Topic(题目)：
Should governments spend more money onimproving roads and highways, or shouldgovernments spends more money on improvingpublic transportation ( buses, trains, subways)? Why? Use specific reasons anddetails to develop your essay.
Model Essay(范文)：
Governments should definitely spend moremoney on improving all forms of public transportation. These include buses, subways andtrains. This is the best way to preserve natural resources and reduce pollution.
As a planet, we’re dealing with a finite amount of natural resources. Once they're gone, they can't be replaced. They can't fill our need for oil and gasoline forever. But we seem toforget that and consume them at an incredible rate. In wealthier counties, some familieshave two or three cars. As soon as teenagers get their driver's licenses, they’re given cars sotheir parents won't have to drive them places.
Public transportation hasn't been sufficiently developed. Because of this, suburban areassurrounding cities have been allowed to sprawl more and more widely. This means that peoplecan't even go to the store without having to hop into the car. Everything is too far away fromwhere they live. If there were better and more frequent public transportation, people wouldbe able to give up their cars for local driving.
As a result of all the cars being driven, we’re dealing with terrible pollution problems. Inbig cities, there are days during the summer when the elderly and people with respiratoryproblems are advised not to leave the house. Ten years ago this was unheard of! Now it's thenorm. Public transportation would cut down considerably on air pollution.
Public transportation also encourages a sense of community. People who travel to worktogether all the time get to know each other. Car isolate us from neighbors. However, peoplefeel they need to drive because they can't depend on public transportation to fit theirschedules. If more money were available, buses, subways and trains could run 24 hours a day. Then they would be available all the time to the people who need them.
I always try to take public transportation whenever possible, and I encourage friendsand neighbors to try it too. I think we must support public transportation in order to create abetter world.
重点单词 全部解释
gasoline['gæsəli:n]n. 汽油
available[ə'veiləbl]adj. 可用的，可得到的，有用的，有效的
dealing['di:liŋ]n. 经营方法，行为态度
(复数)dealin
pollution[pə'lu:ʃən]n. 污染，污染物
consume[kən'sju:m]v. 消耗，花费，挥霍
specific[spi'sifik]adj. 特殊的，明确的，具有特效的
n. 特
transportation[.trænspə'teiʃən]n. 运输，运输系统，运输工具
frequent['fri:kwənt]adj. 经常的，频繁的
vt. 常到，常去
norm[nɔ:m]n. 标准，规范
community[kə'mju:niti]n. 社区，社会，团体，共同体，公众，[生]群落
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