You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

    The table below gives presents the perceptions of Chief ExecutiveOfficers

    and their partners as to the main sources of stress on the CEOlifestyle.

     Using theinformation in the table, describe and compare the ways CEOs and

     theirpartners perceive pressures in the CEO lifestyle..

Write at least 150 words.

Perceptions ofpressure on the CEO lifestyle – top ten rated sources of stress (percentages)

Perceptions ofpressure on the CEO lifestyle – top ten rated sources of stress

1．对图表进行简要的介绍

                 (引入段)

图表的主题是什么?

  It is commonly said that men an womensee things differently. The information in this table tends to support thisview, as the perceptions of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and their partnersshow significant differences on a number of issues.

2．阐述图表的基本内容                   (主体段)

(1)确定图表显示的总趋势， 并以此作为写作重点。

(2)以图表的数据信息为依 据，发展段落。

  Thethree main sources of stress as far as CEOs were concerned were: time pressuresand deadlines (52%), the demands of work on private life (48%) and the demandsof work on the relationship with the family (45%). The four main sources ofstress nominated/ suggested by their partners were: work overload (62%), longworking hours (62%), time pressures and deadlines (60%), and work-relatedtravel (57%). Time pressures and deadlines are tangible factors that bothgroups were very aware of. However, spouses tended to be more specific inidentifying work overload, long working hours, and work-related travel asproblems, compared to CEOs who focused on more general “demands of work”.      

3．依据图表信息作一结论或提出建议

                (结尾段)

注意以下几点：(1)对数据进行分析后才能作 出结论。

                           (2)建议应与结论相符并具有 可操作性。

  The biggest difference is in thenumbers nominating long working hours as a source of stress: 62% ofspouses/partners, compared to only 24% of CEOs. It seems reasonable to assumethat most CEOs enjoy their work, and generally don’t mind the long hours, whereastheir spouses and partners don’t appreciate this situation at all!

全文如下：

      It is commonly said that men an womensee things differently. The information in this table tends to support thisview, as the perceptions of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)and their partners show significant differences on a number of issues.

     The three main sources of stress as far as CEOs wereconcerned were; time pressures and deadlines (52%), the demands of work onprivate life (48%) and the demands of work on the relationship with the family(45%). The four main sources of stress nominated/ suggested by their partnerswere: work overload (62%), long working hours (62%), time pressures anddeadlines (60%), and work-related travel (57%). Time pressures and deadlinesare tangible factors that both groups were very aware of. However, spousestended to be more specific in identifying work overload, long working hours,and work-related travel as problems, compared to CEOs who focused on moregeneral “demands of work”.

      The biggest difference is in thenumbers nominating long working hours as a source of stress: 62% ofspouses/partners, compared to only 24% of CEOs. It seems reasonable to assumethat most CEOs enjoy their work, and generally don’t mind the long hours, whereastheir spouses and partners don’t appreciate this situation at all!