英语四级作文常用句型模板及套句大全,近来是否的问题已经非常明确而且引起了社会的广泛关注,目前一些人认为而另一些人则认为,不同行业的人对同一种问题的解释不尽相同,不同的人对此有不同的看法是可以理解的。
英语四级常用句子与作文模板
Thereasonasfollow:
Firstandforemost,besides,lastbutnotleast.
Ontheonehand,ontheotherhand.
Iwantto=Iamlookingforwardto
Outofsight,outofmind
Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.
Wherethereisawill,thereisaway
Actionspeakslouderthanwords
Eastorwest,homeisthebest.
Factsspeakplainerthanwords
Lookbeforeyouleap
It’snevertoooldtolearn
Nopain,ongain
Practicemakesperfect.
Intendto
AfterIwashmyfaceandbrushmyteeth,Ireviewmylesions.Precious
Ifyouwanttoknowhowtogethappiness,youmustpayattentiontothefollowingtwopoints:
Ontheonehand,youmustkeephealth.Becauseofthehealthisthekeyofhappiness.Onlyastrongmancanenjoyapleasurelife.Ontheotherhand,happineconsistsincontentment.A
manwhodissatisfiedwithhispresentconditionisalwaysindistress.
Thefirstandforemost,wecanlearnmoreusefulthingsfrombookssuchasscience,truthandsoon.Besides,wecanbroadenourmindsandstrengthenourcharacter.Lastbutnotleast,bookscanimproveyourabilityofcommunicate.Thisisthereasonwhyourparentsalwaysencourageustoreadmorebooks.
英语四级作文常用句型模板和句子大全
英语四级作文常用句型模板及套句大全
展现问题篇
问题的常用词:question,problem,issue
Recently,theissueof......hasbeenbroughtintopublicfocus.
近来,_______的问题引起了社会的广泛关注。
Nowweareenteringabrandnewerafullofopportunitiesandinnovations,andgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinpeople’sattitudetowardssometraditionalpractice.
现在我们进入了一个充满机遇和创新的崭新时代,很多人对某些传统的看法也发生了很大改变。
Recentlytheissueofwhetherornot...hasbeeninthelimelightandhasarousedwideconcerninthepublic.
近来,是否_______的问题已经非常明确而且引起了社会的广泛关注。
Theissuewhetheritisgoodornotto....hasarousedaheateddiscussionalloverthecountry.______的利与弊已在全国范围内引起热烈的讨论。
Atpresent,somepeoplethink....whileothersclaim...Bothsideshavetheirmerits.
目前,一些人认为_______而另一些人则认为_______。其实,两种观点都其可取之处。Peoplerarelyreachanabsoluteconsensusonsuchacontroversialissue.
对于这种极具争议的话题,我们很难作出绝对的回答。
Peoplefromdifferentbackgroundswouldputdifferentinterpretationsonthesamecase.不同行业的人对同一种问题的解释不尽相同。
Thecontroversialissueisoftenbroughtintopublicfocus.Peoplefromdifferentbackgroundsholddifferentattitudestowardstheissue.
这中极具争议性的话题往往很受社会的关注。不同的人对此问题的看法也不尽相同。Whenasked...,somepeoplethink.....whilesomeprefer...
说到______,有人认为________,而另一些人则认为__________。
Justasthesayinggoes:"somanypeople,somanyminds".Itisquiteunderstandablethatviewsonthisissuevaryfrompersontoperson.
俗话说,""。不同的人对此有不同的看法是可以理解的。
Tothisissue,differentpeoplecomeupwithvariousattitudes.
对于这个问题,不同的人持不同的观点。
Thereisagoodsideandabadsidetoeverything,itgoeswithoutsayingthat...
万事万物都有其两面性,所以,勿庸置疑,____________。
Whenitcomesto...,mostpeoplebelievethat...,butotherpeopleregard...as....
提到_________问题,很多人认为_________,不过,一些人则认为______是____.Whenfacedwith....,quiteafewpeopleclaimthat....,butotherpeoplethinkas...
提到_________问题,仅少数人认为________,但另一些人则认为_________。Thereisapubliccontroversynowadaysovertheissueof....Therewhocriticize...arguethat....,theybelievethat...,butpeoplewhofavor..,ontheotherhand,arguethat...
