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 spent on improving existing public transport. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience

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People have different views about whether the expenditure
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public
transport
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should contribute to building fast-train
railways
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or enhancing city transportation. In my opinion, the
government
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should
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money on the new railway constructions, and I will explain the reasons with both views below. On the one hand, new lines of fast trains among cities have
capacity
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to develop the economy.
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, we all know that the poor efficiency of
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transportation can
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as the biggest challenge for
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companies located in remote places,
such
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as
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food factories, which need to send their goods immediately and maintain
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freshness.
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, the development of
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will shrink the time on
road
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and lead to
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better efficiency for them.
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, compare with the existing public
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improvement, the
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should
hires
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more
staffs
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on
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the program of building cross-cities
railways
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,
with
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increasing the employment rate of a city.
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, building the new
railways
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construction not only can
benefits
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the local inhabitants, but
also
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bring new business opportunities among diverse citizens.
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, fixing the existing public
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can sometimes be complicated. Since there is
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of historical buildings in the cities, a range of public
transports
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,
for example
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, the subway lines, should be considered carefully to avoid wrecking them.
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, the
government
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will spend less on improving existing public
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compare with
spend
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large figures of money on
railway
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the railway
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, which is able to
relief
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the burdens on the
government
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's financial situation, yet their work can still be seen by their citizens. In conclusion, even though putting money
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existing public
transport
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have some good sides,
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spending on new
railways
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can
seems
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as
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a long-term investment with several advantages.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • infrastructure
  • efficient
  • congestion
  • sustainable
  • environmentally friendly
  • connectivity
  • economic growth
  • public transportation
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