Chapter Six Writing Using Graphs Tables andor Charts(第1页)
ChapterSixWritingUsingGraphs,TablesandorCharts
Bargraphs(柱状图),linegraphs(线状图),tables(表格图),as(饼状图)areusedtopresentnumericalfadrelationshipsinvisualform。Oftenitismucheasiertopieededinformationbylookihahroughwrittehus,theabilitytogetinformationfromthesevisualformsquidaccuratelyisaveryusefulskill。
ModelEssayOne
Thebargraphshowstheihenumberofadolests,aged10to19,whuween1987and1991。Thenumberofkilledbyguns,aged10-19,rosefrom1350in1987to2200ialnumberofU。S。homicidevictims,aged10-19,wentupto2100in1987,2400in1988,and2750iively。
AmeriadolesittedsomanymurdersforsomeofthefollowingreasoudybytheAmeriPsychologicalAssofoundthattheaveragechildhaswitnessed8,000murdersand100,000otheractsofvioleVbythetimeheorshehaspletedsixthgrade。Moreover,anastonishingnumberofeitherownagunorknowhowtogetohewidespreadavailabilityoffirearmsmakesitfartooeasyforkidstokillandbekilled。
Tocurethissocialdisease,weofopreveplacetobeginisinthehomewhereshouldwatdertheguidassothattheywillnotimitateanti-socialaext,tomanageanger,kidsshouldbetaughttocooltheiremotiohadisputely。Forexample,ifthey'treaagreement,theyshotiateaise。Themtask,hetgunsawayfrom。Indoingso,reventfromatallyshootingthemselvesorsomeoneelse。
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&wolinegraphsmakeitclearthatbothoilwellshavesteadilyiheiroilproduthepastfewyears。AttheOysterBayField,theoilproduthefirstyearwas453。6BD。Afterthisoilwellpumped660。8BDinthesedyear,itsproduroseto825。4BDihirdyear。TheoilproduaFieldiupfrom329。1BDto927。8BD。
ZumaFieldhasgreaterpotential。Intermsofoiloutput,ittakesonlythreeyearsforOysterBayFieldtoaplishayieldof825。4BD,andfouryearsforZumaFieldtoreach825。6BD。ButhighoilproduatOysterBayFieldmayresultiionofcrudeoil,evenifitisloaricharea。Intrast,thesteadyinoilproduaFieldsignalsthatthisoilromisingone。IfadvaandteologiesareihewholeproduprocessatZumaField,thisoilroductivefperiodoftime。
Highoilprodudthesustaiofoilresourcesshouldbewellbalanced。Crudeoilisanon-renewableenergy,soitisinappropriateforustoaccelerateoilproduwithoutanylimits。Whilebesfromoilandoilproducts,weshouldavoidover-ptionandexcessiveexploitation。Told”,weshouldalsofindsuitablesubstitutes。Ihebalaweenoilprodudproteofoilresourcesisofvitalimportaomankindonalong-termbasis。
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Agtothefiguresgiveherewasanobviousgrowthinthenumbereringabetween1996and1997。Takeoneofa'sneighbtriesforexample:Japaoppedthelisttwitupsteadilyfrom1。548millionin1996to1。582millionin1997。PeraphicallyremotetrieslikeAmericawerealsoohesetaredwiththevisitorsfromAmeri1996,thenumberofAmericreaseddramaticallyby40,000bytheendof1997!
Fyofpurptocethereformandopening-updriveie1970s,ahasgrownintoalandofopportuingtrade,manybusinesspeoplefromabroadwastenotimeindoiheseparthermajorreasooanytouristattraazedbytcivilizatioravelerseveorepeattheirsweetmemoriesbaa。Soatostudytraditionalesemedieseart,etc。。
Iomakeamoreappealingtillhavetremendoustaskstoaplish。TofurtherexpandSinneiccooperation,ashoulduetoimproveitsiebyspeediruofinfrastructuresuchashighwaysandteleunis。Agoodieshouldalsoincludeflexiblegoverpolipreheors,andquickerrespoheirdiffiadditilishsignsshouldbeavailableinpublicplacessothatoverseasvisitorswon'tgetfusedorlost。
Intheessaysyoujustread,youdthegeneralrulesfanessayusinggraphs,tables,andorcharts:thefirstparagraphdescribesthethestatistics;thesedparagraphofferspossibleexplanationsforandorahedthethirdparagraphistheintheformofasuggestion,solutioion,personalopic。。
Practice6-1-1
&hefirstparagraphusuallydescribesthethestatistiustknoritetheintroduterendihisparagraph。Herearesomeusefulexpressionsto。
1)Agtothefiguresgiveninthebargraph(raph,table,piechart),weknoice。
2)Thebargraph(raph,table,piechart)shows(orindicates,makesitclear)that+topice。
3)Itbeseenfrom(orItis,Itisevidentfrom)thebargraph(raph,table,piechart)that+topice。
Lookatthefollraph,linegraphaively,aheintroduterendinge-forea。Ansrovidedonlyassuggestions。
Figure1PersonsintheLaborForce
Figure2AveragemoureinFishportfortheperiod1980~1990
Figure3a'stourismindustry
Practice6-1-2
TodesEailedthestatistieedtoknowsomeusefulhrases。
fluctuate(波动)
startwith…(从…开始)
&hebeginningof…(从…起)
atthebeginningof…(在…之初)
&o…(上升到增长到…)
increaseby…(上升了增长了…)
&o…(下降到减少到…)
decreaseby…(下降了减少了…)
leveloff(沿水平方向发展)
rise(be)ontherise(上升)
growgrowth(上升)
greof…(平均增加…)