Intro: paraphrase question

The bar graph illustrates the proportion of men and women who gained several types of higher-level qualifications in NZ in 2005.

Overview: 在trade certificate、Post、Master里面男多于女;其余三个女多于男

There were more males than females who acquired certification concerned with trade, postgraduate and PhD, while the diploma and undergraduate degree were more popular in females compared to their male counterparts.

主体段一：男多于女的部分

句话：trade里gap。The biggest gap took place in trade certification, where about 88% of their gainer were males, with only 12% of females gaining this certificate. 第二句话：master和post 的pattern也是一样的。Another big gender difference was also witnessed in Master and postgraduate diploma. 第三句话：详细展开里面的数据Men accounted for about three quarters of the total master gainers, with 25% of women, while the gender distribution in postgraduate diploma was 62% and 38% respectively.

主体段二：女多于男

句话：女多于男的部分By contrast, women predominated in other two qualifications. 第二句话：diploma详细展开 62% of diploma holders was females, with a corresponding 38% of males. 第三句话：最后一个展开The disparity between two genders was the smallest in undergraduate degrees, which included 45% of women and 55% men separately.

完整范文：

The bar graph illustrates the proportion of men and women who gained several types of higher-level qualifications in NZ in 2005.

There were more males than females who acquired certification concerned with trade, postgraduate and PhD, while the diploma and undergraduate degree were more popular in females compared to their male counterparts.

The biggest gap took place in trade certification, where about 88% of their gainer were males, with only 12% of females gaining this certificate. The same gender difference was also witnessed in Master and postgraduate diploma. Men accounted for about three quarters of the total master gainers, with 25% of women, while the gender distribution in postgraduate diploma was 62% and 38% respectively.

By contrast, women predominated in other two qualifications. 62% of diploma holders was females, with a corresponding 38% of males. The disparity between two genders was the smallest in undergraduate degrees, which included 45% of women and 55% men separately. 

重难点词汇学习:

graph

释义

n.图表，曲线图; 词的拼法;

大小写变形:Graph

Plot a graph of height against age.

绘制一张身高与年龄对照的曲线图。

the vertical axis of the graph

图的纵轴

We plot about eight points on the graph.

我们在图表上绘制出大约8个点的曲线。

acquired

释义

adj.（尤指靠自己的努力或行动）获得的; 习得的; <医>后天的; 起初不喜欢但后来逐渐培养的爱好;

v.获得( acquire的过去式和过去分词 ); （使用探测器）捕获（目标）; 取得; （计算机、机器人等）捕捉;

William has acquired an unshakeable belief in himself.

威廉对自己有的信心。

Broad beans are very much an acquired taste.

要慢慢适应才能吃得惯蚕豆。

Had he succeeded, he would have acquired a monopoly.

要是他当时成功了，他就会取得垄断地位。

certification

释义

n.证明，鉴定，证书;

the medical certification of the cause of death

为死因出具医学鉴定

An employer can demand written certification that the relative is really ill.

雇主可以要求出具书面证明，证实员工的亲人确实病了。

He received his certification as a high school English teacher.

他取得了中学英语教师证书.

postgraduate

释义

n.研究生;

I didn't put down that I had postgraduate degree.

我没有写上我有硕士学位.

Some senior students wrote in asking for information concerning postgraduatestudies.

一些四年级学生写信询问有关研究生课程的信息.

The university has two halls of residence for its postgraduate students.

这所大学有两座研究生宿舍.

corresponding

词态变化

副词: correspondingly;

A change in the money supply brings a corresponding change in expenditure.

货币供应量的改变随即引起支出的相应改变。

If the note of D is sounded on a harp, all the corresponding D strings of other octaves will likewise resonate.

如果用竖琴演奏D音符，其他八度音阶所有相应的D弦都将发出共鸣。

March and April sales this year were up 8 per cent on the corresponding period in 1992.

与1992年同期相比，今年3月和4月的销售额增长了8%。