Line Graph 考试时应要注意的地方（七）｜IELTS 英文写作攻略秘笈

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雅思试写作卷一

( IELTS Writing Task 1 ) Line Graph

我上次开始和大家解释和示范应首先从图表中找出最主要的特点和趋势，然后如何组织全篇答案文章的段落，包括使用连接词或连接片语和如何 paraphrase（改述或意译）题目的字眼把全篇文章结构变得流畅和一致。

为方便大家向大家作解释和示范，我再用上篇的线图（见下）。

图一

The graph below gives information about tourist arrivals in four different cities. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

Tourist arrivals per annum in four cities : A, B, C, and D

应考或短文写作卷一(Writing Task 1)卷一的，首先要找出图表的主要和明显的数字和趋势，然后思考用至少三个段落把观察得的和主要数字和趋势用文字报告，例如最高和最低、最大和最小和最快和最慢的，并要抽选一些数据或趋势进行比较。

至于这个线图，我会用三段来完成作答。

我会用第一段写overview，但考生必须谨记：绝不能搬字过纸重复问题原文，是要用自己的文字来写，例如如上一篇文章提及要懂得 paraphrase（改述或意译）概述题目。除此之外，考生还懂得用同义词 (synonyms) 来修改问题的原文，然后才扼要地道出图表的精华：

The graph shows the number of tourists visiting in four cities (A, B, C and D) over the period between 2000 and 2015. Overall, the number of tourists vacationing in all these four cities had been on the rise during this 15-year period, except for City A which saw its number starting to fall steadily after 2010. (57 words)

大家应该注意到在上面的第一段，用了 show 字来取代题目的 give 字，和用了 visiting 和 vacationing 字来代替题目的 arrivals。此外，我用了 overall 这个副词来为这幅线图作一个综合描述。

如果不想用 show 字，可以用 present 和 depict。如果不想用 overall 字，可以用 in general 和 on the whole。

在第二段，考生便要点出此线图里出现的主要细节和拣选其中一、两条走势或一、两个城市的数据作比较。在这个关于四个城市的旅客人数的线图中，第一个明显特色是，城市 A 接待游客人数在这十五年期间一直较其他三个城市多，但自 2010 年开始，数字最高峰的九千万持续下跌至 2015 年约八千万。

In each of the 15 years between 2000 and 2015, the number of travellers in City A continuously out stripped those in the other three cities, but since 2010, the number was steadily sliding from the peak of 90 million to nearly 80 million in 2015. (45 words)

以上的一句其实也为此线图里的四条线作出一个概括比较。

大家同时也应该留意到另一个特点，2000 年至 2005 年间，到访 B 市的游客人数增长速度最快，但从 2010 年开始，C 市的旅客人次在四个城市当中增长步伐最快，并超越 B 市。但即使如此，以绝对数字来计，城市B始终高过城市C。而它的数字仍不断上升，到了 2015 年接近八千万，几乎与城市 A 看齐。若要英文来表达，考生可以这样写：

One the other hand, the number of tourists visiting City B rose the fastest between 2000 and 2005, but around 2010, that of City C began to grow faster than all other cities, over taking that of City B. But even so, in terms of absolute numbers, City B consistently out performs City C. In addition, the number of tourists visiting City B continued to climb to reach nearly 80 million in 2015, almost the same as that of City A. (79 words)

而另一个可以点出的特别趋势是，城市 D 接待旅客数量长期远远低过他三个城市。因此，以英文来表达：

Also, compared to other three cities, City D continued to receive the fewest visitors over this 15-year period, with around 5 million in 2000 and ending at roughly 20 million in 2015. (32 words)

最后，考生用最后一段来为此图作一个简短总结，例如：

As the graph illustrates, City A led the other three in terms of visitor arrivals, while City D constantly had the lowest numbers through out the entire period. (27 words)

我将整篇作答文章张贴在下面：

The graph shows the number of tourists visiting four cities (A, B, C and D) over the period between 2000 and 2015. Overall, the number of tourists vacationing in all these four cities had been on the rise during this 15-year period, except for City A, which saw its number starting to fall steadily after 2010.
In each of the 15 years between 2000 and 2015, the number of travellers in City A continuously outstripped those in the other three cities, but since 2010, the number was steadily sliding from the peak of 90 million to nearly 80 million in 2015.

On the other hand, the number of tourists visiting City B rose the fastest between 2000 and 2005, but around 2010, that of City C began to grow faster than all other cities, overtaking that of City B. But even so, in terms of absolute numbers, City B consistently outperforms City C. In addition, the number of tourists visiting City B continued to climb to reach nearly 80 million in 2015, almost the same as that of City A. Also, compared to the other three cities, City D continued to receive the fewest visitors over this 15-year period, with around 5 million in 2000 and ending at roughly 20 million in 2015.

As the graph illustrates, City A led the other three in terms of visitor arrivals, while City D constantly had the lowest numbers throughout the entire period.