大学英语四级图表作文讲解与训练

大学英语四级图表作文讲解与训练 四级图表作文讲解与训练 一、图表作文的类型 二、图表作文的出题形式 三、图表作文的写作要领 四、图表作文常用词汇与表达方式 五、图表作文练习及其参考范文 图表作文也是四(六)级考试中常见，而且被认为是一种较难的作文形式。图表作文就是把非文字信息(通常为各种图表表示的数字信息等)转换成文字信息的一种作文。它要求我们用文字来描述非文字性的图表或对图表显示的关系作解释说明。下面我们先来看一看图表作文的类型。 第一节 图表作文的类型 图表作文可分为两大类:表作文和图作文。 ?图表作文 表格(Table)可以使大量数据系统化，便于阅读、比较。用表格表达的信息具体准确，而且表格中的各项均按一定规律排列。阅读表格时要注意找出表格中各个项目的相互关系，表格中各个项目的变化规律。 1 ?图作文 图作文又可分为三种:圆形图作文、曲线图作文和条状图作文。 (1) 圆形图作文 圆形图(Pie chart)也称为饼状图或圆面分割图。圆形图因为比较形象和直观，各部分空间大小差别容易分辨，所以常用来表示总量和各分量之间的百分比关系。整个圆表示总量，楔形块表示分量。有时圆形图还有数值表，两者结合可把各分量表示得更准确、清楚。例如: (2) 曲线图作文 曲线图(Line graph)也称为线性图或坐标图。曲线图最适合表示两个变量之间关系的发展过程和趋势。一般来说，曲线所呈现的形状比某一点所代表的变量的值更有意义。曲线图有横轴和纵轴。一般先看横轴所代表的数量或时间等，然后再看纵轴所显示的意义。同时必须找出线条所反映的最高或最低的变化。例如: (3) 条形图作文 条形图(Bar graph)也称为立柱图或圆柱图。条形图由宽度相同但长度不同的条块代表不同的量。当要比较几个项目或量时，常用不同颜色来区分。条形图主要用来表示:1)同一项目在不同 2 时间的量;2)同一时间不同项目的量。阅读条形 图时，要先看图例，再看横轴、纵横各代表什么 量，每一个刻度所代表的值是多少，最后找出图 中各长条所表示的数据及各长条间的相互关系。 例如: 第二节 图表作文的出题形式 我们先来看几个四(六)级考试中的图表作 文的例子。 例1 1991年6月四级作文题 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 100 words on Changes in People's Diet. Study the following table carefully and your composition must be based on the information given in the table. Write three paragraphs to: 1.state the changes in people's diet (饮食) in the past five years; 2.give possible reasons for the changes 3. draw your own conclusions. 4. you should quote as few figures as possible. 3 Kinds 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Grain 49% 47% 46.5% 45% 45% Milk 10% 11% 11% 12% 13% Meat 17% 20% 22.5% 23% 21% Fruit and Vegetable 24% 22% 20% 20% 21% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 例2 2002 年6月四级作文题 Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Student Use of Computers. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the chart and the outline given below: 20 __ 18 __ 16 __ 14 __ 12 __ 10 __ 8 __ 6 __ 4 __ 2 __ 1990 1995 2002 Average number of hours a student spends on the computer per week 1. 上图所示为1990年、1995年、2002年某校大学生使用计算机的情况～请描述其变化, 2. 请说明发生这些变化的原因,可从计算机的用途、价格或社会发展等方面加以说明,, 3. 你认为目前大学生在计算机使用中有什么困 4 难或问题。 例3:Car Accidents Declining in Walton City (1991年6月6级 试题 中考模拟试题doc幼小衔接 数学试题 下载云南高中历年会考数学试题下载N4真题下载党史题库下载 ) Remember that your composition must be written according to the following outline; 1. Rise and fall of the rate of car accidents as indicated by the graph; 2. Possible reason(s) for the decline of car accidents in the city; 3. Your predictions of what will happen this year. Your composition should be no less than 120 words and you should quote as few figures as possible. 从以上例子可见，图表作文一般在题目中给出 作文的标题和一个或几个统计表格、圆形图、曲 线图或条形图，有时还用英文或中文提纲的形式 给出提示，要求我们:1)用文字描述图表，客观 解释图表中所传递的信息，并找出某种规律或趋 势;2)就图表中所反映的某种趋势或问题 分析 定性数据统计分析pdf销售业绩分析模板建筑结构震害分析销售进度分析表京东商城竞争战略分析 其 原因或后果。 5 第三节 图表作文的写作要领 图表作文着重说明事实，常常是通过对图表中所反映的具体数据的说明、分析、比较，对某种事物或现象的事实或变化情况等加以说明，并提出结论或看法。因此，图表作文常常采用议论文体的写作方法。 写好图表作文，关键在于能否读懂图表中所提供的信息，把握各信息间的联系，用准确流畅的语言把这一信息表达出来，并就这一信息发表自己的看法。 ?图表作文的写作步骤 写图表作文时，要注意遵循以下步骤: 1)在写作图表作文时，首先要仔细观察并认真分析图表的含义，以及题中所给出的有关信息，比如，作文标题，英文提纲、英文提示、英语关键词等，弄清图表中所含的信息及不同信息间的关系; 2)确定文章的主题思想，构思出文章的基本框架，筛选出能说明图表主题思想的典型数据;在分析图表时，要抓住与主题有关的信息，要发现数据呈现的规律，要充分利用图表中的图形、数据等来说明主题。但是注意不要过多地引用数 6 据 3)编列文章的提纲; 4)根据文章的提纲，将各段的提纲 内容 财务内部控制制度的内容财务内部控制制度的内容人员招聘与配置的内容项目成本控制的内容消防安全演练内容 扩展成段落，然后将各个段落组成文章，注意段与段之间的衔接与过渡; 5)检查与修改。 原则: A(关键是要写清楚。 B(不要罗列所有数据，找出主要点;要归纳 总结 初级经济法重点总结下载党员个人总结TXt高中句型全总结.doc高中句型全总结.doc理论力学知识点总结pdf ; C. 概括一些内在关联性或原因推测作为总结 第四节 图表作文常用词汇与表达方式 ?文章开头常用词汇 1.图表类型, table 表格; chart 图表; diagram图表或图解，示意图; graph图表, 曲线图; column/ bar chart柱状图; pie graph饼图 2. 描述, show; describe; illustrate; can be seen from; clear; appear; reveal 显示; represent表现, 描绘 3.内容, figure数字; statistics [用作复] 统计数字[资料]; 7 number; percentage; proportion (the , of A to B) ? 表示数据 上升,increase, rise, ascend, soar, surge(激增), go up, climb, mount, level up 下降: decrease, fall, drop, descend, decline, reduce ,lessen, level down 平稳: stable, steady, remain steady/stable; /maintain/keep/be the same as/similar to ; little/hardly any /no change 波动: fluctuate, fluctuation, rise and fall, up and down 占: occupy， take up， account for 而: while, however, whereas , on the other hand 相比: by/in contrast, on the contrary, likewise, compared with 最高点: the highest, the top, the summit, the peak 最低点: bottom, least, rock bottom最低点 例句,Prices have hit rock bottom. ,价格已 达最低水平。