雅思经典图表范文英国人常规旅行方式的变化

　　The table below gives information about changes in modes of travel in England between 1985 and 2000.

　　Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

　　通过人均一年中以不同交通方式旅行的距离对比，该图表反映了英国人常规旅行方式在1985-2000十五年间的变化。

　　Through comparison of figures of the average distance traveled per person per year in different modes of transportation, the table indicates the changes that occurred to some common ways of travel by the English people over a span of 15 years from 1985 to 2000.

　　图表显示：步行、骑自行车、乘公交三种交通方式呈下降态势，其它方式皆呈现不同幅度的上升态势。

　　As is indicated in the table, three modes of travel including walking, bicycling, and taking local bus showed a trend of decline while the rest revealed a general trend of rise, though the margins of rise differed.

　　首先，我们看到，全年人均步行距离从1985年的255英里下降到2000年的237英里。骑自行车旅行的距离平均降幅为10英里;坐公交旅行的里程数降幅最大，为155英里。

　　First of all, we see that the average walking distance of people dropped from 255 miles in 1985 to 237 miles in 2000. The average distance of traveling by bike decreased by 10 miles while that by local bus saw the greatest drop by 155 miles.

　　第二，轿车的使用从1985年的3199英里大幅上升到2000年的4806英里。乘长途大巴旅行的人们也有70英里的快速增长。另一方面，乘坐火车和出租车者分别有77英里和29英里的增长。同时，我们看到，英国人均年总旅程里数在1985和2000年间增长了1735英里。

　　The use of car increased greatly from 3,199 miles in 1985 to 4,806 miles in 2000. Those who traveled by long distance bus also witnessed a fast increase by 70 miles. People traveling by train and taxi, on the other hand, saw an increase by 77 miles and 29 miles respectively. Meanwhile, we see that the total average distance per person in England rose by 1,735 miles between 1985 and 2000.

　　总之，15年里英国人在出行的方式和距离方面都发生了巨大的变化。

　　Overall, British people experienced great changes in terms of the modes of traveling and the actual distance traveled over a period of 15 years.