目前,_______问题争议较大。批判_______的人认为_______,他们认为_______,不过,另一方面,赞同_______的人则认为_________。
Somepeopleareoftheopinionthat..
有些人认为_____________。
Manypeopleclaimthat...
很多人认为_____________。
Amajorityof绝大多数
Alargenumberof很多人
Somepeoplecontendthat...hasprovedtobringmanyadvantages(disadvantages)有些人认为________有很多有利之处(不利之处)。
Thosewhoarguefor...saythat...economicdevelopmentofthecities.
觉得_____的人认为,______城市的经济发展。
Somepeopleadvocatethat....
有些人在坚持认为_________。
Theyholdthat...他们认为_________。
People,whoadvocatethat...,havetheirsoundreasons(grounds)
坚持认为______的人也有其说法(依据)。
Thosewhohavealreadybenefitedfrompracticingitsinghighpraiseofit.
那些从中受益的人对此大家褒奖。
Thosewhostronglyapproveof...havecogentreasonsforit.
强烈认同_______的人有很多原因。
Manypeoplewouldclaimthat...
有人会认为___________。
Peoplewhosupport...givesomeorallofthefollowingreasons.
那些支持_________观点的人列出了如下原因:________。
Butothersholdtheviewthat...但是,另外一些人则认为_______。
观点的用词:Attitude,opinion,与其搭配的动词以及词组:Take,have,comeupwith,setforth,putforward等。
Butontheotherhand,therearealsoquiteafewpeoplewhostronglyadvocatethat..,.不过,另一方面,也有少部分人坚持认为_______________。
Butpeoplewhoare...,ontheotherhand,maintainthat...
不过,另一方面,________的人认为__________。
However,therearealargenumberofpeoplewhoholdadifferentviewconcerningthiscase.然而,很多人对此有不同的看法。
问题用词:Issue,phenomenon,后接介词,on,over等。
However,someothersarguethat...然而,另一些人则认为_________。
However,therearealsosomeotherswhocontendthat...
然而,也有人认为__________。
Butotherpeoplesetforthcompletelytotallydifferentargumentconcerningthiscase.不过,对于此,另一些人则持完全不同的观点。
Somepeopleexaminethisissuefromanotherangle.
有的人用另一角度来看这一问题。
Ontheotherhand,therearealsomanyopponentswhostrongly...
另一方面,也有很多反对的人,他们认为_____________。
Accordingtomypersonalityandfondness,Iwouldprefer...ratherthan...
根据我的个性以及兴趣,我选择_______而不会选择__________。
Personally,Isidewiththelatter(former)opinion...
就我个人而言,我支持后者(前者)___________。
Personally,Iaminfavoroftheformerpointofview.
就我个人而言,我较同意前一种看法。
Tomypointofview我认为
Tomymind,theadvantagesfaroverweighthedrawbacks(disadvantages,shortcomings)我认为,优点胜过缺点。
Formypart,Istandonsideofthelatteropinionthat..
就我而言,我较赞同后一种观点________________。
AsfarasIamconcerned,Iaminclinedtobeonthesideofthelatterview.
在我看来,我较同意后一种观点。
Afterathoroughconsideration,formypart,Iaminfavorofthelatterviewthat...经过深思熟虑,我较支持后一种看法,亦即________________________。Ifaskedtomakeadecision,Iwouldprefer...
如果真的需要作出选择,我宁愿____________。
Takingintoconsiderationbothsidesoftheissue,Itendtofavorthelatterview..比较两种观点进行比较,我较同意后一种观点,亦即_________________。Whenconsideringopinionsofbothsides,Iaminclinedto...
对两种观点进行综合考虑之后,我较认同_________________。
Ifitisuptometomakeachoicebetween...and...Iwouldratherchoose...over...如果要我在____和____之间进行选择,我宁愿选择_____而不会选择______。Iwouldhavetosaythat,ifIwerefacedwiththedecision,Iwouldfollow....
我需要说的是,如果要我抉择,我会____________。
Attheriskofsoundingtoodirect,Ipreferto...
虽然可能过于直接,不过,我还是选择____________。
表达不确定的用词:May,seem,belikelyto,possible,probably,perhaps,besaidthat,besaidto...
inmymind,thefollowingfactors/reasons/causesneedtobetakenintoconsideration.我认为,我们需要考虑下列因素/原因:
Thereareseveralreasonsforthisphenomenon/why...-(asfollows).
