Directions: In this section, you are asked to write an essay based on the following table, in which you should 1) interpret the chart and 2) give your comments.
From in information given in the above column chart, we can see a striking contrast between mobile-phone subscriptions between developing and developed countries from 2000 to 2008. During this period, there has been a dramatic increase from 0.4 to 4 billion mobile-phone subscriptions in developing countries, while that of developed countries remained steady under 1 billion. At least two fundamental factors could contributed to this phenomenon. On the one hand, with the rapid increase in economy happening in the developing countries, the telecommunication industry in those countries got a great bound to meet the demand of globalization. As a result, the user of mobile phone which can narrow the distance between people and link the whole world together rose at an incredible speed.
根据以上柱状图提供的信息,我们可以看出,从2000年到2008年,发展中国家和发达国家在手机入网方面灿在着惊人的对比。在此期间,发展中国家手机入网数从4亿急速增长到40亿,而发达国家的相关数据在10亿之下保持平稳。 至少有两点主要原因造成了这种现象。一方面,随着在大战中国家大声的快速经济增长,这些国家的电信产业必然会适应全球化的需求。因此,使用手机缩短人们之间的距离并与全世界联系的人数以惊人的速度增长。
To make a mountain out of a molehill 小题大做
One good turn deserves another 以德报德,礼尚往来
The daily commute 每天上下班
Drama queen 小题大做的人
Lights! Camera! English! 灯光,摄像机,英语!
Are you a team player? 你是一名具有团队精神的人吗?
The university of life 生活经历
Clean up your act 改邪归正
Young and in business 年轻人创业从商
Brain training 如何训练大脑?
It's on the cards 这件事十有八九会发生
The last/final straw 忍无可忍,使人最终崩溃的一击
Old-school 老一套,老派
You're pulling my leg! 你在愚弄我!
Burn a hole in your pocket 有钱不花难受
Closing the doors on paradise 为生态修复关闭旅游天堂岛屿
Would you let your baby sleep in a box? 你愿意让自己的宝宝在盒子里睡觉吗?
Get someone's goat 火冒三丈
Bye bye Big Ben's bongs 与大本钟的钟声暂时告别
The future of English 未来的英语语言变化