MBA英語圖表作文寫作要領

寫圖表作文時，太奇MBA英語老師建議採用三段式的謀篇方式。文章的第一段分析圖表中的數據變化反映什麼問題或趨勢，概述圖表所揭示的信息。第二段分析造成這一問題或趨勢的原因。第三段則展望未來的情況或提出解決問題的辦法或建議。

這一結構可以簡單地表述為：

第一段：概述圖表反映的主題思想

第二段：分析產生的`原因

第三段：展望未來或提出方法或建議

圖表作文常用的句型

(1)常用的開篇句型(即概述圖表內容時常用的表達法)

① According to the table/pie chart/line graph/bar graph，we can see/conclude that … 根據該表/圖，我們可知 ……

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

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/圖所示，……

(2) 描述增減變化常用的句型

① Compared with … is still increased by …

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

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

④ In … the number remains the same/drops to …

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

⑥There was a very steady (marked/sharp/rapid/sudden/ dramatic) drop (decrease/ decline/ fall/ reduction) in 1998/ compared with that of last year)。

範文：

⑴From the graph， we can see that the number of car accidents in Walton city fluctuated during the year of 1990。 ⑵The first two months of 1990 showed an increasing trend。 ⑶The rate rose to 32 in March but fell to 26 in June。 ⑷From June on， the rate was rising again and reached the peak point 39 in August。 ⑸After August the rate began to decline remarkably， and eventually dropped to the lowest point 16 at the end of the year。 ⑹Therefore， it’s obvious that car accident in Walton city declined in 1990。⑴主題句/概述表格反映的內容⑵—(5)反映交通事故的變化情況(6)小結：總結表格數據反映的總趨勢

⑺There are several reasons for the decline。 ⑻First， a new traffic law was made and came into force。 ⑼It provided that in summer every car must be air-conditioned。 ⑽As a result， the highest rate in August， when humidity and high temperature make drivers impatient and easily lead to car accidents， dropped steadily。 ⑾Second， new roads were built and some narrow streets were widened， which quickened the flow of traffic。 ⑿Finally， the city administration made great efforts to heighten people’s awareness of observing traffic rules。⑺主題句⑻原因/措施一⑼解釋措施一/次要輔助⑽採取措施一後的結果⑾原因/措施二⑿原因/措施三

⒀With all these new measures， I’m sure the rate of car accidents in Walton city will go on falling this year。⒀總結：展望未來的情況