Youshouldspend20minutesonthistask.
ThechartbelowgivesinformationaboutSouthland’smainexportsin2000,2018,andfutureprojectionsfor2025.
Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.
Writeatleast150words.
Southland’smainexportsin2000and2018,andfutureprojectionsfor2025
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参考范文:
ThebarchartdepictstheperformanceofthreedrivingexportsinSouthlandin2000and2018,withtheirfutureprojectionsfortheyear2025.Overall,itcanbeobservedthatinternationaltourismislikelytodominateamongthethreesectors,thoughdairyproductswillcontinuetostaystrong.
In2000,itisobviousthatinternationaltourismrankedfirstamongthethreeexportsectors,withitsrevenueexceedingalittleover8billionpounds.Thenthedatahasincreasedsteadily,reachingahigherlevelatnearly9billionin2018.Itispredictedthattheproceedsofinternationaltourismwillcontinuetorisetoanapproximate10billionpoundstill2025.
Therevenueofdairyproductssurgedfromaround7billionpoundsin2000tonearly10billionthisyear.Itisestimatedthatexportsinthissectormayfallbackslightlytoapproximately9.5billioninthefuture.
MeatproductsremainthethirdmajorexportsinSouthland,withitsrevenuedecreasingfrom6billiontoroughly5.5billionin2018.Expertspredicttherewillbeafurtherdeclineto5billionin2025.
Wordcount:183
重点表达:
①depict:v.描述
②dominate:v.占主导
③surge:v.飙升,激增
④revenue,proceeds:n.收入,收益
⑤文中加粗词汇表示“大约,大概,近似”,可交替使用。
A类大作文
题目:Somepeoplethinkhealthcareshouldbefreeforeveryone,whileothersthinktheyshouldpaymedicalcostsforthemselves.Discussbothsidesandgiveyourownopinion.
题型:双方讨论题
话题:政府类
解题思路:这一命题要求我们从两个方面分别讨论:医疗保健费用应完全免费,还是由个人负担。可以通过不同方面来论证观点,比如政府向医院投入过多资金,会有怎样的弊端;而个人完全支付看病费用,可能会有怎样的结果。
Ithasbeenwidelyacknowledgedthateasyaccesstohealthcarestandsasabasicinterestforindividuals,aswellasasymbolofcaringandresponsibleregime.Therefore,somepeoplearguethathealthcareshouldbetotallyfreetoachievethatnotion,whileothersholddoubtsonthat.AsfarasIamconcerned,boththegovernmentandindividualsshouldberesponsibleformedicalcosts.
Thosewhoadvocatefreemedicalservicesbelievethateveryonehasequalrighttoenjoyahealthylifeandthatgovernmenthasthedutytosponsorthosewhoareinneedofmedicalhelp.Manyfamiliesarestillstrugglingtosurviveunderthepovertylinenowadays.Withoutfreemedicaltreatment,itissurelyadisasterwhentheseeconomicallyunderprivilegedpeoplegetill.Ifthemajorlaboursourcefallsdown,thewholefamilymaybebadlystricken,thusexacerbatingthegapbetweentherichandthepoor,whichiscertainlynotasignofbenignforthefurtherprosperousofanation.
Nevertheless,soundasitmaybe,atotallyfreehealthcareismuchtoodivorcedfromreality,andequityaswell.Ifpatientsdonotpayforthecost,hospitalswillhavetorelyonthefundingfromgovernmentorotherinvestments.Thereforetherightofself-managementiscrippled,togetherwithalackofpeercompetition.Thispolicymayresultinpoorerservices,lessresearchesinnewtheoriesandslowerreactionstothepatients,allofwhichleadingtotheoppositewayfromcaringforpeopleofthenation.Worsestill,talenteddoctorsmaychoosetoworkinprivatehospitalsifthefreehealthcarepolicyisimplemented,forthesalarywilldefinitelybehigherthanthatinpublicsectors.Thatistosaytherichandthepoorarestillbeingtreatedindifferentways,whichmayraiseevenmoreconflicts.
Tosumup,medicalcareshouldnotbetotallyfreefrommyperspective,andafeasiblewaytoeasetheburdenofthepooristoexemptthecostofsomebasicandcommontreatments,whileleavingotherspecialdemandsoncharge.
①Ithasbeenwidelyacknowledgedthat:众所周知
②regime:n.政府
③strugglingtosurviveunderthepovertyline挣扎在贫困线上
④economicallyunderprivilegedpeople:穷人
⑤self-management自主治理
⑥divorcedfromreality不切实际
⑦exemptv.免除
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