III. Writing (圖表提綱式作文)
Directions: Study the following graphs carefully and write an essay of 160--200 words within 30--35 minutes. Your essay must meet the requirements below.
1. Write out the message conveyed by the graphs.
2. Make an analysis of the strange phenomenon.
3. Give your comment on it.
正如上面兩張曲線圖所示，從1990年到1995年蛋類的平均價(jià)格不斷上升，并且其需求量也相應(yīng)增加。曲線圖還表明，從1995年到2000年期間蛋類價(jià)格下降，而且需求量也下降。這種現(xiàn)象是很奇怪的并值得研究。根據(jù)市場(chǎng)經(jīng)濟(jì)法則，需求量增加會(huì)引起價(jià)格上漲。也就是說(shuō)，當(dāng)價(jià)格上升時(shí)，需求就下降，而當(dāng)價(jià)格回落時(shí)，需求就增加。但是現(xiàn)在的現(xiàn)實(shí)恰好相反。
產(chǎn)生這種奇怪現(xiàn)象的原因是很明顯的。從1990年到1995年期間隨著我國(guó)社會(huì)主義市場(chǎng)經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展，人民的收入，其中包括工資、獎(jiǎng)金和各種補(bǔ)貼迅速增加。雖然蛋類價(jià)格逐漸上升，但蛋類的需求量也急趨增加。另一方面，當(dāng)?shù)邦惖男枨筮_(dá)到某一點(diǎn)時(shí)，需求量就停止上升，因?yàn)槿藗冮_(kāi)始把越來(lái)越多的錢花在衣著、娛樂(lè)和國(guó)內(nèi)外的旅游上。普遍認(rèn)為，從1995年到2000年旅游開(kāi)支占我國(guó)人民總消費(fèi)量的很大一部分。因此，同期蛋類需求量的下降也似乎是合理的。
就我預(yù)測(cè)，由于家畜養(yǎng)殖業(yè)的不斷發(fā)展，蛋類價(jià)格很可能下降，因?yàn)閷?duì)蛋類的需求有限，消費(fèi)量的下降也是必然的。
As is shown by the two graphs above, the average price of eggs was on the rise from 1990 to 1995 and the demand for them increased correspondingly. The graphs also indicate that during the period from 1995 to 2000 the price of eggs declined, and so did the demand. The phenomenon is quite strange and worth studying.
According to the law of market economy, the increase in demand results in higher prices. That is to say, when prices climb, the demand decreases, and when prices fall, the demand grows. Now the reality was just the other way round.
The reasons for this strange phenomenon are obvious. With the development of our socialist market economy, people’s incomes, including pay, bonus and different kinds of allowances, increased rapidly during the period from 1990 to 1995. Though the price of eggs rose gradually, the demand for them grew sharply, too. On the other hand, when the demand for eggs reached a certain amount, it stopped rising because people began to spend more and more money on clothing, recreations and tours round the country and even round the world. It is generally assumed that the expenses for tours accounted for a great part of the total consumption of the people in our country from 1995 to 2000. As a result, it seemed reasonable that the demand for eggs declined during the same period of time.
As far as I can predict, with the domestic poultry farming continuing to develop, the price of eggs is likely to decline because the demand for them is limited and the fall in their consumption is also inevitable.(270 words)
背記重點(diǎn)詞語(yǔ)漢英對(duì)照：1. 在上升：be on the rise。在增加/減少：be on the increase/decline。 2. 值得討論/買：be worth discussing/buying。 3. 正好相反：be just the other way round。 4. 占70%：account for (=makeup) 70%。 5. 因此：as a result。 6. n. 對(duì)…的需求：the demand for …。vt. 對(duì)我們的要太多：demand too much of us。 7. 必然的后果：inevitable consequences。
Put the following sentences from Chinese into English:
1. 正如上面兩張圖所示，溫室花朵經(jīng)不起暴風(fēng)雨的考驗(yàn)。
2. 對(duì)食品的需求量停止上升，因?yàn)槿藗冮_(kāi)始把越來(lái)越多的錢花在旅游上。
3. 人們普遍覺(jué)得，食品的開(kāi)支占農(nóng)村人民總消費(fèi)量的很大一部分。
4. 對(duì)衣著的需求是有限的，因此其消費(fèi)量的下降也是必然的。
作業(yè)：1.讀完“復(fù)習(xí)指導(dǎo)”中的閱讀一章，要反復(fù)讀2 – 3遍。
2.“英譯漢”一章15篇文章必須在9月底以前翻譯完畢。
贈(zèng)言：胸懷大志和孜孜不倦的人，會(huì)開(kāi)動(dòng)腦筋、總結(jié)經(jīng)驗(yàn)、汲取教訓(xùn)，不自以為是，不固步自封，這樣的人終將成就大業(yè)，伴隨他的是永遠(yuǎn)的奮進(jìn)。
