9. Live in a small town or in a big city?
Some people prefer to live in a small town. Others prefer to live in a big city. Which place would you
prefer to live in? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.
『分析』
生活在大城市的优缺点：信息发达，工作机会多，生活设施完善;人情淡薄
生活在小城市的优缺点：温馨，安静，空气好;人们相互了解、友善;信息闭塞;没有好工作
Edited by Lost Lawyer
陈述自己的偏好(可以采取"it depends"的策略，不同的阶段有不同的偏好)
『范文』
People seldom agree with each other even in such trivial issues as preference between a big city and a small
town. It's a little bit haste to say that it is better to live in a big city than in a small town, or vice versa.
Living in a big city has several benefits. First, there're more job opportunities readily available in big cities
than in a small town. Moreover, not merely are there more job positions in big cities and the qualities of the
position are much higher as well. In addition, the pay is more decent. Second, children are supposed to be able to
receive an education with a higher quality compared with their counterparts who live in a small town. For families,
children's education is always put in the first place. Finally, living in a big city usually has a superior living
standard to that in a small town. There are more commodities and services in city markets; there are more public
utilities available in big cities; there are even much more television channels in big cities.
However, living in a small town also has some advantages. People who live in a small town often have a
much comfortable life style. Most of them do not have to suffer high working stress. Although the average pay is
much less than that of big cities, the price of daily necessities, such as vegetables or meat, is usually less
expensive. Instead of suffering loneliness which is prevalent in big cities, children might grow up more healthily
because of harmonious relationship among residents in small town. People in a small town do not have to get up
so early in the morning because there has been no traffic jam, and nobody drive so fast in a small town as to cause
car accidents. They might have fewer channels in television, but they have more friends readily available to chat
or entertain with.
According to my current situation, although I am longing for the cozy atmosphere and relationship among
neighbors and friends which almost only exist in small cities, I have chosen to live in one of the biggest cities in
my country—Beijing, since I have found a pretty good job here, and a decent pay. I think I would prefer living in
a small town when I get retired one day.
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