相信很多同学在碰到A类小作文图表题时，一定会有不知所措的时候，不知道如何去形容那些趋势。今天我们就用一篇典型文章来帮助大家来解决这些问题。 New home sales slump in February There has been a sharp fall in the number ofnew homes sold across Australia in February. （开头这整句话都很适合用在A类小作文的开头，来描述一个总体的趋势。） A report by the Housing Industry Association showed a5.3 per cent declinein sales during the month. The figure was affected by a10.6 per cent plungein new apartment sales and a 3.9 per cent easingin detached house sales. The HIAs chief economist Harley Dale said a downward trendin the sale of newly-constructed homes was becoming more firmlyentrenched（不容易更改的）. As we face tighter credit conditions, as the rate of population growth slows, as there is more uncertainty about political and economic conditions in Australia,we are not surprisingly seeingsome evidence of an easing in activity, he said. （三个as串联起三个并列句，用在写作或者口语当中来表示原因也是很好的。） Mr Dale said the 5.3 per cent fall in February is the worst monthly result in 18 months, and represented the first decline sinceNovember last year. Buthe pointed out that over the three months to the end of February, the sale of detached houses actually increased by 1.8 percent. Multi unit sales edged up by(渐升、微升)0.8 per cent over the same period. Queensland fared the worst of the states and territories, withdetached house sales slumping by12.1 per cent in February. （with + ing 表伴随，也是9分范文或者高分答案中常常出现的一种搭配。） Salesin New South Wales were down7.4 per cent, whileSouth Australia experienced a3.5 per cent dropin new home sales. Western Australia reported a1.8 per centrisein new home sales, while Victoria saw a1.7 per cent increase. （上面这两句也是A类小作文的9分范文中常常出现的用法，大家最好也可以熟练掌握。） Harley Dale said the first stages of the downward cyclein new home building was likely to（高频、高分搭配）be moderate, with the pace of deterioration picking up substantially next year. What we may find is that as we move through the next six to 12 months, we start to see evidence emerge of perhaps a sharper slow downin new home construction, that the Australian economy is going to need to contend with in 2017 and beyond, he warned.