支招小作文（119） | 雙線組合

The line graph below shows the number of train passengers in the city of Sydney between 1995 and 2004. And the second one shows the target for trains to run on time and the percentage of the train running on time.

【圖表類型】線圖組合；2015.06.27舊題翻新

【考核點】：數值變化

Depicted in the line graphs are the changing number of passengers travelling by train in Sydney and the changes in the punctuality rate of this mode of transport. The period of 1995 to 2004 is investigated.

倒裝結構

be動詞使用(主謂一致)

核心詞匯替換【punctuality n. 準時，守時】

As is shown in the first graph, the number of passengers going by train was within a narrow range of around 250 million to 300 million. To specify, there was a marginal 50-million growth between 1995 and 2001 before a moderate decline was found until 2004.

段落結構——總-分【籠統(tǒng)-具體】

程度修飾詞的使用

More noticeable changes occurred in the performance of trains arriving on time. Starting from nearly 90%, the proportion of trains which arrived on time jumped to the peak at higher than 95% in both 1999 and 2002, the targeted level at which the trains were expected to achieve, before plummeting to approximately 70%, the all-time low throughout the given period.

段落結構——總-分【籠統(tǒng)-具體】

程度修飾詞的使用

動詞的現在分詞（作狀語）

同位語成分（其中包含定語從句）

To sum up, the increase in the number of train passengers was the general trend, while the problem of delayed trains became worse than ever before.