It is obvious in the graph/table that the rate/number/amount of Y has undergone dramatic changes. It has gone up/grown/fallen/dropped considerably in recent years (as X varies). At the point of （接近）X1, Y reaches its peak value of …(多少).
What is the reason for this change? Mainly there are … (多少) reasons behind the situation reflected in the graphic/table. First of all, …(第壹個原因). More importantly, …(第二個原因). Most important of all, …(第三個原因).
From the above discussions, we have enough reason to predict what will happen in the near future. The trend described in the graph/table will continue for quite a long time (if necessary measures are not taken括號裏的使用於那些不太好的變化趨勢).
圖表作文經典句型總結
圖表作文要求考生用文字材料把圖表中所提供的信息準確、完整地表達出來。在寫作圖表作文時，首先要仔細觀察並分析圖表，以及題中所給出的有關信息，比如，作文標題，英文提綱、英文提示、英語關鍵詞等。在分析圖表時，要抓住與主題有關的信息，要發現數據呈現的規律，要充分利用圖表中的圖形、數據等來說明主題。但是註意不要過多地引用數據，以免造成濫用數據的後果。另外，在寫作圖表作文時可以套用壹些常用詞匯或表達方式，這將有助於妳寫出較為地道的圖表作文。
（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……
③As 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.
⑥ There was a very steady (marked/sharp/rapid/sudden/ dramatic) drop (decrease / decline / fall / reduction) in 1998 / compared with that of last year).
(3) 對於上升趨勢的描述：
a. 可以使用的動詞或動詞詞組：
to increase to go up to rise to grow
to jump to leap to soar to shoot
to pick up
b. 可以使用的名詞：
an increase a growth a jump a soar
an upward trend
(4) 對於上升到某個位置的描述：
動詞＋to the peak of＋具體數據。 動詞＋reaching the peak of +具體數據。
動詞＋reaching + 具體數據。 to peak at ＋ 具體數據
to climb to + 具體數據
(5) 對於上升的程度的描述：
動詞＋by ＋ 具體數據。
(6) 對於下降趨勢的描述：
a. 可以使用的動詞或動詞詞組：
to fall to decrease to go down to slide
to collapse to decline to drop
b. 可以使用的名詞：
a collapse a decrease a fall a decline
a drop
(7) 對於下降到某個位置的描述：
動詞＋to＋具體數據。 動詞＋to＋the bottom of＋具體數據。
動詞＋reaching the bottom of +具體數據。 動詞＋reaching + 具體數據。
(8) 對於下降程度的描述：
動詞＋by ＋ 具體數據。
(9) 對於平穩的趨勢的描述：
可以使用的動詞或動詞詞組：
to hardly change to have little change to keep steady
to level off to remain constant to stay the same
(10) 表示程度的副詞：
1. 程度較大：
considerably dramatically greatly markedly
obviously quickly rapidly sharply
significantly suddenly
2. 程度較小：
slightly gradually slowly steadily
(11) 時間的嵌入
嵌入時間時所使用的介詞和介詞詞組：
from……to…… between…….and…… during……and……
at the start of ……by the end of …… over ……
at the end of ……throughout ……
(12) 上升和下降趨勢的組合描述
1. 先上升後下降的句型：
... increased slowly during… and … but fell sharply in …
A steady fall in …… during …… and …… followed the sharp increase in …….
2. 先下降後上升的句型：
… fell before …… began to make a recovery ……
… continue the recovery, climbing to ……
… dropped during …… but increased again in ……
… fell and then pick up during ……
… collapsed before rising to ……at the end of ……
3. 起伏波動的句型：
… fluctuated sharply all through ……
4. 波動不大的句型：
… hardly changed through the period between …and …