①【常见开篇句】

1) With the rapid improvement in.../growing awareness of..., more and more.../sth....

(e.g. With the considerable improvement in building industry, more and more structures are being erected to set the people's minds at ease.)

2) Recently, sth./the problem of...has been brought to popular attention/ has become the focus of public concern. A

(e.g. Recently, the problem of unemployment has been brought to such popular attention that governments at all levels place it on the agenda as the first matter.)

3) One of the universal issues we are faced with/that cause increasing concern is that...

(e.g. One of the universal issues that draw (cause) growing concern is whether it is wise of man to have invented the automobile.)

4) In the past few years, there has been a boom/sharp growth/decline in.. .

(e.g. In the past ten years, there has been a sharp decline in the number of species.) 5) Nowadays, more/most important/dangerous for our society is...

(e.g. Nowadays, most dangerous for our society is the tendency to take advantage of each other in political circles.)

6) According to the information given in the table/graph, we can find that...

7) As can be seen from the table/graph/figure, there is a marked increase /decline/favorable (an unfavorable) change in...

8) As we can see from the table/graph/figure above, drastic/considerable/ great changes have taken place in...over the period of time from...(年份)to...( 年份)

9) The table/graph shows that there is a(n) declining/increasing trend of ...from...(年份) to...(年份)

10) Anyone who takes a closer look at the data in the table/graph can be surprised to find that...

11) It is a traditional practice to...in our society. (e.g. It is a traditional practice for young people to be financially dependent on their parents for anything like marriage and housing.)

12) It has long been considered only right and proper to...(in China.) (e.g. It has long been considered only right and proper/perfectly justified for the old to assume full responsibility for the growth of the young.)

13) As things usually go against sb.'s will, his original intention was to...

(e.g. As things usually go against man's will, his original intention was to change the way people lived by inventing the internal combustion engine. Indeed, its birth has greatly enhanced their enjoyment of life, especially in traveling and transporting. But its dark side is presenting a growing worry to our society.)

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