1.表示相似性的句型
    
    ①Moral corruption（A）is to the State（B）as physical disease（C）is to an individual body（D）.（A之于B犹如C之于D）
    
    ②Just as woods are indispensable to birds，so is the earth to human beings.（正如…，…也如此）
    
    ③As far as personality is concerned，Tom (A) and Peter (B) have almost everything in common.（A和B有共同之处）
    
    ④My hobby (A) is similar to his (B) in that we both like collecting records，foreign and domestic. (A与B相似)
    
    ⑤As the economies of all countries are closely interrelated no country can develop in self-seclusion. The same is true of China. (The same is true of. The same can be said of... 也是如此)
    
    2.表示相异性的句型
    
    ①Beijing (A) is populous and crowded，while Canberra (B) is just the opposite.（A与B正相反）
    
    ②China's condition (A) differs from ours (B) in that China has the largest population in the world. (A不同于B在于)
    
    ③While it may be true that basketball and volleyball share certain features，the excitement each arouses in the spectators is not the same.（…是不相同的）
    
    3.表示权衡性的句型
    
    ①It seems safe to say that the advantages of marriage outweigh the disadvantages of divorce.（利大于弊）
    
    ②Perhaps nothing can rival the pleasure from reading. (…是无与伦比的)
    
    ③There could be no doubt that job-hopping has its drawbacks as well as merits.（既有优点也有缺点）
    
    ④Men (A)may be superior to women(B) in physical affairs. Yet，there is no difference in intelligence.（A优于B）
    
    ⑤People's attitude towards drugs varies from person to person.(…是因人而异的)
    
    4.表示过渡性的句型（承上启下，使新观点不至于显得突兀、武断）
    
    ①Some people argue as if it is a general truth that    . But to be frank，I cannot agree with them for the following reasons.
    
    ②According to/As can be seen in figures/statistics /the findings/data released/provided by the government/an institute，    .
    
    ③There are several/many causes/reasons for this dramatic/significant growth/change/decline/increase in    .
    
    ④There are no less than three advantages in    as rendered below.
    
    ⑤The reasons are chiefly as follows    .
    
    ⑥Another reason why I advocate the attitude of    is that.
    
    ⑦Last but not least，    .
    
    ⑧What is more，    .
    
    5.表示倍数与比例关系的句型
    
    近年来图表作文经常出现，考生需要熟悉和掌握一些常用的句型来解释图表、分析和表达数据间的倍数和比例关系：
    
    ①Asia ranks first both in area and in population among the seven Continents.Europe is second to Asia in population，but in area it is the last but one.
    
    ②We all hope that a country's population should be in proportion to its area, unfortunately the reality often goes against our will.
    
    ③A is a far larger university，being over three times as big as B.
    
    6.引用图表内容时的过渡句型
    
    图表式作文经常使用as从句做解释性描述的过渡，它的运用，可以使短文由图画的说明解释，陡然一转，由客观说到主观，由一般说到个体，过渡自然。
    
    ①This picture shows    . At the beginning，    ，as we can see in the upper half of the picture. However，the lower half of the picture shows that    .
    
    ②As is revealed in the graph    .
    
    ③As the survey results show    .
    
    ④As we could find out later in this unit，his plan was not quite as he had expected.
    
    ⑤This table provides several important points of comparison between the two universities.As can be indicated in the table，the housing space for the staff of A in 1995 was 34 500 square meters，which nearly doubled the B's corresponding figure.
    
    7.描述图表常用的概括性句型
    
    这种句子通常用于开篇和结尾。
    
    ①This table provides，several important points of comparison between the two key universities.
    
    ②The two graphs depict the same thing seen in two different ways. The first diagram simply records    . The second graph throws a new light on    .
    
    ③The key findings taken from the surveys are as follows：    .
    
    ④If drivers continue to drive more carefully and further strengthen their sense of safety，the rate of accidents can be expected to decline even more dramatically in the year 1998.
    
    8.引论或得出结论的句型
    
    ①As the proverb goes，"    ". It is quite understandable that    .
    
    ②Along with the development of society more and more problems are brought to our attention，one of which is that    .
    
    ③Admittedly，there are merits to both sides of the argument.
    
    ④Contrary to widely held belief，I believe that    .
    
    ⑤Now，it is commonly believed /some people think that    ，but I wonder whether    .
    
    9.表示转折的句型
    
    ①On the surface of it，this may seem to be a good solution，but if thinking again，we would point out some drawbacks.
    
    ②At first thought，it may seem to be an attractive idea，but it does not bear closer analysis when we find    .
    
    ③Superficially，it seems to be a sound solution，but when carefully weighing in the mind，we find that    .
    
    ④A close inspection of these arguments would reveal how flimsy they are.
    
    ⑤The undeniable deficiency in this remark is that it is negligent of the bare fact that    .
    
    ⑥However，we also cannot deny that    .
    
    10.表示解释、分析、引申的句型
    
    ①One very strong argument for    is that    .
    
    ②It is an obvious fact that    .
    
    ③One of the most important things about    is that    .
    
    ④A particularly notable case of this matter is    .
    
    ⑤We may look into every possible reason，however，foremost reason for    is    .
    
    ⑥is mainly/ partly/ also responsible for the rise/increase/ decrease in    .
    
    ⑦We may cite/quote/mention a single/common example of    .
    
    ⑧A recent/nationwide study/survey/poll conducted/ taken at a university/ by scientists indicates/reveals/ suggests that    .
    
    ⑨Of course，this will have some negative effects on    .
    
    ⑩     is a case in point.
    
    11.表示得出结论的句型
    
    ①From what has been discussed above，we may safely draw the conclusion that    .
    
    ②Taking into account all these factors，we may safely reach the conclusion that    .
    
    ③Judging from all evidence offered，we may safely come to the conclusion that    .
    
    ④All the evidence/analysis supports a (an) sound/ unshakable/just conclusion/ view that    .
    
    12.表示建议、采取行动的句型
    
    ①It is necessary/ essential that effective actions/ quick steps/ proper measures should be taken to prevent the situation/ correct tendency / end phenomenon.
    
    ②There is little doubt that serious/ considerable/ special attention must be called /paid /devoted to the problem /shortage of    .
    
    ③It is high time that we placed/put great/special/considerable emphasis on theimprovement/ development /increase of    .