一、描述图画或图表的常用句型：

　　1. As can be clearly seen from the picture, …. 从这张画中可以清楚地看到，…

　　译：从这张画中可以清楚地看到，随着国际文化交流的增加，越来越多的外国人渴望访问中国。

　　As can be clearly seen from the picture, with the increase in cultural exchange among countries, an increasing number of foreigners are eager to visit China.

　　2. As is shown above，… 正如上面所示，…

　　译：正如上面所示，有两幅漫画描述了两种完全不同的情景。一幅描绘了人们在努力工作，而另一幅暗示了懒惰导致失败。

　　As is shown above, there are two cartoons presenting two quite different situations. One depicts people who are working hard, while the other implies that laziness results in failure.

　　3. What a vivid picture it is! It tells us that… 这是一幅多么生动形象的画啊!它告诉我们…

　　译：这是一幅多么生动的画啊!它告诉我们，爱就像一盏在黑暗中的油灯, 它照亮了人们的心灵。

　　What a vivid picture it is! It tells us that love is just like an oil lamp in the dark, which lightens people’s hearts.

　　4. According to the statistics given in the table, … 根据表中所给的统计数字，…

　　译：根据表中所给的统计数字，最近5年来旅游者的人数大大增加，2002年达到80,000,000人。

　　According to the statistics given in the table, the number of tourists has grown greatly, 80,000,000 people in 2002.

　　5. This chart shows that … 这张示意图表明，…

　　译：这张示意图表明，全世界吸烟者的人数不断上升,占总人口的20%。

　　This chart shows that the number of smokers continues to climb (rise), __________ 20 % of the total population.

　　6. It is indicated by the graph that … 这张曲线图表示，…

　　译：这张曲线图表示，某些野生动物物种的灭绝(extinction)与世界人口的猛增密切相关。

　　It is indicated by the graph that the extinction of some species of wild animals __________ the sharp increase of the world’s population.

　　7. It can be seen from the statistics (or picture) that … 从这些统计数字(或这张图画)中可以看到，…

　　译：从这些统计数字(或这张图画)中可以看到，随着城市中汽车数量的不断增加,空气污染和噪音已经成为威胁城市居民生存的主要公害(public hazards)。

　　It can be seen from the statistics (or picture) that with the rapid increase in the number of cars, air pollution and noise have become the main public hazards threatening the survival of city residents.

　　8. It is generally believed (或accepted, thought, held) that … 人们普遍认为，…

　　译：人们普遍认为，各国政府应该采取有力措施来保护森林资源。

　　It is generally believed that the governments of all countries should __________ to protect forest resources.

　　9. The picture is thought-provoking … 这幅画发人深省，…

　　译：这幅画是发人深省的，它所说明的是我们今天社会普遍存在的一种现象。

　　The picture is thought-provoking, and what it illustrates is a common phenomenon in our society today.

　　10. What the drawing describes implies that …… 这张图画所描述的内容暗示了，…

　　译：这张图画所描述的内容暗示了，我们应该经得住失败的考验。

　　What the drawing describes implies that we should __________ (withstand) the test of failure.

　　11. There is a 译: 表中所给的数字表明，最近5年来人民的收入已有显著增长。

　　The statistics given in the table indicate that there has been a remarkable increase in people’s incomes in the past 5 years.

　　译:The number of has been on the in recent years.