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　　Question

　　Your professor is teaching a class on sociology. Write a post responding to the professor's question.
　　In your response, you should do the following.
　　- Express and support your opinion.
　　- Make a contribution to the discussion in your own words.
　　An effective response will contain at least 100 words.

　　Dr. Achebe:
　　This week, we'll be looking at what governments around the world are doing to improve transportation in large cities. Some governments are expanding roadways - adding lanes to highways, widening other heavily used routes, and even constructing new roads. Other governments are focusing on improvements to public transportation by modernizing existing train and bus systems. Which approach do you think should be the priority in large cities? Why?

　　Kelly:
　　Focusing on public transportation makes the most sense. There is already so much traffic on the roads. Better-quality bus and train services would help reduce the congestion problem by motivating more people to take public transit, which would lead to fewer cars on the road.

　　Andrew:
　　Unfortunately, it could take years to modernize a public transit system. If governments want to see improvements in transportation more quickly, it would be better to focus first on upgrading roadways to handle more traffic. This would make car trips more efficient because drivers would spend less time in traffic each day.

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　　I would argue that providing more advanced bus and train services may be a more effective solution to traffic congestion. The primary cause of gridlock is the excessive number of cars on the road. If the government could attract commuters with a more efficient public transport system, featuring increased departures, lower fares, and more comfortable carriages, then more people would opt to commute by public buses instead of their private vehicles.【虚拟语气】 This shift would reduce traffic density and alleviate congestion. For example, in Seoul, the capital city of South Korea, the government redesigned the city’s bus routes, increasing traffic speed by up to 80%. While Andrew’s perspective is also valid, since more roads provide alternative routes for drivers and wider roads allow more cars to whizz by during the rush hour, these measures do not address the underlying issue of the total number of cars on the road, which is the fundamental factor contributing to traffic congestion.【让步状语从句+原因状语从句+定语从句】 Additionally, there is often limited space available for the construction of new roads in metropolitan areas. Therefore, I believe Kelly’s viewpoint that improving public transport is a better approach.

　　用词用语整理

　　这是2024年10月26日的托福学术讨论真题。教授说，一些政府正在采取扩建道路的方法来解决交通拥堵问题，而其他国家的政府则通过改善火车和公交系统解决这方面的问题。在大城市中，哪种方法应该得到优先考虑？Kelly认为关注公交系统更好，而Andrew认为升级道路见效更快。
　　本文采取“总论点+解释+举例+让步反驳”的结构。我方立场是赞同Kelly的看法，认为提供更的公交和火车服务会更有效地解决交通拥堵问题。文章先对此观点做了解释，认为造成交通拥堵的主要原因是道路上的汽车数量过多。如果政府能提高公共交通系统，比如增加车次、降低票价，并更换舒适的车厢等，那么会有更多人选择乘坐公交车而不是私家车上下班。这种转变将降低交通密度、缓解拥堵。接下来，文章举了韩国首尔的一个真实案例。当地政府重新设计了城市的公交线路，将交通速度提高了80%。
　　文章随后对对方的观点做了让步反驳，认为Andrew的观点也*道理，因为增加的道路让司机有了更多选择，而拓宽的道路则让更多汽车在高峰时段快速通过，但这些措施并没有减少路上的汽车总数，而这是导致交通拥堵的关键因素。此外，在大城市中，也通常没有那么多土地可供建设新道路。因此，文章最后重申总论点，认为Kelly提出的改善公共交通是更好的方法。
　　在雅思和托福写作考试中，“解决交通拥堵问题”一直是一个热门话题。题目中Kelly和Andrew双方的观点实际上都有其合理性。本文的特色是对双方的观点都加以论述，为考生提供了两种措施的可能写法。文中使用了一些讨论交通拥堵问题时常用的地道话题词汇，如gridlock, whizz by, departure, fare, traffic density等，又用实际生活中的案例作为佐证，素材来自于外刊。

　　用词用语整理

　　gridlock n. [U] （市区）交通大堵塞
　　例句：Asian cities are not doomed to gridlock.亚洲城市并非注定会陷入交通堵塞。
　　feature v. 以......为特色
　　例句：This week’s broadcast features a report on victims of domestic violence.本周的广播节目里有一则关于家庭暴力受害者的特别报道。
　　departure n.（人、交通工具等）离开;*程，出发
　　例句：There are several departures for Paris every day.每天都有好几个班次去巴黎。
　　traffic density n. 交通密度。
　　常用于表示某一地区的交通拥挤程度。另一个与之相关的词组是the volume of traffic，意为交通量。
　　whizz v. 快速移动
　　例句：Two lanes tacked on to the Kuala Lumpur-Karak expressway will let an additional 2,800 cars an hour whizz by.在吉隆坡—卡拉克高速公路上增加的两条车道将使每小时通过的车辆数量增加2800辆。

　　【虚拟语气】
　　If the government could attract commuters with a more efficient public transport system, featuring increased departures, lower fares, and more comfortable carriages, then more people would opt to commute by public buses instead of their private vehicles.
　　这句话的主句是“then more people would opt to commute by public buses instead of their private vehicles”。前半句假设了一种情况，即政府改善了公共交通，并用featuring引出改善后的特点，比如更多车次、更便宜的票价、更舒适的车厢条件等。用一句话写出了建议政府做什么、怎么做、有什么效果，句式和用词简洁，内容充实。

　　【让步状语从句+原因状语从句+定语从句】
　　While Andrew’s perspective is also valid, since more roads provide alternative routes for drivers and wider roads allow more cars to whizz by during the rush hour, these measures do not address the underlying issue of the total number of cars on the road, which is the fundamental factor contributing to traffic congestion.
　　这句话的主句是“these measures do not address the underlying issue of the total number of cars on the road”。重申了我方的态度，认为对方的问题关键在于没有真正解决问题，而这正是导致交通拥堵的重要原因。并在前半句提出对方的观点和让步理由（更多和更宽的马路的好处）。用一句话完成了让步和反驳。

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