第一部分:核心词汇与句型 (Vocabulary & Sentence Structures)
对于表格图,你需要掌握的核心语言功能是“比较”和“排序”。
1. 精准描述数据 (Stating Data Accurately)
这是最基础的一步,即准确地引述表格中的数据。
- The figure for… was…: The figure for students in the UK was 250,000.
- The number of… stood at…: In 2010, the number of tourists stood at 1.5 million.
- …had the figure of…: Germany had the figure of 3 million tonnes in terms of steel production.
- There were…: There were 500 participants from Australia.
- …registered/recorded…: The USA registered the highest amount of spending, at $50 billion.
- …accounted for…: In the sales category, laptops accounted for the largest share of revenue.
- As for…, the figure was…: As for the data on imports, the figure was substantially lower.
- In terms of…, …had…: In terms of meat consumption, beef had the highest figure at 50kg per person.
- The amount of… was…: The amount of electricity consumed was 1,200 GWh.
- …was the number for…: 2.5 million was the number for people employed in the agricultural sector.
2. 比较与排序 (Comparing and Ranking)
这是表格图写作的灵魂。你要不断地在数据之间进行比较。
A. 表达“最” (Superlatives)
- the highest/largest/greatest number/amount/figure of…: Japan had the highest number of car exports.
- the lowest/smallest number/amount/figure of…: The lowest amount of rainfall was recorded in Egypt.
- the most/least popular/common…: The survey shows that football was the most popular sport.
- ranked first/last: In terms of population, China ranked first.
- topped the list: The technology sector topped the list for job creation.
- at the bottom of the ranking: The category of ‘other’ was at the bottom of the ranking.
- …was significantly higher/lower than all other categories: The figure for London was significantly higher than all other cities.
- …predominantly…: The workforce was predominantly male. (表示占绝对主导)
- …followed by…: The USA was the biggest spender, followed by the UK and Germany.
- A was the primary…, with B and C being the next two largest: Rice was the primary crop, with wheat and corn being the next two largest.
B. 两者或多者对比 (Comparisons)
- A was higher/lower than B: The figure for Canada was higher than that for Australia. (注意用
that of
来避免重复)
- more … than: Germany produced more steel than France.
- in contrast to / compared to: In contrast to the high figures in Europe, the numbers in Africa were very low.
- while/whereas: The spending on food was $500, while/whereas the spending on transport was only $200.
- A had X, while B had Y: In 2015, London had 8 million international visitors, while Paris had 7 million.
- twice/three times as much/many as: The UK had twice as many university students as Australia.
- respectively: The figures for France and Germany were 2.1m and 2.5m, respectively.
- a similar figure/pattern to: Japan showed a similar pattern to Korea in terms of an aging population.
- The gap between A and B widened/narrowed: The gap between the rich and the poor widened over the decade.
- By contrast: Group A’s performance improved significantly. By contrast, Group B’s performance declined.
第二部分:万能模板 (Universal Template)
这个模板的核心是引导你进行“逻辑分组”,而不是流水账式地罗列数字。
【段落一:引言 - 改写题目】
The table provides statistics on [在此处填入衡量的内容, e.g., the consumption of five different foods]
in [在此处填入地点或背景, e.g., a particular European country]
in the years [年份1]
, [年份2]
, and [年份3]
.
- 备选句式:
- The table compares
[在此处填入比较的类别, e.g., four countries]
in terms of [在此处填入衡量的指标, e.g., their production of various goods]
for the year [年份]
.
【段落二:概述 - 总结最宏观、最显著的特征】
Overall, it is clear that [在此处填入最显著的特征1,通常是最高项, e.g., Category A consistently had the highest figures throughout the period]
. Furthermore, [在此处填入最显著的特征2,可以是最低项、总体趋势或最大差距, e.g., Category B showed a clear upward trend, while the opposite was true for Category C / there was a vast difference in the figures for X and Y]
.
- 提示: 概述段要从“全局”出发,找出表格中最显眼的 1-2 个规律。可以是“谁是第一”,可以是“总体都升了/降了”,也可以是“贫富差距巨大”。
【段落三:主体段一 - 聚焦关键类别(如最高、最低项)】
Focusing on the most significant category, [在此处填入最高项的名称]
, its figure stood at [数据]
in [年份1]
, and remained the highest throughout the period, ending at [数据]
in [年份3]
. In stark contrast, [在此处填入最低项的名称]
registered the lowest numbers, starting at a mere [数据]
and finishing at a slightly higher [数据]
.
- 技巧: 把“最大”和“最小”放在一起写,形成鲜明对比,这是最简单也最有效的写法。
【段落四:主体段二 - 聚焦其他有共性的类别或趋势】
Looking at the remaining categories, [在此处填入类别B]
and [在此处填入类别C]
showed similar patterns. The former began at [数据]
and ended at [数据]
, while the latter’s figures were [数据]
and [数据]
in the first and last years respectively. The only category that demonstrated a clear downward trend was [在此处填入呈下降趋势的类别]
, whose number fell from [数据]
to [数据]
over the [X]
-year period.
- 技巧: 寻找“相似的”或“有共同趋势的”类别,将它们打包描述。如果有一个类别趋势很特别(比如大家都在涨,只有它在跌),一定要单独拿出来强调。