【英語四級考試寫作試題】

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Factors Affecting Work Performance based on the statistics provided in the bar chart below. Please give a brief description of the chart and then make comments on it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

　　【參考答案】

　　Factors Affecting Work Performance

　　The bar chart shows four factors that affecting work performance of two age groups, people aged from 18 to 30 and those aged from 45 to 60.

　　Team spirit seems to have the same influence on the two age groups, with about 60% of each group indicating this element affecting their performance. Chance for personal development is the most influential factor for the younger group, about 90% of which admit thinking highly of it ; whereas for the older group, only about 40% cite it as important. It is almost the same case with relaxed working environment, which affects more than 80% of the yonger group and about only 30% of the older group. Money is the element that is rated highest for motivating performance among survey respondents between age 45-60. There is only a slight difference between the two groups in this aspect, both of which regard it as important.

　　Since employees belonging to different age groups are influenced by different motivational factors, managers should strive to develop separate motivational tools for different age groups which suit their requirements so as to retain their valued employees and achieve higher productivity and outputs.

　　點評：

　　文章首先簡要分析了柱形圖，說明兩組受調查人群對這四大因素所持有的不同觀點及所占的不同百分比。第二段指出雇主應該利用這些不同的激勵因素，制定出適用于不同年齡層員工的各不相同的激勵機制，從而穩(wěn)住重要的員工，提供生產率和產量。

　　the most influential factor意為“影響最大的因素”;think highly of 意為“對……高度評價;對……高度重視”;whereas意為“然而，反之”;rate意為“評定某人/某事物的價值” ;survey respondents意為“調查受訪者”;slight意為“不嚴重的; 不重要的; 微小的; 輕微的”;retain their valued employees意為“留住重要的員工”;higher productivity and outputs意為“更高的生產率和產量” 。

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