1、Business English WritingReportWriting Principles of Business Letters/Reports Completeness Conciseness Correctness Consideration Clarity Courtesy ConcretenessReportIntroduction This report aims toThe purpose of this report is toThe report is based onFindings It was found thatThe following points summ
2、arize our key findings:The key findings are outlined belowConclusion It was decided that/agreed thatIt is clear thatRecommendation It is suggested/proposed/recommended thatWe(strongly)recommend thatIt is essential toIt would be advisable toSignaling The following areas of concern have been highlight
3、edThere are a number of reasons forThere are several factors which affectThis raises a number of issuesContrary to expectations,Pie Chart（饼图（饼图)Line Graph（线图）（线图）这种曲线图用来表示一种事物的上升趋势这种曲线图用来表示一种事物的上升趋势或下降趋势。或下降趋势。Bar Graph（条形棒图（条形棒图)一般用来比较几种事物在同一时期上升或一般用来比较几种事物在同一时期上升或者下降的情况。者下降的情况。Table（表格图）（表格图）这种图表用
4、于表示多种事物间的相互关系。这种图表用于表示多种事物间的相互关系。(Job Problems for College Graduates)下图下图1、2、3分别表示分别表示:1：Graduates who continue to study2：Graduates who take jobs irrelevant to their majors3：Graduates who hold jobs in their majors Each year thousands upon thousands of graduates flood the job market,waving their coll
5、ege diplomas and certificates,expecting better jobs in their majors,only to be frustrated and disappointed.According to the charts,only 58 percent of college graduates in 1992 could find jobs in their specialties,compared with 89 percent in 1981 when China had its first college graduates after the C
6、ultural Revolution.Why do college graduates find it increasingly difficult to get a rewarding job?Enthusiasm for Sports Enthusiasm for Sports.You must write no less than 120 words and explain WHY many TV viewers like to watch sports.Modern sports are becoming more spectator-oriented than participant
7、-oriented.Just think of millions and millions of people who spend countless hours before TV sets watching sports of all sorts:Olympic Games,World Series Games and the World Cup Soccer Game.According to a survey,among various televised events,sports have the greatest number of viewers.When an importa
8、nt football match is televised live,the streets of a big city are often left deserted.Rising Divorce Rates in ChinaIn recent years the divorce rate in China has increased drastically.According to a 1992 Census Bureau report on marriage and divorce in some big cities,during the past five years,the di
9、vorce rate has increased as much as it had in the entire previous twenty years.In 1967 there were only 0.5 divorced persons for every 1000 married people,and in 1987 the rate was 7 per thousand,but in 1992 the rate jumped to 15 divorced per 1000 married.1.to rise2.to fall3.to collapse4.to peak5.to r
10、ecover/improve 6.to shoot up常用数字表达法常用数字表达法1.In 1990,it increasedrosejumped shot upfrom 5 to 10 percent of the total.to 15 percent.by 15 percent.2.By comparison with 1990,it decreaseddroppedfellfrom 10 to 5 percent.to 15 percent.by 15 percent.3.The that of last year.figurepercentagenumberpopulationha
11、s nearlyhas almosthas more thandoubled,tripled,compared withas compared withas against4.It has compared with droppedincreaseddecreasedalmostmore thanabouttwo and a half times,twice,six times,5.The as much as that of 1990.numberpercentageis twiceis 4 timesis half6.It has reachedapproachedrisen tosome
12、thing of a plateau50 percentan average of 50 percentin the recent 5 years.in the past few years.since 1992.7.It accounts for 15 percent of the total 8.Therein March,was wereh a s been26 traffic accidents26 teenage suicidesa 26 percent increase/decline in birth ratesup from 20 percent for the same pe
13、riod last year.an increase of 3 percent in a three-month period.only 65.3 births per 1000 females of childbearing age.That is the rate in history,continuing a(n)trend begun in the 1970s.second-highestsecond-lowestupwarddownward9.By 1990,onlyless thanm o r e thanalmostaboutoveras many asthree-quarter
14、s40 percent ofone out of fiveone in fourc o l l e g e populationsgraduateshousewivespreferred to liked as againstas compared withlast year,1980,10.The was of the 1990 total.numberrate 15 percent/15 per thousand,less thanmore thana halfa third/quarterExercise:Rising Divorce Rates in China Directions:
15、描写图表所反映的问题。描写图表所反映的问题。你认为最近几年中国离婚率高的原因是什么？你认为最近几年中国离婚率高的原因是什么？Sample OneIn recent years China has experienced a dramatic increase in the divorce rate.According to the chart,during the last decade,the divorce rate in big cities has increased as much as it had in the previous thirty years.Sample OneTh
16、e upward trend in divorce seems to be a mirror of some important changes in Chinese society.First,legal changes have simplified divorce procedures,and removed barriers to divorce.More and more people,both young and old,are now benefiting from,even taking advantage of the new law which for the first
17、time in history allows a couple to get divorced merely for loves sake.Sample OneSecond,there has been a significant change in social attitude towards the divorced persons.The act of divorce is no longer considered a social stigma(耻辱耻辱).Finally,the change in personal economic activities also facilita
18、te divorce.The unprecedented social mobility in the last 10 years both within the country and across the land has placed severe strains on married couples,not only in terms of geographic separation,but also psychological change.Sample OneWhatever changes leading to the rise in divorce fates,the fact
19、 and the statistics alone reflect the change in peoples traditional view of marriage and family life.Sample study 1 The bar chart below shows the number of complaints made by consumers about different products and services in the years 1994 and 1997.Write a short report describing the information in
20、 the graph.The bar chart displays the changes in the number of complaints made by consumers about five kinds of products and services between 1994 and 1997.According to the diagram,there was an increase in the complaints about most of the products and services.The number of complaints about package
21、holidays abroad and financial services increased over the period.The complaints made about the package holidays abroad rose by 12.7%from 15,000 in 1994 to about 18,000 in 1997.And there were about 52,000 complaints about the financial services in 1997,5.2%up on 1994.There were also more complaints a
22、bout electric goods and second-hand cars in 1997 than in 1994.The complaints about the two products rose by 9.2%and 6.7%respectively.The former increased from 66,000 in 1994 to about 70,000 in 1997 and the latter went up from 80,000 to 86,000.And clothing is the only sector where the number of compl
23、aints dropped over the period.In 1994,there were around 45,000 complaints while the figure decreased by 4%to around 43,000 in 1997.In conclusion we can see there were more complaints about the products and services in 1997 than in 1994 with the only exception of clothing.Mobile Telephone Ownership a
24、s Percentage of All Telephone Ownership From the bar charts,we can see the changes in the ownership of mobile phones as a percentage of all telephones owned in Europe,USA and Asia respectively between 1993 and 1998 and a forecast about the percentages in the year 2003.During the five years between 1
25、993 and 1998,there was an increase in mobile telephone ownership in proportion to all the telephone users in the three areas.In Europe,4%of the telephone owners were mobile phone subscribers in 1993.The percentage rose to 14%in 1998.In the USA,the percentage was 8%in 1993,the highest among the three
26、 areas.It increased to 18%in 1998.In Asia,there was a threefold increase from 2%in 1993 to 8%in 1998.It is forecast that the upturn trend will continue in the following five years.In 2003,18%of the telephone owners in Europe are estimated to be mobile phone users,compared to around 35%in USA and 28%in Asia.Also obvious from the diagram is that Asia is the most rapid.In 1993,the percentage was only 2%,the lowest among the three areas while in 2003,it is likely to be 28%,almost 10%higher than that of Europe,the lowest among three areas.
