定语从句在雅思小作文中的运用（一）

　　定语从句是雅思小作文写作中常见的一种复杂句，广泛运用于各种数据图、流程图和地图，可以丰富考生在作文考试中的句型，而且也可以补充说明信息，连接数据前后变化趋势，流程图中的前后过程以及地图中的方位。下面课窝网将通过例句介绍定语从句在各种图表中的运用。

　　定语从句在图表中的运用

　　a.数据图中的定语从句

　　The chart below shows the different levels of post-school qualification in Australia and the proportion of men and women who held them in 1999.(剑4 test 2)

　　例句1：The biggest gender difference is at the lowest post-school level, where90% of those who held a skilled vocational diploma were men, compared with only 10% of women.(考官范文)

　　解析：这句话描述的最低层次的文凭有着最大的性别差异，90%的男生对10%的女生。这个可以拆分为两句来理解：

　　①The biggest gender difference is at the lowest post-school level.

　　②At the lowest post-school level, 90% of those who held a skilled vocational diploma were men, compared with only 10% of women.

　　其中The lowest post-school level可以作为一个抽象的地点，后面可以用关系副词where引导的定语从句来修饰，因此两句合并为The biggest gender difference is at the lowest post-school level, where90% of those who held a skilled vocational diploma were men, compared with only 10% of women.

　　The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.(剑5 test 1)

　　例句2：A more dramatic rise is predictedbetween 2030 and 2040in Japan,by which timeit is thought that the proportion of elderly people will be similar in the three countries.（考官范文）

　　解析：这句话描述的是日本的老龄化人口在2030年和2040年将会剧烈上升，在2040年前这三个国家的百分比趋于接近。这个可以拆分为两句来理解：

　　①A more dramatic rise is predictedbetween 2030 and 2040in Japan.

　　② Bythe period between 2030 and2040it is thought that the proportion of elderly people will be similar in the three countries.

　　例句3：The year 1990 marked the pointatwhichthe proportion of the over-65 age group in Sweden overtook that in America.

　　解析：这句话描述的是在1990年，瑞典的65岁以上人口的百分比超过美国。这个可以拆分为两句来理解：

　　①The year 1990 marked the point.

　　②Atthe point the proportion of the over-65 age group in Sweden overtook that in America.

　　因为1990年是两线的交叉点，因此可以可以重点强调，那么将两句合并为定语从句，即The year 1990 marked the pointatwhichthe proportion of the over-65 age group in Sweden overtook that in America.

　　例句4：The percentage remained unchangedat 3%until 1985,after whicha significant rise was seen.

　　解析：这句话描述的是这个数据在1985年前保持在3%，在这之后数据会有显著上升。这个可以拆分为两句来理解：

　　①The percentage remained unchangedat 3%until 1985.

　　②After 1985,a significant rise was seen.

　　在动态图的描述中，时间先后的趋势需要各种方式进行连接，而afterwhich就是其中常见的一种，值得考生模仿运用。

　　例句5：It is predictedthatthe proportion of the elderly will increase dramaticallyuntil around 2035, whena quarter of Japanese will be over 65.

　　解析：这句话描述的是日本的老年人百分比将会急剧的上升到2035年，届时65岁以上的人口将会占据四分之一。这个可以拆分为两句来理解：

　　①It is predictedthatthe proportion of the elderly will increase dramaticallyuntil around 2035.

　　②In around 2035, a quarter of Japanese will be over 65.

　　后一句话就是对前一句的时间点的数据的补充说明，运用when连接了两个句子，而不是使用at 25%，使得句子变得复杂多元。

　　例6：An increasing trend was also seen in Sweden, where the percentage of the elderly population almost doubled from 1940 to 1980.

　　解析：这句话意思是瑞典的老年人百分也经历了上升的趋势，它的数据在1940年到1980年之间几乎两倍。这个可以拆分为两句来理解：

　　① An increasing trend was also seen in Sweden from 1940 to 1980.

　　② In Sweden,the percentage of the elderly population almost doubled from 1940 to 1980.后一句话就是对前一句的瑞典的数据进行补充说明，运用where连接了两个句子，使得句子变得复杂多元。

　　The pie charts below show units of electricity production by fuel source in Australia and France in 1980 and 2000.（剑7test 4）

　　例句7：France depended coal as a source for only 25 units of electricity in 1980, whichwas matched by natural gas.

　　解析：这句话描述的法国使用煤炭制造25单位的电，与天燃气制造的电量相等。这个可以拆分为两句来理解：

　　①France depended coal as a source for only 25 units of electricity in 1980.

　　②Coalwas matched by natural gas.

　　若是这句仅仅只用coal andnatural gas were used to produce the similar amount of electricity,25 units respectively. 那么句型可能略显简单，但是用定语从句连接两句使得句式丰富。

　　例句8：But by 2000 nuclear power, whichwas not used at all in Australia, had developed into the main source, producing almost 75% of electricity, at 126 units.

　　解析：这句话描述的到2000年前，核能源已经发展成为主要产电来源，而这种能源在澳大利亚是没有使用的。这个可以拆分为两句来理解：

　　①But by 2000 nuclear power had developed into the main source, producing almost 75% of electricity, at 126 units.

　　② Nuclear powerwas not used at all in Australia.

　　后一句是对Nuclear power在两个国家的对比补充，使用非限制从句将两句合二为一，既丰富的句式，也体现了两国之间的对比。

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