“圖表內(nèi)容”部分寫什么?
上節(jié)課講到首句套路:圖表名稱+動(dòng)詞+圖表內(nèi)容+地點(diǎn)+時(shí)間以及大部分內(nèi)容在寫作時(shí)的注意事項(xiàng),最后寫首句的最難部分來了,也就是套路中的“圖表內(nèi)容”部分。
重點(diǎn)1:這部分一定是名詞/名詞詞組/名詞性從句
如果我們再回顧一下前幾天看的例句的話:
The line graph presents the monthly rates of attendance experienced by the Shanghai Library in
2010.
The table and graph show figures for bus ridership and urban population density in London, New
York City and Tokyo in 2009.
就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)一般我們在寫首句的時(shí)候,“圖表內(nèi)容”位置放名詞詞組居多,畢竟只有一個(gè)名詞無法概括完整圖表的信息。
那么如何構(gòu)造出準(zhǔn)確的名詞詞組呢?如果再用上火眼金睛一看,就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)名詞詞組的構(gòu)成也非常簡單,就是 數(shù)據(jù)形式 + 介詞+ 名詞,如the monthly rates of attendance? 再如 figures for bus ridership and urban population density
那數(shù)據(jù)形式的表達(dá)法有哪些呢?又要怎么使用呢?
the figure for sth. 表示…的數(shù)據(jù)
the data on sth. 表示…的數(shù)據(jù)(復(fù)數(shù)名詞)
the trend in sth. 表示…的趨勢
the number(s) of sth. 表示…的數(shù)量(可數(shù),一條線的時(shí)候用單數(shù),多條線的時(shí)候用復(fù)數(shù))
the amount of sth. 表示…的數(shù)量(不可數(shù))
the volume of sth. 表示…的量(可數(shù)單數(shù)或不可數(shù))
the percentage of sth. 表示…的百分比
the proportion of sth. 表示…的百分比
the value of sth. 表示…的價(jià)值
最后一部分內(nèi)容,我們就來談?wù)勥@sth需要怎么添加,才能顯得高端洋氣上檔次。
先來看看例子:
The graph below shows the average daily
sales of selected food items at the Vista Café, by season.
其中需要更改的題目部分為
the average daily sales of selected food items
這里可以替換為
the number of certain food items sold on average every day
神奇得發(fā)現(xiàn)上面這個(gè)短語完全套用上節(jié)課講過的 數(shù)量詞+介詞+內(nèi)容,即(the number of sth.)的結(jié)構(gòu),不過除此之外,我們還發(fā)現(xiàn)在學(xué)過的短語以外,還多了sold on average every day 這樣的結(jié)構(gòu),我們也稱之為后置定語的結(jié)構(gòu),主要用來補(bǔ)充修飾food items這個(gè)名詞。
后置定語的結(jié)構(gòu)主要分為2種:
doing(和前面的名詞成主動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu),如 students doing homework 正在寫家庭作業(yè)的孩子)
done(和前面的名詞成被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu),如 students asked to finished homework 被要求完成家庭作業(yè)的孩子)
如 How many schools were built 可以替換成 the number of schools built
再如 How many people visit the Palm Island Resort 可以替換成the number of people visiting the Palm Island Resort
練習(xí):
The number of people who ride the bus
可以替換成____________________________
The percentages of male and female shoppers
who shopped at the store
可以替換成______________________________
The various kinds of career interests which
are reported by students
可以替換成____________________________________
The number of people who ride the bus
可以替換成_______________________________
練習(xí):
試試自己把下面圖表中展示的內(nèi)容轉(zhuǎn)化成如上的名詞詞組形式。
答案:the percentages of male and female students enrolled
答案:the number of tourists visiting Dover and Troy
其他知識(shí)點(diǎn):
雅思寫作知識(shí)點(diǎn)1:數(shù)據(jù)源