造成这种现象的原因如下:
AndIwouldliketopresenttwoexplanationsforthis:
对于此,我有如下两点愚见:
Thereasonsarechieflyasfollows.主要原因如下:
Therearenumerousreasonswhy____,andIwouldliketoexploreafewofthemostimportantoneshere.
为什么___________,原因很多,在此列举几个较为重要的原因。
Thereasonsarepresentedbelow.原因如下。
Therearethreepremier(主要的)/best/mostimportant,largest,significant,obvious,crucialcausesasfollows.
以下这些是造成这一问题的最主要/最好/最重要/最大/最有意义/明显/至关重要的原因。Thisisbasedonthepropensity(倾向,原因)offollowingpoints.
这基于以下的原因。
Themainreasonisthat..主要原因是_____________。
Oneveryimportantargumentfor.....isthat....
_______的非常重要的原因便是____________________。
Thereasonsarequiteclear.Aboveall,....
原因非常清楚。首先(首要的是)__________。
Thefirstreasoncanbeseenbyeveryperson.
第一个原因其实很明显。
Thefirstandmostimportantreasonisthat.....
第一个而且最重要的原因是______________。
Oneofthereasonsthataregivenfor....isthat....
______________的原因之一是__________________。
Perhapsthisisbecauseofthesimplefactthat.....
也许,原因很简单,亦即_____________________。
Oneofthepremiercausesisthat(注意用词)
最重要的原因之一便是______________。
Attheriskofsoundingtoosimplistic,itseemstomethatthemainpropositionscanbesummarizedinonesaying.
这个原因可能较简单,不过,我认为可以用一句谚语来概括,________。
Wemaylookintoeverypossiblereason,however,foremostreasonfor....Is....
其实有很多原因,不过,造成________的最重要的原因是______________。
Itmightalsobenotedthat....
需要注意的是,____________。
Anotherreasonwhy.....(凑字数,但不可滥用)isthat....(有利于写长句)
Whatisalsoworthnoticingisthat....
值得一提的是___________________。
Thereisanotherfactorthatdeservessomewordshere.
还有另外一个很重要的原因。
Amoreessentialfactorwhy....Isthat
________的更为重要的原因是____________。
Afurtherreasonwhy,,,,isthat.....
________的更深层次的原因是____________。
Inaddition..此外,再者
Movingontowiderthemes,_______
展开来说,_________________________。
Thesecondthingthatmustbetakenintoconsiderationisthat...
第二个原因也很重要(值得考虑),亦即__________。
Likewise(同样),commonsensetellsusthat...
同样,___________,这是众所周知的。
Thethirdbutveryimportantreasonisthat...
第三个(尽管不是很重要)原因是______________。
Thethird,notthelastisthat,
第三个原因是___________。
Thelastfactortobetakenseriouslyis...
第三个重要原因是_______________。
Finally,moreover,lastbutnotleast,furthermore.
Astheproverbgoes:"everycoinhasitstwosides",....isnoexception.
俗语有云:"万事万物都有两面性。"________也不例外。
Everythinghasagoodsideandabadside,and....isnoexception.
万事万物有其两面性,而________也是如此。
Thediscussionastowhetherthe...isablessingoracursearousesmostpeople’sinterests.__________是好坏利弊问题引起了很多人的兴趣。
..playssuchanimportantrolethatitundeniablybecomesthebiggestconcernofthepresentworld.
______尤为重要而引起当今社会的关注。
Therecomesaquestion:isitablessingoracurse.
问题是:____是福是祸?
Thereisnodenyingthateverythinghasonemorefaceand...isnoexception.
不可否认,每一件事物都有其两面性,其实,______也不例外。
Everythingintheworldhasitsowntwosides.Withoutexception,Ahasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.
任何事情都有两面性,A也不例外,有其优势和劣势(利与弊)。
....undoubtedlyplaysanincreasingsignificantroleinmodernlife.
不容置疑,_______在现代生活中不断显示出起重要性。
Withthedevelopmentofthesociety,...isincreasinglyimportant.
随着社会的发展,_______变得越来越重要。
Themeritsofthisisobvious...
