四级图表作文讲解与训练

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

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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 Traveling

2000 2005 2010 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

① 总的趋势 ② 图表具体描述 ③剖析图表所揭示的含义

④理由一 ⑤ 理由二 ⑥理由三 ⑦ 理由四 ⑧总结 ⑨ 前景预测

As can be seen from the table, the past decade has witnessed dramatic changes in①______.

While ②_______. It is obvious from the table that③_________.

What contributed to these changes? I think the reasons are as follows. To start with, ④______. Secondly, ⑤______ . What’s more, ⑥ _______. Last but not lease, ⑦________.

In conclusion, ⑧_________. Moreover, ⑨

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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

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