2023年8月18日雅思大作文题目

　　Some people think more public money should be spent on roads and motorways than on public transport systems. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

　　一些人认为应该把更多的公共资金花在公路和高速公路上，而不是公共交通系统上。你在多大程度上同意或不同意?

　　范文及解析

　　Introduction

　　Nowadays, a panorama of traffic-laden roadways appears to stretch into infinity, with a high correlation to road injuries and even fatalities. To solve this conundrum, a simple investment in upgrading road networks and highways should be viewed as a long shot, while combined efforts with access to a well-integrated public transportation system should be emphasized for more desirable upshots.

　　解析

　　如今，在城市和农村地区，交通拥挤的道路全景似乎延伸到无限,与道路伤害甚至死亡高度相关。为应对这一难题，改善公路网和高速公路进行简单的投资应被视为是一种可能性很小的尝试，而应强调联合努力并利用一个综合良好的公共交通系统，以获得更理想的结果。

　　panorama 全景n.

　　traffic-laden 交通拥挤的 adj.

　　stretch into infinity 延伸到无限

　　fatalities 死亡n.

　　conundrum 难题n.

　　upgrade 改善v.

　　a long shot 冒险尝试,指可能性很小的尝试或冒险

　　well-integrated 综合良好的 adj.

　　desirable upshots 理想的结果

　　Body 1

　　Those who cling to the notion of road-oriented policy may take it for granted that nifty public works, be multi-layered flyovers or expressways linking two counties, could enhance traffic capacity in car-dependent metropolitan regions with an ever-expanding vehicle ownership. Besides, optimization of non-motor vehicle lane in CBD might be beneficial in dealing with increased complexity in road traffic due to the growing popularity of e-scooters and e-bikes. Nevertheless, the afore-mentioned antidotes are plainly futile attempts to catch up with soaring use of either petrol-fueled or electricity-fueled mobilities; an oblivion of either forthcoming autonomous automobiles or shrinking parking space is unlikely lift a city out of the congestion limbo.

　　解析

　　那些坚持道路导向政策的人可能理所当然地认为，漂亮的公共工程，无论是多层立交桥还是连接两个县的高速公路，都可以在汽车拥有量不断增加的情况下提高依赖汽车的大都市地区的交通能力。此外，由于电动滑板车和电动自行车的日益普及，CBD中非机动车道的优化可能有利于处理日益复杂的道路交通。然而，上述解药显然是徒劳的尝试，若企图赶上飙升的汽油燃料或电力燃料汽车的广泛使用;且对无论是即将问世的自动驾驶汽车，还是不断缩小的停车空间的刻意遗忘，都不太可能让一个城市摆脱拥堵困境。

　　cling to the notion 坚持某种观念

　　road-oriented policy以道路为导向的政策

　　take it for granted理所当然地认为

　　nifty 漂亮的

　　multi-layered flyovers 多层立交桥

　　expressways 高速公路

　　traffic capacity 交通能力

　　car-dependent 依赖汽车的 adj.

　　ever-expanding 不断增加的 adj.

　　optimization 优化n.

　　complexity 复杂情况n.

　　e-scooters and e-bikes 电动滑板车和电动自行车

　　antidote 解药

　　futile attempts 徒劳的尝试

　　petrol-fueled 以汽油为燃料的

　　electricity-fueled 以电为燃料的

　　oblivion 遗忘 n.

　　autonomous automobiles 自动驾驶汽车

　　shrinking parking space 不断缩小的停车空间

　　limbo 处于中间的或不定的状态

　　Body 2

　　Horrific incongruity between commuting needs and road public facilities, ipso facto, could be remedied by supplying additional buses, underground systems, trams and sky trains. Be punctuality and reliability in scheduling were warranted, public’s enthusiasm for prioritizing public transport could be fueled, while subsidy could be imposed on fare of long-distance train coaches and trains, thus catering to commuting needs of the budget-conscious group who are housebound due to limited mobility. Clearly, facilitation of improved mass transit infrastructure lowers the economic and social costs associated with commuting in a sustainable manner.

　　解析

　　事实上，通勤需求与道路公共设施之间可怕的不协调可以通过提供额外的公共汽车、地下系统、有轨电车和空中列车来纠正。如果时刻表的准时性和可靠性得到保证，那么公众优先选择公共交通的热情可被激发，同时可以对长途火车和火车的票价进行补贴，从而满足那些因行动不便而预算紧张的群体的通勤需求。显然，改善公共交通基础设施的便利性以可持续的方式降低了与通勤相关的经济和社会成本。

　　incongruity 不协调

　　ipso facto 事实上

　　be remedied 被纠正

　　punctuality 准时性

　　be warranted被保证

　　enthusiasm 热情

　　be fueled 被激发

　　subsidy 补贴n.

　　fare 票价n.

　　cater to 满足

　　the budget-conscious group 预算紧张的群体

　　housebound 足不出户的adj.

　　facilitation 改善n.

　　mass transit 公共交通

　　economic and social costs 经济和社会成本

　　in a sustainable manner 以可持续的方式

　　Ending Paragraph

　　In essence, a sole reliance on either improved road network or a fully-fledged transportation service is a sure-fire recipe for a gloomy prospect that we cannot afford. Rather, both tactics should be implemented with equal significance.

　　解析

　　从本质上讲，仅仅依赖改善的道路网络或完善的运输服务，必然会导致我们无法承受的黯淡前景。相反，这两种策略应该同等重要地实施。

　　a sole reliance on 仅仅依赖

　　fully-fledged 完善的

　　sure-fire recipe 万无一失的食谱

　　gloomy 黯淡的

　　tactics 策略