其好处显而易见。
Asweknow,...bringmanybenefitsandconveniencetopeople.
众所周知,_______为我们的生活带来很多好处。
Therearenolethanthreeadvantagesin..asrenderedbelow.
如下所示,_______至少有三种好处。
Despitetheadvantages...has,somepeopleclaim,weshallnotlosesightofitsadverseeffectson...
尽管_____有些益处(优势),有些人则认为,我们不能忽略了其对______的负面影响。However,likeanythingelse,...hasmorethanoneface.
然而,象其他任何事物一样,______还有其它的方面。
However,withtheadvanceofthehumancivilization,thereisanincreasingnumberofpeoplewhohaveraiseddoubtsaboutwhether...
然而,随着人类文明的进步,越来越多的人开始置疑是否__________。
Somepeopledeemitisadangeroussignalandcallforpublicawareneofthenegativeeffectsithasbroughtabout.
有些人认为这是一种危险的信号,因此需关注其给社会带来的负面影响。
Ofcourse,nothingintheworldisperfect,sois...
当然,时间没有完美的事物,所以,________。
Despiteitsmerits,italsobringssomeproblemstosolve.
尽管其也有很多优点,不过,也给我们带来一些问题。
Butitsbrightsideshouldnotkeepusfromexaminingitsdarkside.
但是,我们不能因为这些优点而忽略了其缺点。
Fromthereasonspresentedabove,Ithinktheprosoutweighthecons.
从以上原因可以看出,其优势胜过劣势(优点多于缺点)。
AsfarasIamconcerned,itsdisadvantagesoutweighitsdisadvantages.
我认为,其优势胜于劣势。
总的说来:Ingeneral,allinall,onthewhole,inbrief,insummary,inconclusion,inshort,inaword,tosumup,toconclude,tosummarize,...
Butallinall,Iwouldsaytheadvantagesoutweighthedisadvantages.Withtheadvanceofsociety,ifweencouragethemeritsandeliminatethedrawbacks,allpeoplewillenjoyabetterlife.但是,总的说来,我认为其优势大于劣势。随着社会的发展,如果我们能对此善加利用,所有的人都能生活得更好。
Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,wemayfinallydrawtheconclusionthat...
通过以上的讨论,我们可以得出如下结论,___________。
So,asIseeit..
因此,我个人认为,_________。
Whatwemustdoistoencouragethestrengthanddiminishtheweaknessestotheleastextent.
我们必须尽可能发挥其优势,趋吉避凶。
Inconclusion,although...hasitsnegativeeffects,itcantoagreatextentbringusmoreadvantages.
总的说来,虽然_______有其负面的影响,在很大程度上,其也将给我们带来很多好处。Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,wecansee...doesmoreharmthangoodtous.Therefore,Istronglyapproveofthemotionthat...
从以上论述可知,_____对我们百害而无一利。
综合运用篇
Alongwiththeadvanceofthesocietymoreandmoreproblemsarebroughttoourattention,oneofwhichisthat....
随着社会的不断发展,出现了越来越多的问题,其中之一便是____________。Astowhetheritisablessingoracurse,however,peopletakedifferentattitudes.
然而,对于此类问题,人们持不同的看法。(Holddifferentattitudes持不同的看;Comeupwithdifferentattitudes有不同的看法)
Associetydevelops,peopleareattachingmuchimportanceto....
随着社会的发展,人们开始关注............
Peopleareattachingmoreandmoreimportancetotheinterviewduringjobhunting
求职的过程中,人们慢慢意识到面试的重要性。
Astowhetheritisworthwhile.....,thereisalong-runningcontroversialdebate.Itisquitenaturalthatpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundsmayhavedivergentattitudestowardsit.
关于是否值得___________的问题,一直以来争论不休。当然,不同的人对此可能持不同的观点。
Intheproceofmodernurbandevelopment,weoftenfindourselvesinadilemma.在都市的发展中,我们往往会陷入困境。
Recentlythephenomenonhasarousedwideconcern,somepeopleareinalarmthat....最近,这种现象引起了人们的广泛关注,有人开始担心______________。
Thehumanracehasenteredacompletelynewstageinitshistory,withtheincreasinglyrapideconomicglobalizationandurbanization,moreproblemsarebroughttoourattention.
