Young People Should Have Ideals

　　What are you going to do when you grow up? When I was a child, people often asked me this question about the ideal. Undoubtedly, every individual, especially a young person, should have an ideal. Hardly can we find any great people we know ideal when they were young.

　　An ideal is a vital importance to one's growth and success. On the one hand, an ideal is the target of one's life. Once you decide what your ideal is, you know where to go, and which way to take. Otherwise, you might become puzzled in many things in your life. On the other hand, an ideal is like the engine of vehicles. Only when we have our own ideals, can we find the origin of energy and enthusiasm in life, and become active and perseverant. Whatever your ideal is, careful plan and preparation is vital to its realization. Of course, the path from where you are to where you want to get is not always smooth and straight. Therefore, an optimistic, positive mind is indispensable in the process of your persevering your ideal.

　　In a word, only if you have an ideal, you will have the chance of realizing it.

　　英语四级图表型作文写作技巧及常用句型讲解

　　四级考试中，作文常考种类之一就是图表型作文。对于图表型作文，考生可能没有太多实战经验，也不了解一些图表作文的常用词汇与句型。下面为大家整理的图表作文写作技巧和常用句型及专业名词，讲解十分详细清晰，希望对考生的复习能有所帮助。

　　直观描述图表内容

　　由于图表作文不像提纲作文那样有写作提示和内容要求，所以写图表作文的第一步就是要考生描述图表最直观的内容。针对不同的图表有不同的描述方式，比如：泛指一份数据图表一般用a data graph/chart/diagram/illustration/table、饼图用pie chart、直方图或柱形图用bar chart / histogram、趋势曲线图用line chart/curve diagram、表格图用table、流程图或过程图用flow chart/ sequence diagram、程序图用processing/procedures diagram。而常用的描述图表内容的句式类型很多，考生可以重点记忆一些常用的但是又不失新颖的句式，例如：As can be seen from the table/chart/diagram/graph/figures，table/chart/diagram/graph figures (that) …It is apparent from the figures/statistics、According to the table/chart diagram/graph等等。

　　具体分析图表，提出问题或现状

　　描述完图表的内容以后，和其他类作文一样，考生需要从图表中总结出图表想要传达的信息，存在的问题、现状、观点等等，在描述这些内容时通常会用到一些对比分析的词汇和句式，例如：数据在某一个时间段固定不变用fixed in time、在一系列的时间段中转变用changes over time、波动用fluctuate / rebound / undulate / wave 、稳定用remain stable / stabilize / level off ，最常用的两种表达形式是动词+副词形式或者形容词+名词形式。形容数据变化的重要词汇大家也可以记住一些典型的，比如：dramatic/dramatically　戏剧性的，生动的、sharp/sharply　锐利的，明显的，急剧的、steady/steadily　稳固的，坚定不移的、slight/slightly　轻微的、略微地、rapid/rapidly　迅速的，飞快的，险峻的。考生最主要需要掌握的就是分析图表时需要用的一些特定句型，例如：the table shows the changes in the number of…over the period from…to…、the graph provides some interesting data regarding…、this is a cure graph which describes the trend of…、over the period from…to…the…remained level等等，这些句式大家在写作时完全可以直接套用，既能吸引人眼球又能省时省力。

　　提出解决办法或自己的观点

　　在作文的结尾段，考生需要对文章内容有个总结，并由此得出自己的观点或者解决这个问题与现状的方法，这个时候考生平时练习的提纲型作文模板的尾段也可以放到这里用，当然这一部分在描述得时候也有自己常用的词汇与句式模板，例如：the data/statistics/figures lead us to the conclusion that…等。

　　以上就是针对图表作文的特点和作文行文结构给大家提的技巧，并例举了一些固定句式模板和有代表性的词汇，考生也可以把它当成语法知识来掌握，考前这段时间大家要抓紧时间复习，预祝每位考生都能考得理想成绩！