3.2主体段 (Body)

正如之前章节所说，小作文主体段描写的内容主要分为两大类，分别是趋势类和多少类。本文将从两类图形着手分别介绍其适用的语言。在介绍词汇时，每组会有较多选择，考生若要做到语言的多样性，每组须背两到三个。

3.2.1趋势类图表

你知道考官不喜欢怎样的趋势表达吗？

The number of people who became the UK citizens increased rapidly from 1992 to 1996 from 20 thousand to 80 thousand. Then it decreased slowly in the next four years to 40 thousand. Since 2001, the number rose dramatically again to 110 thousand. Finally, it fell steadily until 2010 at 75 thousand…

仔细分析便不难发现问题，在趋势讲解清晰的同时，许多学生会忽略了单词的变化和句型的多样，使文章显得乏味。因此，仅有最传统的词汇和最通俗的句式，往往不能迅速取得考官的芳心。

那么在考官眼中，哪些词句才最合适呢？

表示上升的动词（以下每组词背两到三个即够替换）

表示急速上升的动词

表示下降的动词

相关句型：

1. There was a (dramatic/ steady/ slight) increase/ decline in the amount of …over the period from …to…

There be句式在大小作文中都可适当穿插。

2. The data of …experienced/ underwent a considerable growth between …and…, rising from 2600 to 6300.

“经历”一词可以使单词书面感加强。分词的使用使得文章复杂感增强。

3. The period from...to…saw a marginal decrease in the proportion of ….

时间做主语，会让句型变化更为强烈。“saw”在此刻做“见证”理解，充满了拟人的氛围，让语言更赋有吸引力。

4. The growth was suddenly replaced by a sharply downward trend.

“被取代”有很强的承上启下之感。

5. A slight decline was actually found in bicycle travel.

又是一句被动的成功范例。

6. The general trend of…is downwards/ upwards.

表达总趋势时可派上用场。

7. Despite the impressive growth in the total workforce, however, there was a 10% decrease from 180000 to 161200 in the number of employees.

“despite”后加名词或名词词组，“although”后则加句子。

8. Only in the 1700s was there an obvious decline.

倒装句的点缀令语言锦上添花。

9. The number of …was 5 times more than that in 1900.

倍数的表达可以使数据间关系更为清晰。

10. The number of ….was roughly doubled / tripled between 1996 and 2002.

两倍，三倍的表达有专业的动词表达。