观点类大作文，交通类话题
The best way to solve traffic and transportation problem is to encourage people to live in cities rather than suburbs and countryside. To what extent do you agree or disagree？
题目大意：
解决交通和运输问题的好办法是鼓励人们住在市区而非郊区。同意反对？
思路解析：
这是一道观点类大作文，聊得是交通运输问题的解决办法。审题时注意题目中的关键词the best way 的表达含义。因此，建议取反对的立场，并在论证中提出办法即可。一般解决交通问题都是从城市往郊区搬，这道题目比较反常，让人从郊区往城市搬，但是题目既然这么设定了，我们就要围绕这个设定进行讨论。在正式讨论这道题前，我们要清楚交通运输问题主要有两方面（所有交通类话题都会涉及到，所以大家可以记一下），一是交通拥堵，二是交通不便利。交通拥堵可能是因为私家车太多（成本低大家都买车或者缺少其他出行方式）、道路建设不合理（不够宽或者不够多）等原因，交通不便利则可能是因为公共交通不发达、基础设施建设不完善、路途太远等原因。
首先，让人们从郊区往城市搬的好处，有两方面。
一是郊区往往因为人口密度稀疏，公共交通和配套设施建设无法全面覆盖，居民出行不方便或者需要依靠私家车，过多私家车容易造成拥堵。而城市的公共交通比郊区更为完善，居民出行更便捷且选择性更多，减少对私家车的依赖也就能减轻太多私家车带来的拥堵问题。
二是这样能够缩短通勤距离，许多住在郊区的人依然会出于工作等目的每天往返城市。远距离的交通不仅耗时久，而且早晚高峰的集中出行容易造成城乡交界处的主干道出现拥堵或是公共交通巨大的运载压力。如果人们住在城区意味着更短的通勤距离，甚至可以直接用自行车或走路的方式通勤，这样能够减少交通压力。
但是，这样谈不上是很好的办法。一方面让大量郊区人口住到城市，会极大地增加城市人口密度，且不论城市是否有空间容纳这些人口，城市交通本身也会承受着更大的压力。公共交通需要面临更大的客流量甚至可能超出其本身运力所能承受的，更多的私家车会造成城市道路更加拥堵，这些都会成为新的交通问题。另一方面想要解决交通问题也可以用其他办法，比如投入更多资源修建地铁和城际铁路，来缓解地面交通压力，也能使得通勤速度更快。在郊区开设更多企业和商场，使得居民能在当地满足就业、娱乐等需求而不是需要每天往返城市，也就缓解了其带来的交通压力。
提纲：
范文示例：
There is an assumption that the key solution to curb traffic pressure is to encourage residents to move from the suburbs to the city center; however, I would say this claim is problematic due to the oversimplified connection between traffic problem and distance.
Indeed, there are reasons as to why people living downtown is considered the panacea for traffic problem. Those who think in this way opt to associate the stress on transport mainly to increased number of commuters between the business center and suburban communities. Based on this presupposition, many people jump to the conclusion that should commuters move nearer to their workplaces in downtown areas, there would be fewer passengers on the roads during rush hours.
Plausible though the suggestion of relocating residents seems, I don’t believe that it is most effective to ease the pressure on the transport system. Those championing this approach have reached their conclusion by generalizing the reason behind the problem –traffic overload is a complex consequence of various causations that act conjointly, whether these be the underdeveloped subway networks, or overuse of private cars. In this respect, alternative measures would also be indispensable if we were to alleviate the traffic stress. One practical option could be the construction of more subway lines, so more passengers on ground transportation can be diverted underground.
From what has been discussed, it is my conclusion that traffic pressure needs to be curbed by multiple solutions.
相关词汇和语法结构：
curb 遏制
panacea 灵丹妙药
commuter 上班族
overload 超负荷
indispensable 不可缺少的