人类进入了一个历史的崭新的阶段,经济全球化、都市化的速度不断加快,随之给我们带来了很多问题。
......playssuchanimportantrolethatitundeniablybecomesthebiggestconcernofthepresentworld,therecomesaquestion,isitablessingoracurse?"
_______显得非常重要而成为当今世界所关注的最大的问题,这是无可厚非的。不过,问题是:"我们该如何抉择?"
Nowweareenteringanewera,fullofopportunitiesandchallenges,
现在我们正在进入一个充满机会和挑战的新时代。
英语四级考试作文常用开头模板词语与句型
常用开头模板词语与句型
(一)引入背景知识
Recently(Atpresent/Currently/Lately/Nowadays/Theseyears/Thesedays/Inthepastseveraldecades/Overthelastseveralyears),sth.(theproblem/issueof)…hasbeenbroughttopopularattention(hasbecomethefocusofthepublic).近来……引起人们的普遍关注。
With(Alongwith/As/Thanksto/Atthemercyof)…随着……,由于……Itiscommonly(universally)acknowledged(believed)that…众所周知……Itiswell-knownthat…众所周知……
Itisundeniablethat…不可否认……
Thereisnodenyingthat…不可否认……
Noonewoulddenythat…没人否认……
Thereisnodoubtthat…无疑……
Whenitcomesto…,mostpeople(thepublic)maintain(contend)that…谈到……,公众主张……
Asisknownintheabovegraph/table…正如以上图表所示……
(二)引入相反或不同观点
People’sviewon…varyfrompersontoperson.Somehold(take)theview
that…However,othersbelieve(claim/argue)that…人们对……的看法因人而异。有人认为……,然而其他人认为……
Thereisapublic(general/heated/impassioned)debate(discussion/controversy)today(nowadays/atpresent/currently/lately/recently/theseyears/Thesedays)asto(over/on/concerning)theissue(problem)of…Thosewhocriticize(oppose/objectto)…contend(argue/believe/claim)that…Butpeoplewhoadvocate(favor/arefor)…,ontheotherhand,maintain/assertthat…现在对于……人们在激烈讨论。批评的人认为……,然而支持的人主张……
Peoplemayhavedifferentopinionson…人们对于……的观点不同。
Attitudestowards…varyfrompersontoperson.人们对……的看法因人而异。Therearedifferentopinionsamongpeopleasto…人们对于……有不同的看法。Differentpeopleholddifferentattitudestoward…人们对于……的观点不同。
(三)从问题引入
Haveyoueverbeencrazyaboutamostsuccessfulfilmstar?HaveyoueverbeenabsorbedinabookwithalargecirculationsuchasHarryPotter?Haveyouevertriedtosavemoneyjusttobuybrandclothes?Theanswerwillbedefinitely“yes”ifyouarefashionable.(Goingafterfashion)
Doyoubelievethateveryoneisborntoacertainfatethathecannotchange?Ordoyouthink,asIdo,thateachpersonmakeshisownfate?(Fate)
Whatisthedifferencebetweenlecturesystemanddiscussionteachingmethods
prevalentoncampusbothathomeandabroad?Asasenior,itisnotverydifficultformetotell:theyhavebothstrengthsandweaknesses.
(Lecturesystemanddiscussionteachingmethods)
(四)引用名人名言
Astheproverbsays,“Nooneknowsthevalueofhealthuntilhelosesit.”(Thebestwaytostayhealthy)
“Smileatlife,lifesillsmileinreturn,”apoemsays.(Theimportanceofkeepingagoodmood)
Romeisnotbuiltinoneday,sothesayinggoes.Itissimilarlytruethatknowledgecannotbeacquiredinonedayandhastobeacquired(accumulated)littlebylittle.(Diligence)
“Amanisnevertoooldtolearn.”Asthissayinggoes,educationdoesnotmeanaperiodoflearningsuchasattendingcollegesoruniversities.Itshouldbealifelongprocess.(Education)
(五)引用定义
Generationgapreferstothedistanceandcontradictionbetweentheoldandtheyoung.It’sacommonphenomenonthatexistseverywhereintheworldandinfluencesboththeoldandtheyoung.(Generationgap)
(六)常用词语与句型
1)用于引言部分(InIntroduction)
a)Withaninterestinggeneralcomment
--Oneofthehotissuesmuchtalkedaboutis…
--Nowadaysthereisagrowingtendency…
--Inrecentyears…
--Whereveryougo,youwillfind…
--Whitthedevelopment(advance)of…
b)Withapointofview
--Thereisnodoubtthat…
--Thereisnodenyingthat…
--Nothingismoreimportant(dangerous)than…
--Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplewantto…
c)Introducingaquotation
--…as…said
--Asgoesthesaying…
--Accordingto…
--Peopleoftensaythat…
--…isrightinsaying…
2)用于正文论述(InStatements)
a)Expressionscommonlyusedforstatement
--Tounderstandthepoint(view/nature)of…,itisnecessary(important/essential)toanalyze(examine/discuss)…
--Togetabetterunderstandingofhow(what)…wemust(haveto)…
--Aclosestudy(comparison)of…willperhapsmakethispointclear.