, 平均值: average 趋势: tendency, trend, inclination 预见: prediction 8 比例,20 per cent , 20% one in three, 1/3 one out of every four， 1/4 有一个稳定的过程: a stable period can be seen , 表示变化程度的词, sudden/suddenly 突然的，意外的 rapid/rapidly 迅速的，飞快的，险峻的 dramatic/dramatically 戏剧性的，生动的 significant/significantly 有意义的,重大的,重要的 sharp/sharply 明显的，急剧的 steep/steeply 急剧升降的 steady/steadily 稳固的，坚定不移的 gradual/gradually 渐进的，逐渐的 slow/slowly 缓慢的，不活跃的 slight/slightly 轻微的、略微地 stable/stably 稳定的 , 表示程度, almost adv.几乎，差不多 nearly adv.几乎，密切地 approximately adv.近似的，大约 just over 刚超过 exactly adv.正确地，严密地 9 precisely adv.正好 精确地;清晰地 ? 常用词和短语 significant changes 图中一些较大变化 noticeable trend 明显趋势 during the same period 在同一时期 grow/grew 增长 distribute 分布，区别 unequally 不相等地 pronounced 明显的,显著的 average 平均 no doubt 无疑地 corresponding adj. 相应的 represent vt. 阐述，表现 overall 总体上讲 in the case of 在…的情况下 in/by contrast 相反，大不相同 in conclusion adv. 最后，总之 in comparison 相比之下 inversely/reversely adv. 相反地，倒转地 in general 通常，大体上，一般而言 range from…to 从…到…不等 excessive adj. 过多的，过分的，额外 lower v. 降低，跌落 10 elapse vi. (时间)过去，消逝 category n. 种类 government policy 政府政策 market forces 市场规律 measure n. 尺寸，方法， 措施 《全国民用建筑工程设计技术措施》规划•建筑•景观全国民用建筑工程设计技术措施》规划•建筑•景观软件质量保证措施下载工地伤害及预防措施下载关于贯彻落实的具体措施 v.估量，调节 forecast n. 先见，预见 v. 预见 , 表示程度的副词: 1)程度较大: considerably;dramatically;greatly; markedly;obviously; quickly;rapidly; sharply; significantly;suddenly 2)程度较小: slightly ;gradually ;slowly ;steadily ?常用句型与例句 句型1:As is shown by the graph/in the table…(概 述图表时用) 例句:As is shown by the graph, there has been a rapid increase in the population of the country in the past five years. (正如曲线所示，最近5年来该国 人口飞速增长。) 句型2:It can be seen from the table that … (从 图表中能得出……结论) 11 例句A:From the statistics given in the table it can be seen that the average personal income of the Chinese people increased (grew/rose) rapidly from 1985 to 1990. (从表中所给的统计数字可以看 出，从1985年到1990年中国的人均收入迅速提 高。) 例句B:It can be concluded from the graph that there has been a great decline in birth rates in China in the past five years. (从曲线图可以得出结论， 最近5年来中国人口的出生率已经大大下降。) 句型3: … amount to … (数量总计) add up to come to sum up to 例句:All the expenses (costs) amount to (= add up to) $ 200. (全部费用合计200美元。) 句型4:… increase from … to … (数量增减) decrease rise fall drop 12 例句A. The number of color TV sets produced by the factory increased (rose , grew , climbed) from 5000 in 1986 to 21000 in 1990. (这个工厂生产的 彩电已由1986年的5000台增加到1990年的 21000台。) 例句B. The number of participants grew up to 300000 persons.(参加者的人数增加到30万。) 例句C. The number of teaching staff members in this school has decreased to 700 persons. (这个学 校的教职工人数已减少到700人。) 句型5:(be)three times as + 形容词 + as 总产量 total output 年产量the annual output of 上升17, rise by 17per cent 日产量 the daily output 导致产量下降 result in a diminished output 例句The grain production (= output)in our area now is three times as great as that of 1970. ( 现在我们 地区的粮食产量相当于1970年的3倍。) 句型6:Compared with … , … 例句Compared with that of last year, the output of 13 13 main products (= items) this year has increased to a great extent. (与去年相比，今年13项主要产品 的产量都有大幅度增长。) 句型7:There is (was) a rapid rise in … be on the rise on the increase sudden decrease on the decline steady decline gradual fall slow drop slight 例句The cotton output in this area has increased rapidly in the past few years. 最近几年来这个地 区的棉花产量有了迅速增长。 ?As can be seen from the table (graph, form)... ?From the above table it can be seen (concluded) that... ?A careful study of the table shows that... ?The number (percentage) is 3 times as much as that in 2000. 