①过去数年见证了一个社会现象。
The past several years have witnessed a social
phenomenon that
②人们慢慢意识到…
There is a growing national awareness of …（主题词)
（正面）the importance of…
（中性）the importance and detriment （有害的，不利的）of…
（中性）the pros and cons （优缺点）of…
（负面）the detriment of…
（负面）③据说，关于……问题，没有什么国家比……更为严重
In no country other than … , it has been said, is the problem of…more serious.
④在中国几乎无人不知无人不晓这一现象：……。
Almost no one in China fail to notice the phenomenon
that…
⑤最近，一个引起普通关注的热门话题是……
These days, one of the hottest topics arousing general
concern is……
⑥这幅图画确实反映了一个常见的社会现象，这发人深思
The drawing does reflect a common social phenomenon,
which is thought-provoking
(二) 图画描述
这里有一张简单但却具有启发性的图片
Here is a simple but enlightening picture
①There be引出人物
②ving表伴随动作
③with +n ving ved 介词短语 表身上/周围事物
④介词短语表周围事物
⑤Although表两幅/多幅图画对比
⑥中文文字说明（不是每一幅画下面都有）
The caption reads, …
The subtitle reads,......
(三) 图画总结
①尽管图画简单，但寓意深刻
Simple as the picture is, the symbolic meaning of it is as deep as the ocean.
②这个暗示不仅信息丰富，而且具有教育意义
The implication（hint） is not only informative提供有用信息, but instructive有启发性的
③作者的真实目的不是图画本身，而是要引导我们去探索图画背后究竟隐藏着什么
The author’s real purpose is not the picture itself, but to lead us to find what hides behind it.
④但是，这真的是作者想要告诉我们的吗？当然不是了。
But is this what the author tries to tell us? Certainly not
