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In a number of countries, some people think it is necessary to spend large sums of money on constructing new railway lines for very fast trains between cities. Others believe the money should be spend on improving existing public transport. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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Nowadays,
transports
 are very important for
people
 to go from one place to another place. In some countries, some
people
 hold that government should spend more
money
 on high-speed railways so that
people
 can
transport
 between
cities
, while others think that the
money
 should spend on existing
transports
.
This
 essay discusses both views and will give my own opinion.
First
, constructing a new
railway
 from city to city can let citizens easier to
transport
 through different
cities
. Due to
this
people
 can find a job in different
cities
, or lives in different
cities
,
also
 thought the high-speed railways
people
 can spend less time on trailing too far
cities
.
For example
,
people
 can live in the
countryside
 and have a better living environment whereas going to work by new
railway
 with little time.
Furthermore
, new
railway
 lines can increase travellers and let some far
cities
 or
countryside
 develop more businesses and can have a better economy.
On the other hand
, spending
money
 on existing public
transport
 cannot bring much positive effect to the
cities
 or courtiers. The reason is that even though government add more existing public
transports
 in the
cities
, it will only benefit the citizen who lives
in
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 the urban side. These
people
 can have more convenient
transports
 while the
people
 who live in the
countryside
 do not have a big change in their life.
This
 might let the economy of
urban
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the urban
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 side and
countryside
 have a big gap and
this
 is not a good situation for the country. In conclusion, constructing a new
railway
 can increase travellers and benefit
countryside
 development while spending
money
 on existing public
transport
 cannot bring much more benefits to the country. In my opinion,
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government should spend more
money
 on new
railway
 lines.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • infrastructure
  • efficient
  • congestion
  • sustainable
  • environmentally friendly
  • connectivity
  • economic growth
  • public transportation
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