14 ?In 2001, it increased (went up, rose) from 5 to 15 percent of the total (to 15 percent, by 10 percent). This bar chart describes significant changes in the ownership of houses in a big city in China. It can be seen from the chart that a very noticeable trend from 2000 to 2010 was the dramatic increase in the private ownership of houses as opposed to the huge drop in the state ownership of houses. In 2000, three out of four houses were state-owned. However, by 2010, the percentage of the ownership of private houses has soared to 80%. The above chart reveals that the huge expansion in the private house ownership has been accompanied by a corresponding相应的 fall in the state ownership of houses in a span of a decade. (2000-2010) As is suggested ( unfolded表明 / demonstrated / illustrated / mirrored 反映) in the above chart, with the sharp rise in the private ownership of houses, the state ownership of houses has dramatically 15 ( substantially / alarmingly ) dropped in a passage of a decade. (2000-2010) According to the above chart, there has been a drastic growth in the private ownership of houses, while the state ownership of houses has shrunk steeply over the past decade. From the above chart, we can see distinctly that the private ownership of houses has witnessed an huge rise as opposed to / in contrast to the drastic decrease in the state ownership of houses in a matter of a decade. 16 第五节 图表作文练习及范文 , 2002年6月四级作文题及范文: Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Student Use of Computers. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the chart and the outline given below: 20 __ 18 __ 16 __ 14 __ 12 __ 10 __ 8 __ 6 __ 4 __ 2 __ 1990 1995 2002 Average number of hours a student spends on the computer per week 1. 上图所示为1990年、1995年、2002年某校大 学生使用计算机的情况～请描述其变化, 2. 请说明发生这些变化的原因,可从计算机的用 途、价格或社会发展等方面加以说明,, 3. 你认为目前大学生在计算机使用中有什么困 难或问题。 Student Use of Computers大学生使用电脑情况 Sample 1 Since 1990, there has been tremendous growth in the use of computers by students. While in 1990, the average number of hours a student spent on the 17 computer was about one hour per week, this number grew to nearly four hours per week by 1995, and to approximately 20 hours per week by the year 2000. This significant growth in the use of computers by students in the 1990’s can be attributed to several factors, including widespread usage, lower prices, and technological and social developments. Nowadays, computers are widely used by students for word processing, file keeping, multimedia presentations, and access to the Internet for both research and communication. Additionally, since 1990, due to competition and technological advances, computer hardware and software prices, as well as Internet usage charges have dropped significantly. Finally, technological developments and changes in social habits in the 1990’s have played a major role in this tremendous growth in the use of computers. Today’s society relies heavily on computers for immediate access to the news and for entertainment, including, listening to music, watching movies and sport events, and playing computer games. 18 While computers are of great assistance to the students, and therefore, are indispensable tools, they also pose some challenges. The biggest challenge that many students face is discipline in the use of this powerful device. That is, students need to have the discipline of not allowing themselves to be lured by the entertaining aspects of this wonderful tool—aspects that can result in addiction to computer games or viewing of undesirable material on the Internet. That is to say, students need to use this powerful tool with great wisdom! Sample 2 As is shown by the bar graph, the average number of hours a student in a certain university spends on the computer per week increased dramatically over the period from 1990 to 2002 .In 1990, it was less than two hours. And in 1995, it hit/ reach four hours. And in 2002, the number soared to(飞速上升) nearly twenty hours, which is over ten times than that of 1990. Obviously computers are becoming increasingly popular for males and for females. A multitude of factors could account for the rise. In the first place, 19 computers facilitate us in more aspects of life. Also, the rapid development of the internet enlarges our demands for using computers. We can easily contact friends in remote places through the internet. In the second place, the prices of computers are getting lower and lower, which enable more students to purchase them. However, there still exist some problems, such as, poor quality, out-of-date designs and so on. And how to balance the time between using computers an studying is also a serious problem. Anyhow, we will benefit a lot from computers as long as we use them properly. 