表格 五个城市的时薪/税率/月租金

The table below shows information on incomes, taxes and prices in five cities around the world.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

类型：表格

写作关键：

描述【比较】，即三个项目之间的比较，以及五个不同城市间的比较。

【Introduction】

第 一段内容通常是对整个图表信息的概述

Shown in the table are individuals’ hourly income, the corresponding tax rate as well as their expenditure on housing per month, and five cities – Athens, Geneva, Hong Kong, London and Tokyo – are investigated.

划线部分为倒装句，需注意动词需与后面内容的单复数保持一致。

【词汇小结】

corresponding adj.相应的

expenditure n. 开支;花费

investigate v. 研究

【Body 1】

主体段落中，需体现对数据信息的分组，找出数值之间的异同点。

In terms of the income earned per hour, a remarkable disparity can be observed. Geneva and Tokyo draw immediate attention for their high levels of income, both exceeding 10 pounds, in stark contrast with those in the remaining countries, where people earn far less than 10 pounds per hour. Likewise, the tax rate witnesses a similar situation. The figure for London takes the lead, accounting for 31.3%, [伴随状语] approximately twice as large as that in Hong Kong (15%).

该段先写前两个比较项，都是与收入相关的细节，即【时薪vs税率】，置于同一段落，分开对比各自的数值情况。第 一句和第二句是【总—分】关系;第三句和第四句是【总—分】关系。

【词汇小结—使用体现“比较关系”的词汇短语】

disparity n. 不平等，(不公平的)差异

in stark contrast with 形成鲜明对比

far less than 远不及，少得多

【Body 2】

比较【房屋月租金支出占比】

With regard to the monthly expense of renting a 4-bedroom flat, Tokyo also stands out for the heaviest rent pressure, as citizens have to spend as much as 5, 300 pounds. [原因状语从句] By stark contrast, as for the four remainders, a comparatively low rent is allotted, with figures ranging from 700 to 2,400 pounds. [独立主格]

【词汇小结】

remainder n. 剩余部分;剩余物

allot v. 分派;分配

【Conclusion】

Overall, the numerical difference regarding the wage and the cost for rent varies enormously from city to city.