Eileen老師（叫我小艾~）：

介 紹：滬江網(wǎng)校留學(xué)方向資深講師。因其輕松活潑寓教于樂的授課風格，被數(shù)萬網(wǎng)校托雅學(xué)員親切地稱為小艾老師。畢業(yè)于中國外語第一學(xué)府——北京外國語大學(xué)，英語語言文學(xué)碩士，畢業(yè)后一直鉆研于英語教學(xué)，具有非常豐富的托福雅思授課經(jīng)驗，主講聽力和寫作，幫助很多學(xué)員在托福和雅思的考試中取得優(yōu)秀的成績，順利留學(xué)海外。

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現(xiàn)代社會和城市的發(fā)展是雅思寫作話題的一大來源，近期也逐漸成為高頻話題。

本次給大家送上一篇跟城市生活（urban life）息息相關(guān)的話題范文，探討一下城市交通窘境的成因和解決方案。

【題目】

In most cities and towns, the high volume of road traffic has become a serious problem.
What are the causes of this situation?
What actions can be taken to solve the problem?

城市交通擁堵的問題與大家的生活密切相關(guān)，茶余飯后也時常拿出來作為一大談資。但在雅思作文中，如何把各種觀點思路理順，清晰地在文章中體現(xiàn)出來，卻沒有聊天扯皮那么容易啦！

想想看，如果現(xiàn)在讓你口頭論述，你能說明白個一二三不？

【范文】

(1) With the ever-increasing speed of urban development, the volume of road traffic in most cities and towns has grown out of control. During the rush hour, buses and private cars are always trapped in the traffic congestion where people waste hours every day just because of the poor road condition. This essay will explore the causes of this situation and some possible actions that can be taken to solve this problem.

(2) To start with, the increasing number of private cars is the main cause of traffic jams. With the fast development of social economy, more citizens are able to afford private cars, which bring them great convenience. Instead of taking the sardine-packed buses or the metro to work, people now have the option to commute in their own cars. However, this new trend inevitably worsens the traffic.?

(3) Another major cause of the high traffic volume is the over-population in large cities. Offering much more job opportunities with better career development, metropolises such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou have attracted millions of people from other parts of the country. Unfortunately, the public transportation systems in the cities are comparatively under-developed and cannot support the booming population, which naturally results in the traffic problem.

(4) In order to alleviate the pressure on road traffic in towns and cities, the following suggestions should be taken into consideration. First of all, the government can discourage the citizens from owing and driving private cars by charging higher fees. In the meantime, the public transportation system should be upgraded so as to increase the total capacity. Moreover, the government can encourage the citizens to take buses or the metro to work by lowering the ticket prices.

(5) In conclusion, the over-crowding of city roads is the result of unbalanced urban development, which can be solved with the joint efforts of both the government and the average citizens.

【解析】

本題為典型的“因果解決類”（cause/effect & solution）題目，通常要求考生討論某問題的原因、結(jié)果、解決方案等問題。

許多同學(xué)對此類文章的結(jié)構(gòu)安排存有疑惑，不知該寫幾個主體段，每段該寫什么內(nèi)容。事實上，比較容易掌握的寫法是：有幾個問題就寫幾段，每段回答一個問題。

當然，對某些題目來說，如果你對某個問題想說的比較多，也可以用兩段來解決這個問題，另一個問題寫一段即可。比如范文中就采用這種寫法：

(1) 總起。

(2) 原因A：私家車（private cars）數(shù)量激增。

(3) 原因B：城市人口越來越密集，而公共交通落后。

(4) 解決方案 1、2、3。

(5) 總結(jié)。

另外，與城市交通相關(guān)的詞匯你了解多少？Eileen老師在范文中“偷藏”了不少一般同學(xué)很少使用、但卻非常實用的詞匯，快來找一找吧~~

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