注:soar to/ boom/ shoot up/ rocket/ jump 飞速上 升 climb 上升很慢 shrink 下降，缩水 1991年6月四级作文题及范文 20 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 100 words on Changes in People's Diet. Study the following table carefully and your composition must be based on the information given in the table. Write three paragraphs to: 1, state the changes in people's diet (饮食) in the past five years; 2, give possible reasons for the changes 3, draw your own conclusions. 4, you should quote as few figures as possible. Kinds 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Grain 49% 47% 46.5% 45% 45% Milk 10% 11% 11% 12% 13% Meat 17% 20% 22.5% 23% 21% Fruit and Vegetable 24% 22% 20% 20% 21% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Changes in People’s Diet Sample 1: From the chart we can see that during the past five years there have been great changes in people’s diet. The greatest change occurs in grain consumption, which has dropped 4% from 49% in 21 1986 to 45% in 1990 in total food consumption. The second greatest change is in milk consumption, which increased from 10% in 1986 to 13% in 1990. But on the other hand, two trends can be observed in the consumption of meat and fruit and vegetables. From 1986 to 1989, meat consumption increased from 17% to 23% while that of fruit and vegetables dropped from 24% to 20%. From 1989 to 1990, meat consumption dropped a little to 21%, while that of fruit and vegetables increased a little to 21%. What has caused the great changes in people’s diet? The main reason, I think, lies in the improvement in people’s income level. With the development of our society, people are becoming richer and richer, which enables them to purchase more nutritious food such as meat and milk. In the meantime, grain consumption in people’s diet consequently dropped. So from the analysis, we can draw a conclusion that our society is progressing and people are living a better life than ever before. We are now able to purchase more delicious and nutritious food, resulting in an improvement 22 Sample 2: As can be seen in the table, there have been great changes in people’s diet in the past five years. Grain used to be the Chinese main food, but now it is playing a less important role in people’s diet, while the consumption of some high energy foods, such as milk and meat, has increased steadily. What caused these changes? I think the reasons are as follows: First, the open policy brings the people opportunities to earn a lot of money. Second, people nowadays pay more attention to the structure of their diet. They are seeking the most reasonable diet structure, which will do good to their health. From the above, we can see that ,with the development of the country, the level of the Chinese people’s life has changed in the past five years. I’m sure there will be greater changes in the future. 文中第一句话就明确告诉读者这篇作文是一篇图 表作文。接下来根据图表分析了在过去的五年中 人们的饮食结构都发生了哪些变化，最后预测将 来人们的生活水平还会发生更大的变化。尽管在 23 这张图表中有很多数据，但作者并没有过多地引 用这些数据，而是通过数据把要说明的问题点了 出来。 ? 模拟练习题Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 100 words on Difference of Income Sources between Chinese and American Students. Study the following table carefully and your composition must be based on the information given in the table. Write three paragraphs to: 1. Describe the differences of the income sources between Chinese and American students. 2. Analyze possible reasons for these differences. 