Question

Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

随着人们生活水平的提高，很多家庭购买了小轿车作为代步工具；由此引起了一些社会问题，请你（李华）用英语向二十一世纪报写一封性分析购买轿车的利与弊（各三条），并说明你的看法和建议。

注意：1.词数120词左右；

2.开头已为你写好（不计入总词数）

Dear Editor,

With the improvement of the life standard, many families have bought private cars in recent years, thus causing some social problems.

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Answer

Dear Editor,

With the improvement of the life standard, many families have bought private cars in recent years, thus causing some social problems. Many big cities are considering whether to control the number of cars. I have made an investigation on this issue.

Some people hold the view that the increase of private cars will promote the cars industry, which causes the development of the country’s economy. What’s more, cars bring convenience to people and save them a lot of time. However, it really causes many problems. For one thing, the roads are so crowded that traffic jams can be seen everywhere. For another, too many cars contribute to the more and more serious air pollution.

In my opinion, we should take measures to solve the problem. Laws should be passed to regulate the traffic. And we can also call on the public to ride bicycles.

Best wishes.

Yours,

Li Ping

【解析】这是一篇邮件，文章要点已给出，同学们在写作过程中需要注意以下几点：

1.邮件格式正确。英文电子邮件的基本要素是主题、称谓、正文、结尾用语及署名。

2.本文以随着人们生活水平的提高，小轿车作为代步工具引起的一些社会问题为主题，向二十一世纪报写一封性分析购买轿车的利与弊的信。文章开门见山，在第一段中“have bought private cars in recent years, thus causing some social problems.”就交代了主题，便于读者更好地把握文章重点。

3.文章要以一定的逻辑顺序进行论述，总体分为三个段落：第一段阐明观点、第二段举例论证以及第三段总结概括，使上下文行文流畅，衔接自然。

【范文亮点】

1.作者在论述轿车的利与弊时，采用“Some people hold the view that...”结构，以及“What’s more、For one thing、For another”等连接词，使文章结构清晰，要点明确，一目了然。

2.文章采用“make an investigation on、take measures、call on”等高频短语，使文章更加饱满。