英语四级图表作文讲解及参考范文

图表作文也是四(六)级考试中常见，而且被认为是一种较难的作文形式。图表作文就是把非文字信息(通常为各种图表表示的数字信息等)转换成文字信息的一种作文。它要求我们用文字来描述非文字性的图表或对图表显示的关系作解释说明。

图表作文

图表作文一般要求：

1)用文字描述图表，客观解释图表中所传递的信息，并找出某种规律或趋势;

2)就图表中所反映的某种趋势或问题分析其原因或后果。

图表作文着重说明事实，常常是通过对图表中所反映的具体数据的说明、分析、比较，对某种事物或现象的事实或变化情况等加以说明，并提出结论或看法。因此，图表作文常常采用议论文体的写作方法。

写好图表作文，关键在于能否读懂图表中所提供的信息，把握各信息间的联系，用准确流畅的语言把这一信息表达出来，并就这一信息发表自己的看法。

二、图表作文的写作步骤

写图表作文时，要注意遵循以下步骤：

1)认真分析图表的含义，弄清图表中所含的信息及不同信息间的关系; 2)确定文章的主题思想，构思出文章的基本框架，筛选出能说明图表主题思想的典型数据;

3)编列文章的提纲;

4)根据文章的提纲，将各段的提纲内容扩展成段落，然后将各个段落组成文章，注意段与段之间的衔接与过渡;

5)检查与修改。

三、图表作文的篇章结构

写图表作文时，常采用三段式的陈述方式。

第一段：概述图表反映的主题思想（总趋势+极端值+特点，时态）

第二段：分析产生的原因

第三段：展望未来或提出方法或建议

1.图表类型：

table 表格：

chart 图表（有标尺的）; 如bar chart柱状图：

pie chart 饼图：

diagram图表或图解，示意图：

graph图表, 曲线图;

2. 描述：

show; describe; illustrate; can be seen from; clear; apparent; reveal 显示; represent表现, 描绘

3.内容：

number/ figure数字; statistic统计值; statistics [用作复]统计, 统计数字[资料], 统计表 percentage 百分比; proportion 比例

● 表示数据

上升：increase, rise, grow, ascend, surge, go up, climb, mount, soar(猛增)

下降: decrease, fall, drop, descend, decline, reduce ,lessen, go down

平稳的: stable, steady, remain steady/stable; /maintain/keep/be the same as/similar to; little/hardly any /no change

波动: fluctuate, fluctuation, rise and falls, up and down

占: occupy， take up， account for

而: while, however, whereas , on the other hand, actually/in fact

相比: by contract, on the contrary, likewise, compared with

最高点: the highest, the top, the summit, the peak （价格达到顶峰: the price mounts to the peak.）

最低点: bottom, less, least, rock bottom最低点（Prices have hit rock bottom. 价格已达最低水平）

趋势: tendency, trend, inclination

翻番： double (The price was doubled in 2010.)

比例：20 percent , 20% ；one in three, 1/3 ；one out of four， 1/4

表示程度的副词：

1.）上升或下降程度较大：

considerably dramatically greatly markedly obviously quickly rapidly sharply significantly steeply

2） 程度较小：

slightly gradually slowly steadily（remain stable）

四、图表作文常用的句型

(1)常用的开篇句型(即概述图表内容时常用的表达法)

① According to the table/pie chart/ graph, we can see/conclude that … 根据该表/图，我们可知 ……

② The table/graph reveals (shows/indicates/illustrates/ represents/points out) that … 该表/图表明……

③ As we can see from the table …

As can be seen from the line/bar graph …

As is shown (illustrated/indicated) in the pie chart … 如表/图所示，……

(2) 描述增减变化常用的句型

① Compared with … is still increased by …

② The number of … grew/rose from … to …

③ An increase is shown in …; then there came a sharp increase of …

④ The number remains the same during… / the number drops to … in …

⑤ There was a very slight (small/slow/gradual) rise/increase in 1990.

⑥ There was a very steady (marked/sharp/rapid/sudden/ dramatic) drop

(decrease/decline/fall/reduction) in 1998/ compared with that of last year).

As illustrated in the pie charts, graduates’ choices after graduation have experienced much change. Though shrunk by 20%, for the majority of students, hunting for a job is still the first choice. One noticeable trend is that compared with the statistics in 1994, increasing number of graduates choose to study abroad or pursue master’s degree over the decade. In 1994, mere 3% students prefer further study, while in 2004 the percentage has boosted to 15%.

The reasons of this obvious change are as follows. First, with the number of college graduates growing each year, more people join the workforce, which makes the already fierce competition even more brutal in the job market. The public awareness of this situation has created a surge of interest in seeking a master’s degree. Secondly, many joint-ventures or big companies set a much higher standard for new recruits than ever. It seems that the higher education you have, the better chance you may have at landing a job with handsome salary.

Choosing further study may be one temporary solution to the dilemma of growing number of graduates and declining job vacancies. No matter what your choice may be, mastering useful skills is actually the key.