3. Predicate future tendency. Source of Income Parents Part-time jobs Fellowship or Percentage of Total Scholarship Income American Students 50% 35% 15% Chinese Students 90% 5% 5% Sample 24 Difference of Income Sources Between Chinese Students and American Students Income sources of Chinese students are quite different from those of American students. In China, students get 90% of their money from their parents while in America, only 50% of students’ money is provided by parents. In addition, Chinese students earn only 5% of their money from part-time jobs and 5% from fellowship or scholarship while income from these two resources for American students takes up 35% and 15% respectively of their total income. I think there are probably four reasons for such differences. To begin with, because of the influence of different social and family values, Chinese students have formed the habit of asking for money from their parents while American students have developed more sense of being financially independent. Secondly, most Chinese parents devote too much care to their children and they would rather save up to afford their children’s education rather than encourage them to take part-time jobs. But in America, many parents pay more attention to developing the students’ ability of self-reliance, so 25 they encourage their children to find part-time jobs to earn some money by themselves. Moreover, since America is more developed than China, it is relatively easy for students to find part-time jobs. In China, such opportunities are rather rare. Last but not least, we have to admit that in Chinese schools, not much fellowship or scholarship is provided for students. I believe with the development of China, an increasing number of Chinese students will realize and pay more attention to the necessity of self-dependence. In addition, more and more opportunities will be provided for them to take part-time jobs. As a result, more students will go out of the ivory tower to broaden their horizon and to become masters of their own life. (290 words) ? 模拟练习题How People Spent Their Holidays Year 2000 2005 2010 Traveling 37% 51% 76% 26 Staying at home 63% 49% 24% 1. 上图所示为1990、1995、2000年某城市人们度假方式的情况～请描述其变化: 2. 请说明发生这些变化的原因。 3. 得出结论。 模板一 ? 总的趋势 ? 图表具体描述 ?剖析图表所揭示的含义 ?理由一 ? 理由二 ?理由三 ? 理由四 ?总结 ? 前景预测 As can be seen from the table, the past decade has witnessed dramatic changes in?______. While ?_______. It is obvious from the table that ?_________. What contributed to these changes? I think the reasons are as follows. To start with, ?______. Secondly, ?______ . What’s more, ? _______. Last but not lease, ?________. In conclusion, ?_________. Moreover, ? 27 ________. Sample How People Spent Their Holidays As can be seen from the table, the past decade has witnessed dramatic changes in the way people spent their holiday between 1990 and 2000. In 1990, 63% of people spent their holidays at home, while the figure dropped considerably to 24% in 2000. It is obvious from the table that people tended to be more and more mobile, and they wanted to get entertainment in the outside world. What contributed to these changes? I think the reasons are as follows. To start with, with the rapid development of economy, people earn by far more money than they used to. Thus, people are able to afford traveling expenses. Secondly, people think it important to get well-informed about the outside world in this new era when everything is on the move. Traveling, of course, is a sure way to achieve this goal. What's more, in this competitive society, people are usually under great stress. However, it is 28 not difficult to find traveling an effective way to relieve people's stress and get relaxation. Last but not least, by traveling outside, people are close to nature, which is not only beneficial to both their health and peace of mind. In conclusion, people prefer to go traveling rather than stay at home during holidays for a combination of reasons. Moreover, it seems that this trend will last in the foreseeable future. ? 模拟练习题 吸毒者年龄分布 1. 上图所示为我国吸毒者年龄分布情况～请描述 其变化 29 2. 请说明发生这些变化的原因 3. 