b)Expressionscommonlyusedforfurtherstatement
--Equallyimportantis…
--Anotherimportantfactor(Anotherfactorofequalimportance)is…
--Closelyrelatedto(connectedwith/associatedwith)…is…
--Asidefrom(Apartfrom/Inadditionto…)is/are
常用句子
1._______________isknownasoneofthemostseriousproblemsintoday’ssociety.Wecanseeitalmosteverywhere.Asthegraphdepicts,_______________.
2.Thistableshowsusthat__________________.Thefiguresindicatethatthereisaninspiringtendencyof______________.
3.Nowadaysthereisagrowingconcernover____________________.Manypeoplelike________________,whileothersareinclinedto______________________.
4.Somepeopleholdtheopinionthat__________________issuperior
to__________________inmanyways.Others,however,disagreewithit.
5.Foryears_______________hadbeenviewedas_________________.Butpeoplearetakingafreshlookatitnow.
6.Therearedifferentopinionsamongpeopleasto______________.Somepeoplesuggestthat_________________.
7.________________isacommonoccurrenceinourdailylife.Whateverwedo,_______________can’tbeavoided.
8._____________hasbecomeahottopicamongpeople,especiallyamongtheyoung,andheateddebatesarerightontheirway.
9.Recently,_______________hasbecomethefocusofthesociety,andinthisway,peopleswarmto_____________.
10.________________hasbeenplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinour
day-to-daylife.Ithasbroughtusalotofbenefitsbutcreatedsomeseriousproblemsaswell.
11.Manisnowfacingabigproblem--__________________,whichisbecomingmoreandmoreserious.First,______________;second,_______________.
12.Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplearebeginningtobeawareoftheseriousneof________________.
________________.
14.Thereisanoldsaying,“_____________.”It’stheexperienceofourforefathers,anditiscorrectinmanycaseseventoday.
15.Oneofthegreatwritersoncesaidthat_______________.Nowitstillhasarealisticsignificance.
16.Oneofourancientphilosopherssaid,“________________.”Chinesepeoplehavealwaysbeenholdingthisideatobeoneoftheirstandardsofmorality.
17.Oneofthegreatearlywriterssaidthat______________.Ifthisistrue,thepresentsituationshouldmakeusponderover___________.
18.“Whydo________________?”Manypeopleoftenaskquestionslikethis.
19.Inrecentyears,thereisageneraltendencyto__________________.Accordingtoastudy,thereis______________comparedwith______________lastyear.Why__________?
20.Somepeoplepreferto_____________.Intheiropinion,________________.Inaddition,______________.Nevertheless,nowadays,______________hasbecomemoreandmorecommon.
21.Today,there_______________,whichhavebroughtalotofharmsinourdailylife.First,______________;second,_______________.Whatmakesthingsworseisthat_____________________.
22.Nowadays,________________hasbecomeaproblemwehavetoface.Thoughit’seasiersaidthandone,withthehelpofmoderntechnology,wenowhavemanymeanstosolveit.
23.Manypeopleareinclinedto______________.Intheiropinion,
___________________.Theybelievethat________________.
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25.Accordingtothetwographspresented,itcanbeobservedthat
_________________.Intheleftgraph,_____________.Atthesametime,______________astherightgraphshows.
26.Thegraphshowsthegeneraltrendin____________________.
27.Thesedaysweareoftentoldthat__________________.Butisittrue(reallythecase)?