英语写作说明文范例评析及欣赏

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The Expenses of College Students Are High

According to one of my teachers who graduated from university in 1983，his college expenses were only about 20 yuan per month，covering everything，such as food，and daily necessities.About twenty years later，the expenses of college students are dizzily/staggeringly high and growing more so every year.The basic average cost per student at public universities is now estimated at 15 000 yuan or more，including all the expenses for food，tuition，accommodations，bills for communications and fare for transportation，and other fees.The public universities having the benefits of receiving government investment in higher education are charging students high，to say nothing of the private universities which run on their own capacity.(https://www.xing528.com)

Take myself as an example.At the beginning of this term，I was charged more than 6 500 yuan for the tuition of the academic year，plus 300 yuan per month for my dormitory accommodation，500 yuan for the expenses on food，clothes and trivial items，50 yuan for my mobile phone，etc.Every year，the expenditure totals as much as 20 000 yuan，which has eaten into almost half of my parents’annual incomes.

Because going to college is so expensive today，many students have to drop out and go to work early，while others take part-time jobs to earn some money in order to lighten their parents’financial burden.I am really keen on the experience in attending the universities and I have acquired a lot of knowledge since I came to this university.I am grateful to my parents who work hard and live thriftily to support me.Because of this，I am not only very careful in spending money，but also studying hard to live up to my parents’expectation.Someday，I can say to them that every penny they have spent on my study is worthwhile and will be paid off.

这是一篇介绍大学费用的说明文。文章第一段列举了诸多数据，详细说明了大学费用明细来支撑主题，并对比说明了历年的费用变化的情况，进一步说明费用增高的趋势，客观严谨，逻辑性强，使读者一目了然。第二段采用了举例说明法，以己为例，计算大学费用开销。最后一段客观说明这种现象带来的社会影响，并用因果说明法陈述其对作者的影响，提升主题。