Governments should spend money on railways rather than roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

Public transportation plays a vital role in modern society. Its convenience and reliability are two major concerns when a government decides which mode to allocate money

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. Personally, I believe both

railways

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and

roads

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are essential with different functions, and I

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therefore

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disagree with the statement that funds should be spent on

railways

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instead

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of

roads

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by governments. On the one hand, there are several reasons for investing

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railways

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in railways

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.

Firstly

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,

trains

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can transport as

much

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as hundreds of tons of goods at one time, so it's the major way

delivering

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to deliver

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industrial cargoes like coal, mine or steel.

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the process of a country's developing industry, railroad facilities and

trains

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always take great responsibility. And in another way,

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also

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cost

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less than

roads

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or air transport.

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, railroads can extend several

sousands

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thousand

kilometers away, even from Beijing, China to Hamburg, Germany. and

trains

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can run without facing interruption or traffic

jam

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, which makes them faster than cars. With

larger

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proportion of

trains

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using electric energy,

railways

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can produce less air pollution or greenhouse gases.

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, the

benifits

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benefits

of

roads

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are

irreplacable

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irreplaceable

as well.

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with,

roads

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are

easily

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to build. even when the ground is flat and long without asphalt, that can be named "road" and cars can run on it.

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,

roads

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can be constructed in various

environment

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environments

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, from

plain

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plains

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to

highland

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highlands

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or

mountain

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mountains

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. When catastrophic disasters like heavy earthquakes occur, supplies are

nomally

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normally

shipped in

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way.

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, private cars and buses are

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the main

mode

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of transportation for short-distance travel. It is hard to imagine how people can go shopping in supermarkets or visit friends from their own

home

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without

roads

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. In conclusion, it is possible for governments to construct

railways

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and

roads

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with

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different

order

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or

amount

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, but those two are both necessary for public transportation.