2016考研現(xiàn)場確認(rèn)在即，每年這個時候都是考生全面復(fù)習(xí)作文的時候。眾所周知，圖表作文是英語二�？嫉淖魑念愋停煌趫D畫作文，圖表作文有自己獨有的寫作詞匯和寫作模式，而且每一種圖表在描述上都有差異。因此，本站特別整理各類圖表作文的描述重點，希望對大家的復(fù)習(xí)有所幫助。
(一) 表格：table
1. 極值
1)Female literacy rate is the highest in Singapore. (注意，用highest 而不是most)
2)Sri Lanka has the lowest proportion of women workforce. (注意，用lowest而不是most)
3)Food is the biggest item of expenditure for an average Australian family.
2. 排序
1)Europeans are the leading ethnicity, followed by Asians, mixed races and others.
2)England is where the most books are bought with 81% of the market. Wales comes next with 10% closely followed by Scotland with 8%. Northern Ireland lies last with only 1% of the market.
(二)柱狀圖：bar chart/ column chart
柱狀圖中經(jīng)常需要對不同數(shù)據(jù)進(jìn)行對比
1.比較級
1)In managerial positions, there are more men than women.
2)A greater percentage of men than women are found in managerial positions.
3)The percentage of men employed in managerial positions is much larger than that of women in these occupations.
4)Women spend longer time on household work than men.
2. 表示對比的句式
while / whereas / compared with
(三) 餅狀圖：pie chart
1. 百分之 / 百分比
1) percent
2) percentage
3) proportion, share, rate
2.分?jǐn)?shù)和百分比的轉(zhuǎn)換
為了避免數(shù)據(jù)描述的單調(diào)，有時可以用分?jǐn)?shù)來替代百分比，例如：
50% half
25% a quarter
75% three quarters
33% a third/ one third
67% two thirds
3.“占”的表達(dá)
1) A 占到B的百分之X：
A account for / make up / constitute X% of B
2) A由B構(gòu)成：
A consist of B/ A be made up of B/ A be composed of B
(四) 線形圖line chart
極值：最高點和最低點
1. 達(dá)到最大值：reach a peak
2. 達(dá)到最小值：reach the lowest point
在備考圖表作文時，考生應(yīng)能掌握以上圖表術(shù)語及相關(guān)表達(dá)，這樣可以極大提升考生在描述圖表時的專業(yè)性、規(guī)范性與豐富性，從而提升自身作文檔次，繼而在寫作這個題型取得更理想的成績。所以，針對以上詞匯及表達(dá)，希望大家能夠做到會背誦，會默寫，會運用。