胡伟：饼图（pie chart）写作经典范例鉴赏

胡伟提示：

饼图（pie chart)是雅思写作Task 1 里常考的题型之一，其写作非常值得我们深入研究。现专供一饼图的写作范例与各位“雅友”一起分享，期望对大家的饼图写作带去一些启发和帮助。

不过，在鉴赏前还是请各位先看图表，并思考以下问题：

1. 概述两图描述了什么（需要对象和时间）？
2. 两图中哪两种消费方式 占的比例比较大？各自又有什么变化（数据说明）？  
3. 两图中还有哪些消费方式发生了变化？变化特征大吗？具体有什么变化（数据说明）？
4. 两图中哪些消费方式相对变化不大？对应数据是什么？
5. “占”多少百分比怎样丰富表达？必要的时候，一些特殊的百分比用什么适当的英文单词来表达？

写作题目：

• The charts below show US spending patterns from 1966 to 1996.
• Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

You should write at least 150 words.

写作范例：

The piecharts show changes in American spending patterns between 1966 and 1996.

Food and cars made up the two biggest items of expenditure in both years. Together they comprised over half of household spending. Food accounted for 44% of spending in 1966, but this dropped by two thirds to 14% in 1996. However, the outlay on cars doubled, rising from 23% in 1966 to 45% in 1996.

Other areas changed significantly. Spending on eating out doubled, climbing from 7% to 14%. The proportion of salary spent on computers increased dramatically, up from 1% in 1996 to 10% in 1996. However, as computer expenditure rose, the percentage of outlay on books plunged from 6% to 1%. 

Some areas remained relatively unchanged. Americans spent approximately the same amount of salary on petrol and furniture in both years.

In conclusion, increased amounts spent on cars, computers, and eating out were made up for by drops in expenditure on food and books.