Directions: Your essay should cover all the information provided and meet the requirements below: 1. Interpret the following pictures. 2. Predict the tendency of tobaco consumption and give your reasons.
As is shown in the bar chart, the total production of tobacco in the world shrank from 14.364 billion pounds in 1994 to 14.2 billion pounds in 1995. According to the figures given in the pie chart, tobacco consumers account for 20% of the world population. This causes great harm to us. Financially, it results in a yearly loss of 200 billion US dollars spent on cigarettes. Physically, about 3 million people on the globe die from smoking-related diseases every year. Faced with such a threat, people from all walks of life have tried various measures for a total tobacco ban. For one thing, health experts try hard to warn the public of the dangers involved. For another, the authorities have passed laws to limit tobacco production and consumption, raised tobacco taxes and prohibited smoking in public places. More importantly, the public launch campaigns to cut smoking. On the basis of the analyses above, we can predict the future tendency confidently. With the further growth in economy and more changes in life style, the tendency of tobacco consumption indicated in the table will definitely decrease in the years to come.
如柱状图所示，世界烟草总产量从1994年的143.64亿磅减少到了1995年的142亿磅。根据饼状图，吸烟人口占世界人口的20%。这给我们带来了严重的危害。经济上，每年由于吸烟损失2000亿美元。身体上，每年全球大约300万人死于与吸烟相关的疾病。 面对这种威胁，各行各业的人已经竭尽所能来全面禁烟。一方面，健康专家试图警告公众与吸烟相关的危害。另一方面，政府立法限制烟草的生产和消费，提高烟税，并且禁止在公共场所吸烟。更为重要的是，公众展开了禁烟运动。 在上述分析的基础上，我们可以充满信心地预测未来的趋势。随着经济的不断发展和生活方式的进一步改变，图表中所示的烟草消费趋势将来肯定会下降。