托福范文：在都市生活的優(yōu)點(diǎn)

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.

【范文】The Advantages of City Life

There are undeniable advantages to both life in a big city and in a small town. The former offers more excitement and convenience while the latter offers a cleaner, quieter and often friendlier place to live. However, despite the advantages of small town life, I prefer to live in a big city for several reasons.

First, life in the city is more convenient. More goods are available and stores are open later. Also, there is better public transportation so it is easier to get around. I can find almost anything I want easily in the city. Second, there are more ways to spend leisure time in the city. There are many places I can go to meet friends and have fun. Finally, and most importantly, the city offers more educational and career opportunities. The city often attracts the best teachers and the best companies. There is also a wider choice of jobs so it is easier to move up the career ladder.

For all of these reasons, I prefer to live in the city. Although I sometimes miss the fresh air and quiet life of a small town, nothing can make up for the opportunities that the city offers me. If one wants to be successful, I believe the best place to live is the city.

【譯文】都市生活的優(yōu)點(diǎn)

在大都市和在小城鎮(zhèn)生活各有優(yōu)點(diǎn)，這是不可否認(rèn)的。前者提供給人們比較多的樂趣及便利，而后者則提供給人們一個(gè)比較干凈、安靜，而且通常更親切的居住場(chǎng)所。然而，盡管小鎮(zhèn)生活有這些優(yōu)點(diǎn)，但基于某些理由，我還是比較喜歡住在大都市里。

首先，都市生活比較方便，可以買到比較多的商品，而且商店?duì)I業(yè)時(shí)間比較晚。此外，都市里有較好的公共運(yùn)輸工具，到哪里都比較容易。在都市里，我?guī)缀蹩梢暂p易地找到任何我想要的東西。其次，在都市里有更多的方式消磨休閑時(shí)間。有很多地方可以讓我去認(rèn)識(shí)朋友，并且玩得很開心。最后，也是最重要的一點(diǎn)是，都市提供更多教育及就業(yè)的機(jī)會(huì)。都市往往能吸引最好的老師以及最好的公司。因?yàn)楣ぷ鳈C(jī)會(huì)比較廣泛，所以要升遷也比較容易。

基于上述種種理由，我比較喜歡住在都市。雖然有時(shí)候我會(huì)想念小鎮(zhèn)新鮮的空氣及安靜的生活，但沒有什么可以彌補(bǔ)都市提供給我的機(jī)會(huì)。如果想要成功，我認(rèn)為最好的居住地點(diǎn)就是都市。