支招小作文（133） | 餅圖 澳洲新車(chē)銷(xiāo)量

【2023.3.11-雅思小作文：三餅圖】

The charts below show the number and percentage of the sales of new cars in Australia in April in 1994, 2004 and 2014.

【introduction】

Shown in the pies is a comparison between three main categories of new cars sold in Australia in terms of their figures for sales in April in three separate years: 1994, 2004 and 2014.

首句【倒裝】。動(dòng)詞的單復(fù)數(shù)取決于倒置后的主語(yǔ)。

[body: 主體段內(nèi)容設(shè)置，分析餅圖數(shù)據(jù)：比較首尾數(shù)據(jù)，看整體數(shù)值的變化。]

【body 1】銷(xiāo)量下跌

Most notably, there was a downward trend in the figure for saloon sales, whose proportion declined by 20% in 2014, with the figure plunging by nearly 3000. Despite the steep declines, it is also noticeable that the sales of saloons held the lion’s share throughout the period. 

【語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)小結(jié)：定語(yǔ)從句，名詞性從句】

Plunge v. (價(jià)值或程度) 暴跌或驟降
Steep adj. (上升或下降) 急劇的
Hold the lion’s share 占據(jù)份額

【body 2】銷(xiāo)量攀升

By stark contrast, several growths were observed in the two remainders, SUV and other types of cars, making great contributions to total sales. Specifically, one witnessed a consistent and sharp 18-percent rise, while the other experienced a sluggish increase of 2% before stabilizing at 21% in 2014. Correspondingly, it is worth mentioning that the former had an advantage over the latter at the end of the period. 

【語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)小結(jié)：同位語(yǔ)，名詞性從句；關(guān)注句子主語(yǔ)的變化】

Consistent adj. 始終如一的
Sluggish adj. 遲緩的
Stabilize v. 保持穩(wěn)定
Correspondingly adv. 相應(yīng)地

【conclusion】

Overall, growth in the total sales was the general trend. While saloon sales had shrunk gradually since 1994, the two remaining types had both witnessed growing figures.