表作文是BEC考試中常出的題型。對(duì)于如何描述圖表，很多學(xué)習(xí)者常感到困難。下面是一些常用的描述圖表的句型，供大家參考。

At a slower rate... 以較低的速度……

It reflects the great differences that exist between...在……之間反應(yīng)了巨大的差異

These figures were overwhelmingly greater than the corresponding figure of... 這些數(shù)據(jù)遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)大于XXX的相關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)

It can be seen from the chart that significantly...-er(比較級(jí))...than... 由圖可以看出，XXX明顯更……

In all locations, A out numbered B... 在所有方面，A都比B……

These two pie charts (餅狀圖) show the differences between two groups of... 這兩個(gè)餅狀圖顯示了兩組XXX之間的不同之處

The first point to note is the huge increase (in the number of)... 首先要注意的就是（數(shù)據(jù)方面的）巨幅增加

A is more than... times (bigger) than B . A比B多（大）XXX倍。

The biggest loss was to A, which decreased from... to... of the whole. 損失最大的是A，整體上，它從XXX降至XXX

The biggest gains (in graduate numbers) were made by A which, as a group, have increased by over...A獲得了最大的效益，整體上，它增長(zhǎng)了……

To sum up, ... 總之，……

This bar chart displays the numbers of... 該柱狀圖顯示了XXX的數(shù)據(jù)

The chart reflects several trends. 該圖顯示了如下幾種趨勢(shì)……

But... we see a different trend emerging. 但是……我們發(fā)現(xiàn)了另一種趨勢(shì)慢慢浮現(xiàn)

When we compare..., we see... 當(dāng)比較……我們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)……

This suggests increased educational opportunities for women in higher education. 這一點(diǎn)表明女性接受高等教育的機(jī)會(huì)得到增加。

According to the graph, ... 根據(jù)曲線圖……

The proportion of... 所占比例……

There was a slight recovery... ……有輕微的恢復(fù)

... has dropped dramatically ……已大幅下降

The general trend appears to be increases. 總體趨勢(shì)似乎是在增長(zhǎng)。

There were approximately... 大約有……

... had jumped four fold to... ……已躍升四倍

... rose sharply from... to...從……到……急劇上漲

Remained constant at... 保持在……

The overall trend for... 總體趨勢(shì)……

The graph shows the percentage of... 該圖所示……所占百分比……

We can see that... swell during the... hours, peaking at... am. 我們可以看到，……在XXX時(shí)間一路增長(zhǎng)，在XXX時(shí)刻到達(dá)峰值。

Although the raw data does not provide an explanation for these trends 盡管原始數(shù)據(jù)沒有為這些趨勢(shì)提供解釋

When coupled with the graphic information, leads to some possible conclusions... 結(jié)合圖表信息，就可能得到一些結(jié)論……

This may serve to explain, at least in part, the mirror image of the two lines. 這可能有助于解釋，至少部分解釋了這兩條線的鏡像關(guān)系。

Perhaps the most telling feature of the chart is the dominance of... 也許該圖表最生動(dòng)的特征就是……的優(yōu)勢(shì)

The graph relates the percentage of... 該圖的比例關(guān)系……

Rise gradually to about 10%. 逐漸上升至百分之十左右。

After a slight drop around lunch time, audiences begin a fairly steady climb towards the peak viewer ship in the hours from 6pm to 10pm at some 40-45%. 在午餐時(shí)間有輕微的下降，然后觀眾開始穩(wěn)定增長(zhǎng)，在下午六點(diǎn)至10點(diǎn)，觀眾增加至峰值，百分之四五十左右。

A sharp decline follows to... 跟隨著……急劇下降

Listenership drops steadily from this peak, crossing the line for television views at around 2pm. 聽眾人數(shù)自峰值穩(wěn)定下降，在下午兩點(diǎn)左右橫越電視觀眾數(shù)。

It continues to decline throughout the evening until reaching a low point at 2am. 整個(gè)晚上它繼續(xù)下降，直到凌晨02點(diǎn)達(dá)到最低點(diǎn)。

The graph proves the dominance of... 該圖顯示了XXX的優(yōu)勢(shì)

During the peak period of... 在XXX的高峰時(shí)期，……

The diagram unfolds a clear comparison between... 該圖沒有展現(xiàn)XX與XX之間的清晰比較

The United States as a whole in four aspects, namely, ... 美國(guó)，作為一個(gè)整體在四個(gè)方面，即……

Obviously, in every aspect... 很顯然，在各個(gè)方面……

... had a much higher growth rate than... as a whole during that period. 整體看來，在那期間，XXX增長(zhǎng)速度遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)高于XXX

The number of... increased by %. XXX的數(shù)據(jù)增長(zhǎng)了……

The most rapid increase of all the four aspects... As to the other three, though the growth rates were not so high, they were indeed remarkable and impressive.

方面中增長(zhǎng)最快的是……至于其他三個(gè)方面，盡管增加速率沒那么高，它們的增長(zhǎng)也是很顯著的。

The number of... dropped by %. XXX的數(shù)據(jù)下降了……

From the diagram it can be safely concluded that (in the years)... 由圖可知（幾年時(shí)間里）……

There were many significant changes (in modes of transport)... 有很多明顯的改變（在運(yùn)輸方式方面）……

The following paragraphs will identify and discuss the trends in the accompanying graph. 下列各段將確定并討論附圖所示趨勢(shì)。

A very noticeable trend was the steady decrease in... 一個(gè)明顯的趨勢(shì)是在XXX方面的穩(wěn)定下降。

During the same period, there was a large increase... 同時(shí)，XXX增幅很大。