專八作文範文《道路擁擠與交通》

道路擁擠較容易造成交通堵塞，使得交通狀況變得更加糟糕。你怎麼看道路擁擠與交通的關係?

Should governments spend more money in improving roads and highways, or should governments spend more money in improving public transportation (buses, trains, subways)? Why? Use specific reasons and details to write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.

In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.

Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks .

　寫作思路

道路擁堵問題是當前一大社會難題，要解決這一難題，擺在政府面前有兩種選擇，一種是大力發展公共交通，另一種則是修建或改善更多的.道路。可見，這是一道兩種觀點二選一的題 目。與同類型的題目一樣，我們需要一開始就定好自己的立場，然後再結合各種論證方式進行論證。如果我們認為大力發展公共交通是一條可行的辦法，那麼在正文中就可以一一介紹公共交通的優勢，如緩解擁堵、減少污染、降低出行成本等。切不可將兩種方式的優點一一羅列，最後得出這樣的結論：政府需要考慮權衡兩者的優缺點，做一個合理的決定!

範文

　　Highways or Public Transportation

Should governments spend more money in improving roads and highways or in improving public transportation? There seems to be a difficult problem since many reasons should be involved. However, after carefully pondering, I buttress spending the money in improving public transportation. The reasons are presented below:

There is no denying that improving public transportation will surely alleviate the pollution caused by numerous cars. If a city has not a developed public transportation, the air will be polluted more heavily. What a dirty environment we will live in! Breathing in the air filled with the flavor of the gasoline, seeing the sky with the dull color will be the title of our daily life. Fortunately, the essence of environment has been realized by an increasingly number of people. To the governments, the protection of environment is especially an undeniable mission.

Another reason I agree with is that developed public transportation will decrease the frequency of traffic jams. Perhaps no worse word than “traffic jams” exists, to the businessmen who believe in “time is money”. Traffic jams not only cost people the time and expenses, but also create a bad mood for work. It greatly decreases the efficiency of the whole city. How a city whose avenues are full of traffi c jams can develop its economy.

Finally, I want to say that improving public transportation provides ways of transportation for most of poor people who cannot afford to buy a car. It is known that our citizens are not made of people who have the ability to own a car, only I believe that no matter how advanced our society will be, the public apparatus should never be ignored, because it serves people all over the city.

Nevertheless, private transportation has its own advantages. For instance, it can save a lot of time in some cases, and provide some conveniences for people. But improving roads and highways is advantageous only conditionally . Based in the above discussion, I agree with the opinion that governments should spend money in improving public transportation because it can not only protect environment and save time for people, but also create a convenient environment for all the citizens.