The pie chart below shows how much a typical family in one country spent on different items in 2020.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.


✅ 图表开篇动词(描述 “展示、表明”)
illustrate = depict = show = indicate 展示,表明
✅ 占比核心动词(饼图高频,轮换使用)
constitute = make up = account for = represent = take up (在占比语境下:占)
✅ 支出相关名词
spending = expenditure = outlay = budget 开支、花费、预算 household spending = household expenditure 家庭支出
✅ 份额 / 比例名词
proportion = portion = share = percentage 份额,占比
✅ 大小描述
the largest proportion = the biggest share = the dominant category 占比最大的部分
the second largest = the second biggest 第二大
the smallest share = the lowest proportion 占比最小的部分
considerably smaller = much smaller 小得多
✅ 连接 & 概括词
followed by … 紧随其后的是
by contrast = in comparison 相比之下
collectively = in total 合计,总共
respectively 分别地
approximately = around = roughly 大约
✅ 类别词汇
various categories = different items = different groups 不同类别
a typical household = an average household 普通家庭
✅ 句式替换(整句框架)
It is also noteworthy that… = It is also noticeable that… 值得注意的是……