这一变化对社会和个人的影响 Sample As can be seen from the graph, there have been sharp changes in the age distribution of drug addicts吸毒成瘾者. To be concrete, the teenage addicts only made up 10 percent of all the drug-takers in 1982 while the ratio rose up to 65 in 2002. The causes for them are not hard to find. First , teenagers' fearless curiosity about everything new has led some of them into this marsh沼泽. Second, many of the young addicts turned for the first time to drugs for escape either from their failure in the national entrance exams or from their parents' breakup. And above all, our education in the harmfulness of drugs has been far from adequate to build teenagers' sound resistance to drugs. To sum up, the causes mentioned above must call for more of our concern, and effective measures should be taken to check the trend. Obviously the drastic change will exert great impact on individuals and the whole society. 30 For one thing, drug-taking does great damage to the health of drug users…… For another, some drug users commit robbery or even murder their parents and relatives to get money to buy drugs, which poses 引起, 造成a great threat to the social security and the social stability. Therefore, it is high time we did something to put an end to this trend. 点评:该预测题为社会热点话题，四级考试 命题作文常考题材。本文属于图表作文的写作。 根据四级图表作文命题规律，第一段文章描述了 图表中所反映的我国吸毒者年龄的分布最近二十 年的变化情况，第二段说明了产生这种变化的原 因:最后一段陈述了吸毒无论是对个人的身体健 康和社会的安全和稳定都构成了巨大的威胁，呼 吁全社会共同努力消除这种不良现象。 模板二 ?描述图表 ?分三方面解释原因 ?下结论 1) During the period from _______to _______, ________rose from ________to _______, while _______ decreased from _______ to _______. 2) We believe that three reasons can account for this phenomenon. First,____. Second, ____. Third, 31 _____. 3) ___.We are happy to see that things are becoming better and better nowadays. We can imagine that ___. 范文: Health Gains in Developing Countries 1(以下图为依据描述发展中国家的期望寿命(1ife expectancy)和婴儿死亡率(infant mortality)的变化 情况 2(说明引起变化的各种原因 Health Gains in Developing Countries During the period from 1960 to 1990, the life expectancy of developing countries rose from 40 years to nearly 60 years, while infant mortality decreased from 200 deaths per 1000 births to around 100. We believe that three reasons can account for this phenomenon. First, economy develops quickly in developing countries during this period, and living quality improves significantly as a result. Second, people's health conditions also become better and better with the development of national health care systems. When they become richer and 32 richer, they care more about personal health conditions. Third, medical sciences also develop at a fantastic speed, and it is much safer for mothers to give birth. We are happy to see that things are becoming better and better nowadays. We can imagine that people will live longer and the infant mortality will again fall. [1996.6. CET-6] 模板三 ?描述图表 ?解释图表 ?补充解释 1) During the period between _______ and ________, ________ declined abruptly from _______ to ________, while ________ increased sharply from ________ to _______. 2) Several reasons can account for this phenomenon. Compared with _________ is much cheaper and more convenient__________ . Apart from that, _________. 3) However, there are still a number of people who _________, generally for two reasons. On the one hand,________. On the other hand, ________. 33 范文: Film Is Giving Way to TV 1. 电影观众越来越少 2. 电视观众越来越多，因为…… 3. 然而，还是有人喜欢看电影，因为…… Film Is Giving Way to TV During the period between 1975 and 1985， film-goers declined abruptly from 85,000 to about 12,000, while TV-watchers increased sharply from 5,000 to more than 100,000. Several reasons can account for this phenomenon. Compared with a film, TV is much cheaper and more convenient --you don't have to leave your house at all. Apart from that, you have many choices while watching TV, but a film concentrates on a certain topic. However, there are still a number of people who enjoy going to the cinema, generally for two reasons. On the one hand, the audio-visual effect of a cinema is much better. On the other hand, in a quiet and comfortable place such as a cinema, you can concentrate on what you are watching and get the most of the film. 34