一、图表写作
1. 开头:
the type of chart + verb + description
the type of chart : the pie chart / the line graph
verb : show / illustrate / present / demonstrate / describe / demonstrate / outline / indicate / reveal / provide an overview of
description: the number / proportion / information / data / percentage / share / statistics / numbers / figures
改写转述题目:同义词替换,改变词性,增加信息
2. 主体段:
主体段第一句开头“由图可见”的常用表达:
It can be clearly seen from the chart that…
As can be clearly seen from the chart, …
We can see clearly from the chart that …
According to the chart, …
It is apparent/ obvious / evident / manifest from the … chart that …
主体段第一句和第二句的过渡句:
To be more exact, = More exactly,
To be more precise, = More precisely,
To be more specific, = More specifically,
3. 描述趋势
描述趋势的基本句型:
1)主语+表示趋势的动词+(副词)+数字+时间状语
例:The travelers to Western Europe increased considerably from 19,371 in 1996 to 24,519.
2)(形式)主语+动词+(形容词)+表示趋势的名词+in描述的事物+时间状语
It showed a small increase in the number of the UK population who traveled abroad over the period.
描述趋势变化的动词与名词:
1)表达上升趋势的动词:
to go up 上升 to rise 上升 to increase 增长 to climb 爬升
to jump上涨 to rocket猛涨 to shoot up 暴涨
to peak到达顶峰 to reach a peak 到达顶峰
2)表达下降趋势的动词:
to go down 下降 to fall 下降 to decrease 减少 to drop 下跌
to plunge暴跌 to plummet暴跌 to slide 下滑
to reach a trough 降到谷底 to fall to the lowest point 降到谷底
to bottom out 降到最低点,停止下降并即将回升
3)表达上升趋势的名词:
a rise 上升 an increase 增加 growth 增长 a jump 突升
a surge 上涨
4)表达下降趋势的名词:
a fall 下降 a dip 下降 a decrease 减少 reduction 减少
a decline 下降 a collapse 下滑 a drop 下跌
5)表示不变的动词或动词短语
remain the same / remain constant / remain stable / remain steady /remain unchanged / show little change
6)时间状语:
between … and … / since …in … / in the first six months / over the last twelve months / by…
4. 做比较的方法:
1)比较级和最高级
2. 描述份额的句型:
动词:be, make up, constitute, account for
使用定语从句:
White, which is 56.11%, is considerably more common than blue, which makes up 12.72%.
使用括号:
In 1996, there were 15,246 holiday makers abroad, which was much larger than the number of business travelers (3,155) and that of visitors to their friends and relatives (2,689).
二、信函写作
首段:
with reference to…
further to …
I am writing in connection with …
Thank you for your letter of (date) concerning …
We have received your letter of (date), enclosing …
I am writing to …
结尾:
I look forward to receiving your reply / order / products/etc.
1. 订单类
We welcome you the order above order.
We shall be pleased to receive further orders from you.
2. 询问信息类
With reference to …, I would like to have more information about the above.
Could you tell us / could you inform us
I am writing to enquiry about …
I am interested in your …
I would like further information / details about …
We would like to know about / if …
We would be grateful if you could let us know about/if …
3. 投诉类
I am writing to complain about …
I am not satisfied with …
Unfortunately, we have not yet received your payment.
I would like to remind you of the fact that
I would like to draw your attention to (the fact that) …
I would like to point out that …
I hope that it is not necessary to remind you that …
I must therefore insist that …
I am sure you can understand my disappointment. I would therefore be glad if you could investigate this matter.
If we do not receive adequate compensation within 7 days, we will be forced to write to the local newspaper.
4. 告知变化类
Further to last week’s correspondence, I am writing to inform you that we have to make a few changes to …
I am pleased / delighted to tell you that …
Unfortunately, …
I am afraid that…
I regret to tell you that …
Please note that
It has been confirmed that
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
5. 邀请类
We should like to invite you...
We should be very pleased if you could...
We should be delighted if you could...
I would be very pleased to accept your invitation to …
Unfortunately, due to ......, I am unable to......
Therefore, this date is not convenient for us.
6. 道歉信
I am writing to apologise for/about
I regret that…
I am afraid that…
I am sorry that…
I apologise for…
I wish to offer my sincere apologies for…
I am sorry for any inconvenience this has caused.
I was extremely sorry to hear that
This was due to …
Unfortunately, we have been unable to …
I can assure you that we will…
I would like to offer our apologies once again and thank you being an excellent customer.
Please accept our apologies once again.
We hope that this has not caused you any in convenience.
三、商务报告写作
Title : report on … / report:
Introduction
Findings
Conclusion(s)
Recommendation(s)
INTRODUCTION
The report aims / sets out to… investigate / evaluate / assess / study…
The aim / purpose of this report is to… recommend / analyze / give…
The report is based on …
Mr. X has asked me to report to ...
As requested by / Upon request of某人/某部门, I am submitting the following report about …
FINDINGS
however,moreover,besides
It was found that…
The following points summarise our key findings.
The key findings are outlined below.
We discovered that…
According to the recent market research / investigation / survey
CONCLUSION
According to the findings above, it can be concluded that ……
It is clear that…
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that ……sth should be done.
Based on the conclusion / analysis above, we recommend that……
With reference to the advantages stated above, the following recommendations can be made,
Something is recommended.
On the basis of the analysis, it is reasonable to have the following recommendations:
It would be advisable to…
四、建议书
题目:Your managing director has decided that the company’s website should be improved and has asked you to consider ways of going about this.
Write a proposal for the managing director:
Summarizing the strengths and weakness of the current website
Suggesting new services and information to be improved through the website
Explaining the benefits the improvements would bring.
结构:
Proposal on improving company’s website service
Introduction:The aim of this proposal is to summarize the strengths and weakness of the current website, and recommend new services and information to be provided through the website.
Strengths
Weakness
Recommendation
adj. 方便的,便利的