A Boom in Continuing Education
　　From the graph, we can learn the number of continuing education participants has kept increasing from 1998 to 2013 in X city. In 1998 there were only 20 thousand people taking part in the continuing education, but in 2003 the number grew to 60 thousand, and in 2008 140, and by 2013, the number has reached 210 thousand. It can be seen easily that continuing education is gaining more and more popularity.
　　The following reasons are responsible for this boom in continuing education. Firstly, during the work many people begin to realize what they have learned in schools is far from enough. So they turn to continuing education to gain more knowledge and skills. Secondly, as the science and technology in China are developing very fast, adults after graduation have to refresh themselves. Last but not least, in modern society, those without bachelor's degrees or above are less competitive.
　　As far as I am concerned, the boom in continuing education is a necessity. It provides those on-the-job people with chances to get advanced degrees and gain more knowledge. In brief, as our society develops, more and more people will receive continuing education in the future.                     (195 words)

结构剖析
　文章分为三段
　第一段引出话题，说明图表中的数据及其变化情况。
　第二段首句是该段的主题句，分析产生这种变化的原因，接着用firstly，secondly和last but not least说明三点原因。
　第三段用as far as I am concerned引出作者的观点，最后用in brief总结全文。

 

继续教育的蓬勃发展
　　由表中可知，X市接受继续教育的人数从1998年到2013年一直在不断增加。1998年，仅有2万人接受了继续教育，但2003年，这个数字增加到6万，2008年，接受继续教育的人数增加到了14万，到了2013年，这个数字已达21万。继续教育现在日益盛行，这一点显而易见。
　　继续教育的蓬勃发展是由下列原因导致的。首先，在工作中许多人开始意识到自己在学校里学到的远远不够。因此，他们开始寻求继续教育，籍此获得更多知识和技能。其次，随着科学技术在神州大地迅猛发展，人们在走出校园后也必须重新充电。最后，在当今社会，那些不具有学士及学士以上学位的人的竞争力也更弱。
　　我认为，继续教育的蓬勃发展是十分必要的。它为那些在岗职工提供了攻读更高学位、获取更多知识的机会。简而言之，随着我们社会的发展，将来越来越多的人将接受继续教育。

participant  n. 参与者
popularity  n. 受人欢迎，流行
be far from enough  远不够
as far as I am concerned  就我而言
necessity  n. 必需品，必需
provide... with...  给某人提供某物
on-the-job  adj. 在职的
advanced degree  高学历
in brief  简言之