增加 growth 增长 a jump 突升
a surge 上涨
4)表达下降趋势的名词:
a fall 下降 a dip 下降 a decrease 减少 reduction 减少
a decline 下降 a collapse 下滑 a drop 下跌
5)表示不变的动词或动词短语
remain the same / remain constant / remain stable / remain steady /remain unchanged / show little change
6)时间状语:
between … and … / since …in … / in the first six months / over the last twelve months / by…
4. 做比较的方法:
1)比较级和最高级
2. 描述份额的句型:
动词:be, make up, constitute, account for
使用定语从句:
White, which is 56.11%, is considerably more common than blue, which makes up 12.72%.
使用括号:
In 1996, there were 15,246 holiday makers abroad, which was much larger than the number of business travelers (3,155) and that of visitors to their friends and relatives (2,689).
二、信函写作
首段:
with reference to…
further to …
I am writing in connection with …
Thank you for your letter of (date) concerning …
We have received your letter of (date), enclosing …
I am writing to …
结尾:
I look forward to receiving your reply / order / products/etc.
1. 订单类
We welcome you the order above order.
We shall be pleased to receive further orders from you.
2. 询问信息类
With reference to …, I would like to have more information about the above.
Could you tell us / could you inform us
I am writing to enquiry about …
I am interested in your …
I would like further information / details about …
We would like to know about / if …
We would be grateful if you could let us know about/if …
3. 投诉类
I am writing to complain about …
I am not satisfied with …
Unfortunately, we have not yet received your payment.
I would like to remind you of the fact that
I would like to draw your attention to (the fact that) …
I would like to point out that …
I hope that it is not necessary to remind you that …
I must therefore insist that …
I am sure you can understand my disappointment. I would therefore be glad if you could investigate this matter.